Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award:

Tips and Suggestions

Dr. Andrea Crampton

CSU2009 winner of the Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award

What Is TWISA• “World wide search for innovative teaching

practices that use the Sakai tool.”• Run by the teaching and learning group of

the Sakai community since 2008• Goals:

– To promote good pedagogy and innovation in teaching and learning with technology

– To share teaching and learning practices– To get more instructors involved in the Sakai

community

Source: http://openedpractices.org/about-twsia

Judges 2009• Ken Bain

Professor and author of What the Best College Teachers DoMontclair State University, New Jersey. Vice Provost for Instruction and Director: Ken Bain (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1976), Professor of History, has been the founding director of four major teaching and learning centers: the Center for Teaching Excellence at New York University, the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University, the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University, and the Research Academy for University Learning at Montclair State University. His recently-published book What the Best College Teachers Do. (Harvard University Press, 2004) won the 2004 Virginia and Warren Stone Prize for an outstanding book on education and society, and has been one of the top selling books on higher education.

• Karen SwanStukel Distinguished Professor of Educational LeadershipUniversity of Illinois-Springfield, Illinois. Karen Swan is the James J. Stukel Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield, and the very proud grandmother of Case Shazaam and Zack Flash Rosenfeld. Karen’s research is in the general area of electronic media and learning. She has authored over 70 journal articles and book chapters, produced several hypermedia programs, and co-edited two books – Ubiquitous Computing in Education and Social Learning from Broadcast Television -- on educational technology topics

Judges 2008• Dr. Karen Swan

• Karen Swan is Research Professor in the Research Center for Educational Technology at Kent State University. Her current research focuses on data literacy, online learning, and ubiquitous computing in education. Dr. Swan was the 2006 winner of the Sloan Consortium's award for Most Outstanding Achievement in Online Learning by an Individual.

• Dr. Ken Bain

• Ken Bain is Vice Provost for Instruction, Director of the Research Academy for University Learning, and Professor of History at Montclair State University. He is the author of the international bestselling book, What the Best College Teachers Do (2004, Harvard University Press). Before coming to Montclair, he was founding director of three major centers for learning and teaching: Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching Excellence at NYU, and the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University.

• Dr. Paul Elsner

• Paul Elsner was Chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District 1977-1999. He is one of two leading members of Sedona Conversations, an organization whose goal is to assist leaders in understanding and comprehending new developments in multimedia, the merging of education, technology and entertainment, and understanding future change. He has written and spoken widely on the impact of technology and is a recognized leader in higher education.

Entries per year and Institution2008• 24 Entries• Winner: University of Michigan• Second Place: University of Cape

Town (South Africa)• Honourable mention: Minisink

Valley Central School District (USA, K-12); University of Delaware (USA)

• Other Entrants: Indiana University, University of Cambridge, University of Michigan, University of Delaware, Foothill college, University of South Africa, Texas State University, Oregon health and science university, Claremont Graduate university, CONICET,

2009• 18 Entries• Winner: Charles Sturt University

(Australia)• Second Place: Stanford University

(USA)• Honourable mentions: University

of New England (Australia); Marist College (USA)

• Other Entrants: Indiana University, University of California, University of Michigan, Lancaster University, Cornell University, Rice University, Tusculum College, Leeward community college, University of Oxford, University of Windsor, Oregon Health and Science University

Topic and Tools -2008Place Topic and Mode Tool Use

1 Biomedical Engineering – graduate level – internal class

Wiki: group work and report writing as well as sharing of reports between groups

2 International Law – undergraduate- internal

Resources – shared documents and compiled materials.Chat /forums - group discussionsWiki – student bios, pictures, plenary sessionsTest & Quizzes (test centre) – tutorial exercises

HM English Literature – K-12 -blended

Resources- shared documentsChat/forum – group and class chatsWiki – development of group presentationsTest centre – examsPresentation tool- group presentation to class

HM Web Design – Graduate- Distance

Wiki: Sharing of idea and web linksForum: interaction, student-student and student-instructorBlog: Progress reports Podcast: delivery of video based lecturesChat: synchronous discussionsResources: course content and supplementary materialTests: Surveys

Topic and Tools -2009Place Topic and Mode Tool Use1 Forensic Science –

Undergraduate- internal and distance

Announcements- key lecture communicationWiki- news articles related to subject, tutorial exercisesChat- technical issues and assessment questionsTest centre – tutorialsResources- contain virtual lectures and podcastsGroup sites –each group had own project page with all tools – Chat :Team communication- Wiki :develop and write group report – Resources: -share information and files

2 Germany and world wars–undergraduate – internal

Wiki – individual wiki pages per student use as diary

HM Professional Development – staff (educational designers) –distance

Blog – personal reflectionWiki – group discussion on common topics relating to case studyModules tool – resources and task guide

HM Public Relations – undergraduate0 internal

Wiki – students invited to co-author syllabusResources – group materialsChats/announcements/messaging – intra and inter subject communicationForums and Blogs : online guest speakersTest & quizzes - surveys

The Process• Due beginning of March

http://openedpractices.org/twsia/award-process

• Application– General Info– Course development and Delivery– Self evaluation based on rubric– The innovation

Seven Principles For Good Practice in Undergraduate Education

• Encourage contact between students and faculty• Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students• Encourages active learning• Gives prompt feedback• Emphasizes time on task• Communicates high expectations• Respects diverse talents and ways of learning

Source: www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html

After Application• You forget about it

• End of March –notified of success

• April – finalist give 20 minute presentation to judges by video conference

• Winners announced in May

• In June fly to Denver for International Sakai Conference and give Keynote