evaluating a second life course experience
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Evaluating a Second Life Course Experience. Faculty: Dr. Lisa Dawley Avatar: Mali Young. Learner: Dr. Alice Bedard-Voorhees Avatar: MustangQuimby Messmer. A Learner Evaluates and the Faculty Responds Presented at AECT, November 2008. Background. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Evaluating a Second Life Course Experience
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Learner: Dr. Alice Bedard-Learner: Dr. Alice Bedard-Voorhees Voorhees Avatar: MustangQuimby Avatar: MustangQuimby MessmerMessmer
A Learner Evaluates and the Faculty Responds
Presented at AECT, November 2008
Faculty: Dr. Lisa Faculty: Dr. Lisa Dawley Dawley Avatar: Mali YoungAvatar: Mali Young
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BackgroundBackground
Reasons for offering the courseReasons for offering the course
Reasons for taking the courseReasons for taking the course
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Project BackgroundProject Background This is an evaluation of a learner’s This is an evaluation of a learner’s
experience taking ED 597: Teaching and experience taking ED 597: Teaching and Learning in Second Life, a semester-long, Learning in Second Life, a semester-long, graduate level course.graduate level course.
Blended, semester-long course: Blended, semester-long course: Blackboard, In-WorldBlackboard, In-World
Final Project: Learner chose to evaluate Final Project: Learner chose to evaluate the course experience with Badrul Khan’s the course experience with Badrul Khan’s Flexible E-Learning Model.Flexible E-Learning Model.
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Khan’s E-Learning ModelKhan’s E-Learning Model
(Evaluation Model)(Evaluation Model)
(Khan, 2008. Used with permission)
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Why Khan’s ModelWhy Khan’s Model
Systems model for e-learning that Systems model for e-learning that considers how a new offering integratesconsiders how a new offering integrateswith various campus or organizational with various campus or organizational units and services. units and services. Unique ethical component.Unique ethical component.
Desire to test the model against a Desire to test the model against a newer e-learning application.newer e-learning application.
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Institutional ConsiderationsInstitutional Considerations
Leader of the effort?Leader of the effort?
Instructional Readiness?Instructional Readiness?
Institutional offering or partnership?Institutional offering or partnership?
Financial Readiness?Financial Readiness?
Institutional Services?Institutional Services?
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Institutional Checklist: ED 597Institutional Checklist: ED 597
Online deliveries already being offeredOnline deliveries already being offered
BB orientation offered by campusBB orientation offered by campus
Statement of prereqs for SL were in marketing Statement of prereqs for SL were in marketing materialsmaterials
Dept. empowered to create course, and budget for itDept. empowered to create course, and budget for it
Chair/Instructor created policy and advised other Chair/Instructor created policy and advised other units (Dawley, Personal Communication, Dec. 9, 2007)units (Dawley, Personal Communication, Dec. 9, 2007)
Registration Facilitated by DepartmentRegistration Facilitated by Department
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Management ConsiderationsManagement Considerations
People, Process, Product are key People, Process, Product are key
and are further defined by oversight, and are further defined by oversight,
design, implementation, and ongoingdesign, implementation, and ongoing
Updates (Khan, 2005b)Updates (Khan, 2005b)
What people will do and what skills setsWhat people will do and what skills sets
are needed: oversee, make,are needed: oversee, make,
communicate, facilitate, maintain.communicate, facilitate, maintain.
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P3
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Management Checklist: ED 597Management Checklist: ED 597
Oversight: ChairOversight: Chair
Design: Chair, additional instructorDesign: Chair, additional instructor
Facilitate: Chair, guests, grad assist.Facilitate: Chair, guests, grad assist.
Combined Roles: learners served as Combined Roles: learners served as designers, project managers, and builders designers, project managers, and builders during various course assignments.during various course assignments.
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Technological ConsiderationsTechnological Considerations
SoftwareSoftware
HardwareHardware
SupportSupport
Digital LiteracyDigital Literacy
Sharable ObjectsSharable Objects
Policy Policy
(Khan, 2005b)(Khan, 2005b)
(Used with Permission)
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Blackboard Needs provided by Boise State (Boise, 2004)SL Technological and pre-requisite skills appear in the syllabus; Linden Labs provides tech support.
System: http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php http://blog.secondlife.com Prerequisite skills:• Use of camera controls• Ability to fly, walk, and teleport• Knowledge of communication tools (IM and chat)• Basic building skills (create prims, add textures and content) • Basic inventory management (can find items, wear clothing, make a note card)• It is recommended that participants have at least 10-20 hours of prior participation in Second Life before the course begins (Dawley, Syllabus, 2007b. Used with permission).
Technological Checklist: ED 597Technological Checklist: ED 597
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Technological Checklist: ED 597 (Page 2)Technological Checklist: ED 597 (Page 2)
Permissions allow for sharing digital Permissions allow for sharing digital objects.objects.
Dr. Dawley defined policy.Dr. Dawley defined policy.
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Pedagogical Considerations Pedagogical Considerations
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Needs AnalysisNeeds Analysis
MediaMedia
Instructional TechniquesInstructional Techniques
MotivationMotivation
(Provisions are made for blended (Provisions are made for blended deliveries.)deliveries.)
