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Presentation to Center for Teaching Excellence
Constructing Learning Constellations: Extensions of Teaching and Learning Through
Creative Course & Project Site Design
Dr. Mark A. Van DykeLindsey Devlin (Marist ’10)Robert Capua (Marist ’10)School of Communication and the Arts
April 21, 2010
Background
• Fall 2007: AT Support request, iLearn/Sakai
launch
• Spring 2008: COM471-PR Case Studieso 32 students, 7 teams, in 2 sections
o Developed communication plans
• Fall 2008: COM401-Capstoneo 38 students, 8 teams, in 2 sections
o Refined plans & executed tactics
iLearn & Collaborative Education
• Supports student-centered education
o Strengthens Teacher-Student Partnership
o Classroom = Collective Learning Community
o Places tools and learning in hands of students
o 24/7 service
iLearn & Barriers to Collaboration
• But what about time & space barriers?o Connections between iLearn sites: different sections, semesters?
o Support for major projects, “cluster model,” team teaching?
Course Section 111 Course Section 112
Solution: Collective Learning Constellation
1. Problem: Barriers to collaboration created by separate course sections, meeting times, and CLE sites
2. Solution: Central project site connects orbiting course sites
3. Result: 70 students, 15 teams, 4 sections of 2 courses, spanning 2 semesters
4. Outcomes: Increased contact, cooperation and communication, authentic learning, time on task, use of student talents
iLearn Course & Project Site Creative Architecture
Spring 08 PR Case Studies 2 Course Sites
Fall 08 Capstone 2 Course Sites
Project Site (1)
Students = Collaborators
The Net Generation
“They prize freedom and freedom of choice. They want to customize things, make them their own. They’re natural collaborators, who enjoy a conversation, not a lecture. They’ll scrutinize you and your organization. They insist on integrity. They want to have fun, even at work or school. Speed is normal. Innovation is life.”
Don Tapscott, Grown Up Digital (2008, pp. 6-7)
“I would have never known how to blog, use a wiki … a course management system. These new skills … are going to help get my first job.”
“I have come to understand and appreciate the importance of … collaboration for this course, other parts of life and for a job.”
“Helped me see that turbulence … is to be expected and that it is our job … to turn those problems into opportunities.”
Marist Student Testimonials
Samples of Student Outcomes
Sample Displays
Consolidated Screenshots
Student-Produced Materials
Post Card For Adult StudentsMock-Up of USB Drive With Pre-Loaded Materials For Adult Students
Campus TV Spot StoryboardCampus TV Spot
Sakai Tutorial For Adjunct Faculty Sakai Adjunct Faculty Project Collaboration Site
Questions?