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“Using New Technologies
to Increase Interactive Learning
- How to keep up when you can’t keep up.”
www.tltgroup.org/resources
/ICCTL2007/Workshop.htm
Notes from/for this session [Google Docs Document]
Other Web resources/links
I. Introduction
Why are we here? Why aren't they?
II. Form Groups
III. Principles
IV. Collections - LTAs, MERLOT,
iCampus, …
V. Tools [Web 2.0]
VI. 5-Minute Workshops
VII. Next Steps
VIII. Feedback
IX. Adjourn - Enjoy the conference!
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I. Introduction
“Using New Technologies to Increase
Interactive Learning - How to keep up when you can’t keep
up.”
A variety of very practical, easy to learn, low incremental
cost “LTAs” [Low-Threshold Applications/Activities] will be
discussed that will help take advantage of the new “Web 2.0”
possibilities for communicating, publishing, collaborating,
and improving teaching and learning: e.g., iPods, Wikis,
Feeds, MERLOT, MIT’s iLabs, etc …
See: The Overloaditorium:
http://overload2005.blogspot.com/ Steve Bell’s “Keeping
Up” Website:
http://staff.philau.edu/bells/keepup/ LTA home page:
http://www.tltgroup.org/ltas.htm
Focus/Goal: 5-Minute Hybrid Workshops" -
Not really "hybrid" not really "workshops"
Why are we here? Why aren't they?
Why not "hands-on"?
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How can we justify to
others that we do not use among ourselves the technology
applications and methods of learning and work which we
advocate for them?
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Why are the ways in which
we advocate using technology to improve teaching and
learning inadequate, inappropriate, or simply not to our
liking for purposes of our own communication and
learning?
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In what ways are those
whom we expect to take advantage of the technology
applications and methods of learning and work which we
advocate but do not use among ourselves so much
different from us?
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What are the
characteristics of our goals, our resources, our
preferences, our habits, that make face-to-face
interaction so much better than other options?
["other" includes asynchronous, synchronous at a
distance, ...] Especially if the event is intended
- even partially - to advocate, motivate, train, or
support the effective use of information technology for
teaching and learning.
Consider including some
discussion of these questions the next time you are:
a) planning a
face-to-face event for your colleagues; or
b) participating in a
face-to-face event with your colleagues
NOTE: I really do
believe that many of the most valuable aspects of
face-to-face events cannot be reproduced in other ways. -
Steve Gilbert 4/3/2007
Today: From Principles to
Practices
- NOT "Hands-On", so
follow-up REALLY important!
- Demo (Eavesdrop) on TLT Group's
Online Institute
3-Week Workshop Session #2 about
Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
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II. Form Groups
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What divisions, categories in addition
to the following?
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What are the dimensions on which you
would like to be matched?
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Describe yourself in a word or two on
each of 3 of the dimensions selected by the full group.
1st Division:
A. Improve current or prospective
course of my own;
B. Help colleagues improve their
own courses;
C. Other
Form groups (3-5 per group);
Introduce selves to each other
Agree on one "principle" and one "practice"
to recommend to the rest of us. The principle
should be as broad as possible - so broad as to be just
short of absurd or embarrassing. The practice should
be so small and specific as to be just short of absurd or
embarrassing.
Report: Individual
introductions; why your group has formed; 1
principle, 1 practice
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III. Principles
7Ps -
Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
8th?
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IV. Collections - LTAs, MERLOT,
iCampus, …
Collections -
Rationale & Links
Low-Threshold Applications &
Activities
MIT's
iCampus projects
MERLOT
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V. Tools [Web 2.0 & ?]
Watch "smart cell phones" - used
by "tweens" and to check laundry at Wake Forest U.
see
tlt-swg blog entry
TLT-SWG -
many Web 2.0 options used
Exploration Guide:
Blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, ...
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VI. 5-Minute Workshops
Link to TLT Group's
Home Page about 5-Minute Hybrid Workshops
Link to
LecShare Pro Website
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VII. Next Steps
What are obstacles to reunion online?
When, how, why?
Use a FridaytLive! session?
Fridays, 2PM Eastern
Run online version of Writers' Workshop?
Clinic? Show/play and critique!
OLI Resources Home
Page (iVoc)
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VIII. Feedback
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What was good? What should we keep
if we repeat this workshop?
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What do we need to fix? What
should we do differently if we repeat this workshop?
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What was missing? What should we
add if we repeat this workshop?
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What would make it most likely that you
would participate in an online follow-up event? E.g.,
one of the TLT Group's FridayLive! sessions (Fridays,
2PM Eastern) designed specifically for this purpose?
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IX. Adjourn
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OTHER
REFERENCES, RESOURCES, LINKS
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