JIBC

Integrating Technology Tools into Courses: A Practical and Peer-Peer View

"I have taught a course online"

"I have a Facebook account"

"I have looked something up

on Wikipedia this week."

"I have a smartphone (iPhone, Blackberry, Android)"

"I never raise my hand, no matter what the presenter asks"

Virtual Guest

Why am I learning this?

Staying Connected

Facilitating Reflective Practice

Blogging

Student Created

Content

"I never raise my hand in a presentation no matter what the question is"

75% of students use Wikipedia

for course–related research

How today's College student uses Wikipedia for course research

Mike Eisenberg & Alison Head

http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2830/2476

You

EdTech Geek

Me

Web

was still college only

2006: 5 million

2010: 400 million

was 8 months old

Videos watched on YouTube

2006: 25 million

2010: 2 billion

was an idea

2010: 75 million users

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/world-cup-match-replay

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/06/17/cops-could-soon-be-using-iphones-armed-with-facial-recognition

Opportunity

Adults are most interested in learning subjects that have immediate relevance to their job or personal life.

Malcom Knowles - Theory of Androgogy

Andy

Video Instructor

Applied Communication Program

2 year program

Tight cohort - post grad

30+ years

How Andy Makes it Relevant

Guest Speakers / Working Grads

Rick

Publishing Instructor

Applied Communication Program

Traditional F2F

Students & instructor tech savy

Problem

• Local
• Student perceptions

"Social presence is the ability of learners to project their personal characteristics into the community of inquiry, thereby presenting themselves as 'real people.'"

Solution

Problem:

How does everyone remain connected for 4 crazy busy weeks?

Womens Hockey - Canada vs Slovakia - Canada Place - Vancouver Winter Olympics

used under Creative Commons license

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/4374390474

Party in the Streets After Canada Wins Gold in Hockey from thelastminute

Used under Creative Commonss license

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelastminute/4398721756/

Community of Enquiry

Rourke, Anderson, Garrison, Archer

Good practice in undergraduate education:

1. encourages contact between students and faculty

Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education

Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson

"Learning is a very human activity. The more people feel they are being treated as human beings - that their human needs are being taken into account - the more they are likely to learn, and learn to learn"

Malcom Knowles

Thanks!

clintlalonde.net/presentations-and-workshops/ji2010/

Experiential learning

Critical reflection

For learners to change their "meaning schemes (specific beliefs, attitudes, and emotional reactions)," they must engage in critical reflection on their experiences, which in turn leads to a perspective transformation.

Jack Mezirow Theory of Transformative Learning

Adapted from Kolb's Experiential Learning Model

Blogs, reflective practice and student-centered learning by Russel Beale

University of Birmingham

Technical Challenge

Another Challenge

Goals

Background

India, Nepal, Tonga

Privacy & patient confidentiality

• Maintain contact w/students
• Community dialogue
• Promote field schools
• Reflect on practice

• Health & Human Services
• Camosun International Field School
• 4-6 weeks
• 1st & 2nd year Nursing students
• Nepal, India, Tonga

http://indianursing.posterous.com/

Networked Learning

"Learning in which computers and information technology is used to promote connections: between one learner and other learners, between learners and tutors; between a learning community and its learning resources."

"...the act of creating content—in virtually any form—is a valuable learning exercise, helping develop a deeper understanding of the subject matter and the tools used to create that content.

To the extent that YouTube facilitates such creation, it has the potential to expose students to new insights and skills, as well as link them to various online communities."

Lancaster University

Department of Educational Research

http://csalt.lancs.ac.uk/jisc/definition.htm

EDUcause learning Initiative

7 Things You Should Know About YouTube

http://www.educause.edu/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutYouTu/156821

Background

Challenges

Solutions

Students

• Most liked, but initial trepedation by some
• One more thing
• Reflection - really enjoyed, had fun & learned a lot

• Over 100 students - logistics
• Technical abilities of students
• Assessment?
• Open on the web?

• Teams of 3 (logistics, match technical skills)
• 3:00 maximum length
• Reduced length individual paper
• Arranged workshop with A/V Services
• Detailed instructions
• Single YouTube account for each section
• Private option
• 6 week assignment

• Current issues & topics course
• 3rd year Nursing students.
• 5 sections (over 100 students)
• Mixed technical ability
• Faculty looking for alternative to traditional paper
• Collaborative project
• "I was thinking YouTube"

Interviewed Experts