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INCREASING INTERACTION IN
ONLINE COURSESReva Narasimhan
Kean University, NJ
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Overview
Context Overview of online course setup Challenges of teaching math online Meeting spaces Tools for interaction Questions
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Context Institution : Kean University – regional
university; students have modest math preparation
Online courses : Math for Liberal Arts and Introductory Statistics
Students are used to doing problems from text; articulating math concepts is not easy for students
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Screening students
Students are told before registration about the nature of the course
They must be approved by me before registration
Most students who are self acknowledged “math-phobes” email me back to say they do not wish to register for online sections
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The Evolving Online Course Early stages: static online textbook;
formulaic homework problems; a CMS that was essentially a bulletin board
Each week :Read textDo online homework problem setEmail prof with any questions
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And then…
Add video clips Interactive Applets Discussion forums
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Hurdles in the past
In the distant technological past (about 5 years ago):Real time video technology not so readily
availableStudents had limited broadband access
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Asynchronous delivery
Difficult to see students’ progress except with online homework and emails from students
Many students tend not to make use of all resources available; only work on items that are graded
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Screenshots
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Screenshot – Videos
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Challenges
Facilitating conceptual understanding online
Lack of facial cues in online learning Math problem solving and online
homework tend to be isolating
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Tools for interaction: Facebook group page
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Online Meeting Spaces
Elluminate, vyew.com, WizIQ Real time discussion Can become “death by PowerPoint” Interaction is key
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Tools for Interaction: Backchannelling
Use the text window in an online meeting space to participate
Very successful – simultaneous participation; peer help
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Tools for interaction: Polls Allow you to quickly ascertain whether
students are following along Also successful – kept students focused
on material and they liked the participation
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Tools for Interaction: explore applets
During online meetings, post link and ask students to explore online applets and demos; then ask them to post their observations
Or have a poll reviewing the concepts/ideas you expected them to become aware of
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Be a participant
Attend webinars of different typesSit through a prerecorded webinarParticipate in a real time webinar with some
interaction
Even a modest amount of interaction seems to make a difference in how one interacts with the material
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WizIQ Advantages
free allows for many participants without
upgradingrecordings can be made;has screen shareNo downloads required
Disadvantagessometimes the audio gets dropped interface could be a bit smoother
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Vyew.com
Advantages: fast and user friendly; useful for online meeting with seminar students or thesis students
Disadvantages : no recording; limits the number of participants; screen share is iffy
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CourseSites by Blackboard Complete CMS Live Classroom by blackboard Content currently available only from
McGraw Hill
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Questions
Effective use of social media such as Facebook and Google Plus for online courses?
Incorporating active learning strategies within the homework
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Limitations of Online Delivery Classroom collaboration lacking In class activities difficult to incorporate Talking in to a headset is not nearly as
much fun as an in-person lecture!