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Rehumanizing Classes through Technology
Kelvin Thompson, Ed.D.John Raible
Center for Distributed Learning
Hallowell’s Human Moments by kthompso404 on Flickr CC BY 2.0 Licensehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/53256849@N05/7691997840
Human Momentsthose moments when we feel connected to
someone or something outside of ourselves and in the presence of what matters
Edward Hallowell, M.D.
“Human Moment” Stories
Read More About It
Reading List: Rehumanizing Through Technologies http://bit.ly/readinglist_rehumanizing
Annotated List of Technologieshttp://bit.ly/technologies_rehumanizing
Technologies
Suggested Technologies• Free!• Fairly dependable• Useful in all modalities• Mobile-friendly• Range of uses
Survey of Many• Most free• Some single function– Interaction– Assessment– Content
Rehumanizing Through Technologies
1. What we ask for in use of technologies2. What we offer in use of technologies
WHAT WE ASK FOR
Non-scored activity
Scored activity
Attention
Involvement
Participation
Contribution
Active learning
A Range of Student Engagement
A Range of Student Engagement by Dr. Kelvin Thompson available at http://bit.ly/rehumanizing_slides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US.
Non-scored activity
Scored activity
Attention
Involvement
Participation
Contribution
Active learning
A Range of Student Engagement
Informal Formal
A Range of Student Engagement by Dr. Kelvin Thompson available at http://bit.ly/rehumanizing_slides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US.
Technologies
Suggested Technologies• Free!• Fairly dependable• Useful in all modalities• Mobile-friendly• Range of uses
Survey of Many• Most free• Some single function– Interaction– Assessment– Content
Non-scored activity
Scored activity
AttentionInvolvement
Participation
Contribution
Active learning
A Range of Student Engagement
Informal Formal
A Range of Student Engagement by Dr. Kelvin Thompson available at http://bit.ly/rehumanizing_slides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US.
Attention
• Ensure the learners are ready to learn and participate in activities by presenting a stimulus (Gagne, 1992)
• Accomplished by presenting content or posing a question.
• Frequency is key
Suggested Technology
• Finding Content– Wylio (Creative Commons image search engine)
http://www.wylio.com – TED Ed (search videos by academic subject)
http://ed.ted.com
• Link in Pages tool of Webcourses@UCF or project in class.
Suggested Technology
• Interaction– Remind101
http://Remind101.com • One-way text messaging from instructors to
students.
– Webcourses@UCF Notificationshttp://bit.ly/notifications_guide • Multimodial notification system. SMS, Facebook,
Twitter, and e-mail.–Webcourses@UCF Announcements
Non-scored activity
Scored activity
Attention
InvolvementParticipation
Contribution
Active learning
A Range of Student Engagement
Informal Formal
A Range of Student Engagement by Dr. Kelvin Thompson available at http://bit.ly/rehumanizing_slides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US.
Involvement
• Creating an “buy-in” or “attachment” to the course.
• Guide students to content and communities
Suggested Technology
• Content– “GoogleJockeying” within class session
• http://bit.ly/googlejockey_description
• Questions/Input– Clickers– PollEveryWhere or Socrative
http://polleverywhere.com or http://socrative.com – Online “One Minute Paper” using Form in Google
Docs• See http://bit.ly/sample_feedbackform
Non-scored activity
Scored activity
Attention
Involvement
ParticipationContrib
ution
Active learning
A Range of Student Engagement
Informal Formal
A Range of Student Engagement by Dr. Kelvin Thompson available at http://bit.ly/rehumanizing_slides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US.
Participation
• The number of unsolicited responses volunteered (Burchfield & Sappington, 1999)
Suggested Technology
• Input/interaction– Backchannel for class– See video case study “Twitter Experiment”
http://bit.ly/twitter_casestudy – Clickers, Polling, Online Questionnaires– Generate/up vote good questions
• Google Moderator, Quora, etc.http://moderator.google.com or http://www.quora.com
– Webcourses@UCF Discussionhttp://bit.ly/discussions_guide
• Group or whole course discussion forum
Non-scored activity
Scored activity
Attention
InvolvementParticipation
Contribution
Active learning
A Range of Student Engagement
Informal Formal
A Range of Student Engagement by Dr. Kelvin Thompson available at http://bit.ly/rehumanizing_slides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US.