(Khan, 2005b)(Khan, 2005b)
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Pedagogy Checklist: Ed 597Pedagogy Checklist: Ed 597
Needs analysis: Instructor’s prior Needs analysis: Instructor’s prior experience and learner negotiationexperience and learner negotiation
Five types of Learning: “Participation, Five types of Learning: “Participation, Reflective Action, Teaching, Social Reflective Action, Teaching, Social Network Participation, Final Network Participation, Final Synthesis Project” (Dawley, 2007b, Synthesis Project” (Dawley, 2007b, Assignments and Grades).Assignments and Grades).
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Guest Presenter
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Presentation Prior to Teleporting to Simulations & Debrief
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Team Presentation
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Constructivist Exploration in Literature Alive
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ED 597: Pedagogical ChecklistED 597: Pedagogical Checklist Blackboard provided documents and communications and discussions out-of-worldBlackboard provided documents and communications and discussions out-of-world
SL inventory allowed learners to store items and informational notecards pertinent to use right in SL inventory allowed learners to store items and informational notecards pertinent to use right in Second Life Second Life
SL inventory permissions allowed learners to share items with classSL inventory permissions allowed learners to share items with class
SL sandbox provided a synchronous area to practice skills, rehearse presentationsSL sandbox provided a synchronous area to practice skills, rehearse presentations
BBoard was a more reliable platform, and SLife was not as reliable (ie. voice, general grid).BBoard was a more reliable platform, and SLife was not as reliable (ie. voice, general grid).
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Ethical ConsiderationsEthical Considerations
(Community Provisions)(Community Provisions)
Social and Political InfluencesSocial and Political InfluencesCultural DiversityCultural DiversityBiasBiasGeographical DiversityGeographical DiversityLearner DiversityLearner DiversityDigital AccessDigital AccessEtiquette Etiquette Legal IssuesLegal Issues
(Khan, 2005b, p,. 293)(Khan, 2005b, p,. 293)
(Used with Permission)
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ED 597: Ethics ChecklistED 597: Ethics Checklist
Geographic diversity (time zones)Geographic diversity (time zones) Digital Access: Not all could access voice Digital Access: Not all could access voice
gridgrid Digital Access: Blocked Downloads of SLDigital Access: Blocked Downloads of SL Etiquette: Turning off the mic when not Etiquette: Turning off the mic when not
speakingspeaking Legal Issue: Disclaimer about exposure Legal Issue: Disclaimer about exposure
to mature contentto mature content
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Interface DesignInterface Design
Content DesignContent Design
NavigationNavigation
User FriendlinessUser Friendliness
ADAADA
(Khan, 2005b)(Khan, 2005b)
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ED 597: Interface Design ChecklistED 597: Interface Design Checklist
Uncomplicated, clear content in BB: Uncomplicated, clear content in BB: weekly overviews and assignmentsweekly overviews and assignments
While we used the chat for a hearing-While we used the chat for a hearing-impaired guest, screen readers don’t work impaired guest, screen readers don’t work in chatin chat
R and D groups are working on access for R and D groups are working on access for visually and kinesthetically restricted visually and kinesthetically restricted users. (Sierra, 2007; Foster, 2007)users. (Sierra, 2007; Foster, 2007)
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Resource Support Resource Support
Materials and Services outside of the immediate class experience:Materials and Services outside of the immediate class experience:
technical supporttechnical support
advisingadvising
librarylibrary
object repositoriesobject repositories
tutorialstutorials
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ED 597: Resource Support ChecklistED 597: Resource Support Checklist
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Overall Evaluation: How did Overall Evaluation: How did it go? Where are there it go? Where are there problems?problems?
Learning Assessment: How Learning Assessment: How do we know what they do we know what they know? know?
Course Evaluation: Course Evaluation: Learner Satisfaction with Learner Satisfaction with experience and facilitationexperience and facilitationFaculty evaluationFaculty evaluation
Evaluation Considerations
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ED 597: Evaluation ChecklistED 597: Evaluation Checklist Overall: Immersive, constructivist activities and interactions with Overall: Immersive, constructivist activities and interactions with
others are the valueothers are the value
Grid could be undependable, inaccessible (ADA)Grid could be undependable, inaccessible (ADA)
Assessment: Rubrics-defined performance; Project based, reflective Assessment: Rubrics-defined performance; Project based, reflective self-evaluation self-evaluation
Faculty Evaluation: Excellent facilitator and communicator; Faculty Evaluation: Excellent facilitator and communicator;
demonstrated flexibility and enthusiasmdemonstrated flexibility and enthusiasm
Satisfaction: Learners self-selected the model and learned “Plan B” Satisfaction: Learners self-selected the model and learned “Plan B” thinking; valued interaction and immersionthinking; valued interaction and immersion
Improvement: Overview of Virtual WorldsImprovement: Overview of Virtual Worlds
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Student CommentsStudent Comments
““Life changing”Life changing” Each platform should be exploited for its Each platform should be exploited for its
strengthsstrengths Social networkingSocial networking ““Fantastic learning”Fantastic learning” Workload was heavy Workload was heavy ““Guidance introduced me to an education Guidance introduced me to an education
community”community” ““Gained learning confidence”Gained learning confidence”
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ConclusionsConclusions
Value of the Khan Model for future Value of the Khan Model for future developmentdevelopment
Other ObservationsOther Observations
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