#ET4Online 2014 #ugstSTORY Workshop

#ugstSTORY Digital Storytelling:

The Impact of Telling Tales with First Year

Students

Emerging Technologies for Online Learning@laurapasquini April 9, 2014 #et4online Dallas, TX

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Workshop Overview

I. I. Career & Major ExplorationII. II. Connectivism & Self-AuthorshipIII. III. Digital Storytelling

Instructional Strategies & Tools

IV. IV. Lessons LearnedV. V. Q & A – Discussion

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Why do students change their

major?

Lack of meaningful direction Parents desire or family pressure

Financial costs Time constraints

Pre-requisites for majors or courses Availability of courses

Grade Point Average requirements Job or career opportunities

Dislike their current major Changes in their major by the university

Military requirements Particular classes are too difficult

Moving home or out-of-state Life changes (pregnancy, marriage…)

“Tired” of being in school “Just need a degree”

Types of Undecided Student

Virginia N. Gordon, Ph.D.• Effective major decision-making

– active process of gathering information– making meaning of that information relative to the self. – move students from a place where they are externally defined to

where they are internally defined• Students may use a variety of strategies as they

explore personal attributes, as well as major and career information.

• Gordon (1992) lists four elements to classify these strategies:– Self-Knowledge– Educational Knowledge– Occupational Knowledge– Decision-Making Knowledge

Source: Gordon, V.N. & Steele, G.E. (1992). Advising major changers: Students in transition. NACADA Journal, 12(1).

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SELF-KNOWLEDGE – PERSONAL DISCOVERY PHASE… “WHO AM I?”

Values (Personal & Work)

InterestsTalents, Skills & Abilities

Personality

CAREER RESEARCH(OCCUPTIONAL KNOWLEDGE)

• What is “out there” for me? What can I do with this major?

MAJOR RESEARCH TOOLS(EDUCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE)

• Involves the gathering of information about different fields of educational study

–Reviewing major resources

–“Trying on” classes in the core or taking electives in interest areas

DECISION MAKING KNOWLEDGE

• Ways of viewing the “major decision”–Narrowing Down Options–Pros vs. Cons –Major vs. Minor–Double Majoring–Other Options & Ideas

What open-ended questions do you ask your students in

your sessions?

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Career & Major

Research

“Over 94% of undergraduate, graduate, and community college students are Internet users and approximately 80% of this same group use social networking sites.”

College students and Technology, The Pew Internet Research, 2011

Image c/o Luke Mahan http://www.flickr.com/photos/kremovich/4471473109/

Web 2.0

#SocialMedia

Social Web

New Media

#SM

Transmedia

Emerging Tech

Use of social media does not mean that

sensitive data about students or

faculty/staff members will be released. Like all

things, proper training should be conducted to make

sure everyone is aware of protocols and best practices.

“Students experience an increasing need for connectivity and digital access to excel beyond the higher education learning environment.  They must access and interact with information, learning materials, and colleagues from around the globe.”

Implications for use of technology in advising 2011 NACADA National Survey

To Tell THEIR STORY Today’s Learners need:

1.Exploration

2.Connection

3.Curation

4.Collaboration

5. Reflection

Exploration

Discovery

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Road Trip Nation Project

Learn about what’s out there…

Exploration…

Use your imagination

Create time to play

Find a new way of learning

Embrace alternatives

Participate in learning

Perform knowledge

Connection

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Cultivate an Your Network

Connectivism• Integration of cognition &

emotions in meaning-making.

• Learning… • -has an end-goal• -processes information by

plugging into a network• -Nurtures connections to

facilitate learning• -Diversity of of opinions• -Different ways of

knowing

• (Siemens, 2005)

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What is a hashtag good for?

Develop a Community

Low Impact:Read chat transcripts

Medium Impact:Set up a Twitter accountSearch for #______ hashtagPost advising-related content as you wish“Lurk” during a chat time

High Impact:Set up a Twitter accountSearch for #______ hashtagChime in with your

thoughts/opinions/experiences during a chat timeConnect with peers beyond Twitter Chats

@tanyajoostenhttp://tanyajoosten.com/

#edusocmedia #edtech

#phdchat

#sachat

#highered

#et4online

#edchat

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“Focus on connecting with the

people, and the tools will all make

sense.”

~Chris Brogan

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Student Panel Q & A

Curation

Communities of Practice

http://www.ewenger.com/theory/

@nancywhite

Wenger, 2006

@catspyjamasnz

Why are you in college?

#ugstSTORY Responds…

Attend a Lecture…

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Live Tweets to take Notes

Storify the Storytelling

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Nurture the Hashtag (#)

Curation & archiving…

Information

News & events

Social streams

Images & Videos

Class discussions

Collaborative efforts

Collaboration

Participation = Engagement

Challenge&

Support

#asbABQ13

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Collaborative works…

Group projects

Shared writing

Common learning spaces

Team development

Collective assignments

Aggregated knowledge

Reflection

Digital Identity

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Tell Me About It

What #ugstSTORY Values

Think Critically About Issues

Become a Community

Peer Mentor Reflection

• Lurking is learning (at first)• Give credit where it is due

Be creative!• Engage & participate• Share resources openly • Note the “rules” of netiquette• Use the tools differently• Communities will look different

– both the medium & message

How will you get started…

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Consider...

Connecting to peers

Saving time to play

Finding new ways of learning

Embracing alternatives

Being a participant

Modeling social media use

@laurapasquini Laura.Pasquini@unt.edu

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