Contribution
• Adding knowledge or ideas to a group
Suggested Technology
• Diigo (social bookmarking site)http://diigo.com
• Twitter http://www.twitter.com – public microblogging site
• HootCoursehttp://hootcourse.com – similar to Twitter however can be restricted only
to your class
Non-scored activity
Scored activity
Attention
InvolvementParticipation
Contribution
Active
Learning
A Range of Student Engagement
Informal Formal
A Range of Student Engagement by Dr. Kelvin Thompson available at http://bit.ly/rehumanizing_slides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US.
Active Learning
• Instructional methods that focus the responsibility of learning on students (Bonwell & Eison, 1991.)
• Accomplished through authentic tasks– Creation of materials/content– Drawing own conclusions based on information
Suggested Technology• Google Docs (collaborative)
http://docs.google.com • Office 365 (similar to Google Docs)
http://bit.ly/office365_info • Media Production
– Jing (screen capture)http://techsmith.com\jing
– iMovie/Windows MovieMaker– Audacity (audio recorder)
• Webcourses@UCF Pages http://bit.ly/pages_guide – “wiki” style area where students can all edit the same document online)
• Webcourses@UCF Discussionhttp://bit.ly/discussions_guide – Group or whole course discussion forum
WHAT WE OFFER
Strategies to Consider
1. Start teaching with networked technologies and information2. Look for ways to make technologies RE-humanizing rather
than de-humanizing3. Foster active, higher-level learning4. Model human interactions via technology5. Design learning activities in which students meaningfully
interact via technologies6. Become a learner within digital info-abundant environment7. Learn to surf the (info) wave8. Learn when to use/re-mix information resources9. See knowledge/learning as “perpetual beta”
See http://bit.ly/thompson_csu2012
Strategies to Consider
1. Start teaching with networked technologies and information
2. Look for ways to make technologies RE-humanizing rather than de-humanizing
3. Foster active, higher-level learning4. Model human interactions via technology5. Design learning activities in which students meaningfully
interact via technologies6. Become a learner within digital info-abundant environment7. Learn to surf the (info) wave8. Learn when to use/re-mix information resources9. See knowledge/learning as “perpetual beta”
See http://bit.ly/thompson_csu2012
Look for ways to make technologies RE-humanizing rather than de-humanizing
• give every student a voice via technology (e.g., discussion forum, blog, VoiceThread, BYOT/D)
• give everyone access via technology (practice Universal Design for Learning; anticipate accommodations)
• take an assignment and make it social via technology (e.g., not just an audience of one; not just locked up in a course management system)
Considerations
BYOD?• Some studies indicate that 95% of college
students bring cell phones to class each day - May, 2012
• Nationwide, 88% of adults have cell phones with the majority (55%) using for internet access
• 61% of US adults own a laptop computer - Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2012
http://bit.ly/pew_data http://bit.ly/may_data
Ethical/Legal Issues
• Privacy• FERPA• Accessibility
FERPA Recommendations
• Assume conservative FERPA interpretation• All official communications (including grades)
in CMS• FERPA/Web2.0 statements in course
documents• No required personally identifiable information
on public web
http://bit.ly/ferpa_coursedocs
Accessibility Recommendations
• Adopt a “universal design for learning” mindset.• Assume you will have accommodation needs.– Select new media/technologies with accessibility in mind.– Think: “What will I do differently to make old accessible?
• Plan A: Do that now (e.g., script everything).• Plan B: Be prepared to take action when needed.
• Assume that it is all up to you.– Educate yourself.– Take initiative.– Be grateful when help is available.
http://bit.ly/online_accessibility
Cautions
• Time commitment (beware of diminishing returns)
• Some students resist “active learning”• Your results may vary– Strive for balance– Keep It Simple Starting (KISS)
Read More About It
Reading List: Rehumanizing Through Technologies http://bit.ly/readinglist_rehumanizing
Annotated List of Technologieshttp://bit.ly/technologies_rehumanizing
A Personal Action Plan
• Reflect upon today’s session• Identify at least one idea you can put into
action• Write down how you will apply the idea• Tell one other person what you plan to do• Exchange contact info and plan to touch base
Keep the Conversation Going• What success stories do you have in “connecting” with students
using technologies?• What new ideas have you encountered?• What obstacles do you see in implementing particular technologies
in your courses?• What new technologies/strategies are crossing your path?
HootCourse: Share links/ideas in micropostings:http://bit.ly/hootcourse_rehumanizing
Editable GoogleDoc: Share insights, notes, or resources as you wish: http://bit.ly/sharing_rehumanizing
Stay in Touch
Dr. Kelvin ThompsonAssociate DirectorUCF Center for Distributed [email protected]@kthompso on Twitter407.823.0462
Mr. John RaibleInstructional DesignerUCF Center for Distributed [email protected]
