Enthusing Higher Education Getting Universities and Colleges to Play with Online Tools and Services Alexandre Enkerli http://enkerli.wordpress.com/ http://www.slideshare.net/Enkerli

Abstract Online tools in higher education Slow adoption Obstacles Advocacy Generating enthusiasm Playfulness Format Short presentation Open discussion

Online tools in higher education

Slow adoption

Obstacles

Advocacy

Generating enthusiasm

Playfulness

Format

Short presentation

Open discussion

Context Moodle Lounge EdTech WiZiQ

Moodle Lounge

EdTech

WiZiQ

Previous presentations Spirit of Inquiry Conference Free, Open, Flexible: Rethinking Learning Materials Online (Slidecast) Online Tools and Learning (Ph.D. Seminar) Centre for Teaching and Learning Services workshop Exploring Online Tools for Teaching Enthusing Higher Education: Getting Universities and Colleges to Play with Online Tools and Services

Spirit of Inquiry Conference

Free, Open, Flexible: Rethinking Learning Materials Online (Slidecast)

Online Tools and Learning (Ph.D. Seminar)

Centre for Teaching and Learning Services workshop

Exploring Online Tools for Teaching

Enthusing Higher Education: Getting Universities and Colleges to Play with Online Tools and Services

Bio French-speaking ethnographer from Montreal Temp lecturer Anthropology, folkloristics, and sociology Diverse universities (Canada and the United States) Life online (social networks, blogs)

French-speaking ethnographer from Montreal

Temp lecturer

Anthropology, folkloristics, and sociology

Diverse universities (Canada and the United States)

Life online (social networks, blogs)

Alex’s Approach to Teaching Diversity Constructivism Degrees of informality Bridges between life and learning Controversial Stance “ Learning happens despite teaching” Building context for learning

Diversity

Constructivism

Degrees of informality

Bridges between life and learning

Controversial Stance

“ Learning happens despite teaching”

Building context for learning

Alex’s Approach to Teching Anti-deterministic Tech and human life Tools meant to be used Tech enthusiasm Play around with tools (rehearsal vs. performance) Think about possibilities (“drift-off” in sales pitch)

Anti-deterministic

Tech and human life

Tools meant to be used

Tech enthusiasm

Play around with tools (rehearsal vs. performance)

Think about possibilities (“drift-off” in sales pitch)

Audiences to Enthuse Learners Teachers Deciders Entourage

Learners

Teachers

Deciders

Entourage

Learners Primary audience Diverse Backgrounds Personal Academic Learning styles and Ways of Knowing Different types and levels of motivation Varying comfort level with technology Institutional common ground

Primary audience

Diverse

Backgrounds

Personal

Academic

Learning styles and Ways of Knowing

Different types and levels of motivation

Varying comfort level with technology

Institutional common ground

Teachers Colleagues and friends As audience Potential collaborators Potential adopters Commonalities Busy Pressured Trained as teachers Varying comfort levels with technology

Colleagues and friends

As audience

Potential collaborators

Potential adopters

Commonalities

Busy

Pressured

Trained as teachers

Varying comfort levels with technology

Deciders Department heads/chairs Academic issues Administrators Resource allocation Technical staff Micro-level decisions on support

Department heads/chairs

Academic issues

Administrators

Resource allocation

Technical staff

Micro-level decisions on support

Entourage Spouse Children Friends Acquaintances Relatives Oblique role Sharing enthusiasm Identity negotiation

Spouse

Children

Friends

Acquaintances

Relatives

Oblique role

Sharing enthusiasm

Identity negotiation

Tech Identity Luddites to technology enthusiasts (continuum) Negative reactions to technology Threat to livelihood Amish-style adoption Geek culture Geek cred (“debugs binary code on the phone”) From elegant solution to proof of concept

Luddites to technology enthusiasts (continuum)

Negative reactions to technology

Threat to livelihood

Amish-style adoption

Geek culture

Geek cred (“debugs binary code on the phone”)

From elegant solution to proof of concept

Advocacy Anti-interventionism “ Softer” than proselytism Clueing in Throwing ideas out there «Mettre la puce à l’oreille» Planting Landmines

Anti-interventionism

“ Softer” than proselytism

Clueing in

Throwing ideas out there

«Mettre la puce à l’oreille»

Planting Landmines

Some Ways to Get Momentum Assess comfort level Making tools available Not forcing Low stakes Emphasizing usefulness Adapt to context Accept unintended uses Prompt occasionally Encourage ongoing interactions

Assess comfort level

Making tools available

Not forcing

Low stakes

Emphasizing usefulness

Adapt to context

Accept unintended uses

Prompt occasionally

Encourage ongoing interactions

Some Online Tools Moodle Facebook Diigo RefWorks WordPress.com Blogger Twitter Slideshare Wikipedia

Moodle

Facebook

Diigo

RefWorks

WordPress.com

Blogger

Twitter

Slideshare

Wikipedia

Tools? Obstacles? Enthusiasm?

Tools?

Obstacles?

Enthusiasm?

Enthusing Higher Education Getting Universities and Colleges to Play with Online Tools and Services Alexandre Enkerli http://enkerli.wordpress.com/ http://www.slideshare.net/Enkerli