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Putting It All Together:An Instructors Perspective on Designing,
Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Instructional
Technology
Connie K. VarnhagenDepartment of [email protected]
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Enhancing Teaching and Learning?
Needs Assessment and AnalysisFinding and/or Developing
ContentImplementationEvaluation
Guide to Distributed Learning
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Enhancing Teaching and Learningor An All Consuming
Endeavor?Guide to Distributed LearningThe Doomsday Machine
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Needs Assessment and AnalysisPressure to use new
technologiesAdministrationStudentsResearch results
Cmon, cmon -- its either one or the other.
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Pressure from AdministrationBy the Year 2005...
The university of Alberta will incorporate a learner-centred
instructional model which integrates multi-media and
technology-based delivery methods with traditional classroom
instruction to serve students who are locally, regionally,
nationally and globally based. This model will feature a variety of
opportunities for lifelong learning.Report of the senate task force
on technology and learning, September, 1995
(http://www.ualberta.Ca/~senate/exec_summary.Html)
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Pressure From StudentsWhat do students want?Lecture notesCourse
scheduleSyllabusPractice quizzesStudy guideE-mail to instructorLess
importantInteractive modules, links, discussion, e-mail to
students
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Research on Teaching and LearningWell prepared lectures are
associated with better lecture notesSimulations and demonstration
lead to better comprehension of the associated concepts than verbal
and/or pictorial descriptionsOnline course components dont hurt and
can help
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Finding and/or Developing ContentMUST align pedagogical goals
with functions of the technologye.g., overheads are immediately
updateable and allow for spontaneitySearch for content before
developing contentRepositoriesText book publishersTeaching
journalsWebColleagues
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Developing ContentGet helpPedagogical TechnologicalEvaluation
and Instructional DesignGrossly overestimate the time it will take
to develop contentDevelop a research component
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ImplementationBe prepared for anythingTechnologyPersonal
responseBe open with the classRationalize innovationRequest
feedbackHumor helpsBe firm with implementation strategy
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EvaluationNeed for formative as well as summative
evaluationStudent course evaluationsFaculty Evaluation
Committee
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Formative and Summative EvaluationConsult with Evaluation Group
Get ethics approvalMid-course evaluation(s)Focus group
feedbackSummative questions along with (or after) course
evaluationConsider peer consultation
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Student Course EvaluationsInnovation associated with lower than
normal course evaluationsPrepare students for the
innovationRationaleReinforcementBe gracious under fireDevelop
multifaceted course evaluation procedures with Chair
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Faculty Evaluation CommitteeMust have Chair supportGood idea to
have tenure as wellFollow through on research component of any
development projectPrepare a dossier with specific emphasis on
innovationDont overemphasize your innovation
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Continued InnovationOnce an innovator, always an innovatorShare
your experiencesWith colleaguesAt University presentationsAt
teaching conferencesThrough publications
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Great ResourcesATL Guide to Distributed
Learninghttp://www.atl.ualberta.ca/dleweb/Web Guides and
Tutorialshttp://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/ualberta/L2.cfm?c=1&s=72WebCThttp://www.ualberta.ca/WEBCT/University
Teaching Serviceshttp://www.ualberta.ca/~uts/
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Some Database RepositoriesCAREO http://careo.ucalgary.caMerlot
http://www.merlot.org/Home.poLearnAlberta
http://www.learnalberta.ca/Departmental ResourcesBioDITRL
http://database.sunsite.ualberta.ca/pls/biod1/ditrl.homeITRL
http://www.psych.ualberta.ca/~ITL/
