1. #ugstSTORY Digital
Storytelling:
The Impact of Telling Tales
with First Year Students
Emerging Technologies for Online Learning
@laurapasquini April 9, 2014
#et4online Dallas, TX
3. Workshop Overview
I. I. Career & Major Exploration
II. II. Connectivism & Self-Authorship
III. III. Digital Storytelling
Instructional Strategies & Tools
I. IV. Lessons Learned
II. V. Q & A – Discussion
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6. Why do students
change their major?
Lack of meaningful direction Parents desire or family pressure
Financial costs Time constraints
Pre-requisites for majors or courses Availability of courses
Grade Point Average requirements Job or career opportunities
Dislike their current major Changes in their major by the
university
Military requirements Particular classes are too difficult
Moving home or out-of-state Life changes (pregnancy, marriage…)
“Tired” of being in school “Just need a degree”
8. Virginia N. Gordon, Ph.D.
• Effective major decision-making
– active process of gathering information
– making meaning of that information relative to the self.
– move students from a place where they are externally defined to
where they are internally defined
• Students may use a variety of strategies as they
explore personal attributes, as well as major
and career information.
• Gordon (1992) lists four elements to classify
these strategies:
– Self-Knowledge
– Educational Knowledge
– Occupational Knowledge
– Decision-Making Knowledge
Source: Gordon, V.N. & Steele, G.E. (1992). Advising major changers: Students in transition. NACADA Journal, 12(1).
14. MAJOR RESEARCH TOOLS
(EDUCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE)
• Involves the gathering of
information about different fields of
educational study
–Reviewing major resources
–“Trying on” classes in the core or
taking electives in interest areas
15. DECISION MAKING KNOWLEDGE
• Ways of viewing the “major
decision”
–Narrowing Down Options
–Pros vs. Cons
–Major vs. Minor
–Double Majoring
–Other Options & Ideas
17. Image c/o The Out Sourcing Company http://www.theoutsourcingcompany.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/idea.jpg
Career &
Major
Research
18.
19. “Over 94% of
undergraduate, graduate,
and community college
students are Internet users
and approximately 80% of
this same group use social
networking sites.”
College students and Technology, The Pew
Internet Research, 2011
20. Image c/o Luke Mahan http://www.flickr.com/photos/kremovich/4471473109/
Web 2.0
#SocialMedia
Social Web
New Media
#SM
Transmedia
Emerging
Tech
21. Use of social media
does not mean that
sensitive data about
students or
faculty/staff members
will be released. Like all
things, proper training
should be conducted
to make sure everyone
is aware of protocols
and best practices.
22. “Students experience an
increasing need for connectivity
and digital access to excel beyond
the higher education learning
environment. They must access
and interact with information,
learning materials, and colleagues
from around the globe.”
Implications for use of technology in
advising 2011 NACADA National Survey
23. To Tell THEIR STORY Today’s
Learners need:
1.Exploration
2.Connection
3.Curation
4.Collaboration
5. Reflection
37. Connectivism
• Integration of cognition &
emotions in meaning-
making.
• Learning…
• -has an end-goal
• -processes information by
plugging into a network
• -Nurtures connections to
facilitate learning
• -Diversity of of opinions
• -Different ways of knowing
• (Siemens, 2005)
Flickr photo c/o of Dryicon
41. Low Impact:
Read chat transcripts
Medium Impact:
Set up a Twitter account
Search for #______ hashtag
Post advising-related content as you wish
“Lurk” during a chat time
High Impact:
Set up a Twitter account
Search for #______ hashtag
Chime in with your
thoughts/opinions/experiences during a chat time
Connect with peers beyond Twitter Chats
83. • Lurking is learning (at first)
• Give credit where it is due
Be creative!
• Engage & participate
• Share resources openly
• Note the “rules” of netiquette
• Use the tools differently
• Communities will look different
– both the medium & message
How will you get started…
Effective major decision-making
active process of gathering information
making meaning of that information relative to the self.
move students from a place where they are externally defined to where they are internally defined
Students may use a variety of strategies as they explore personal attributes, as well as major and career information.
Gordon (1992) lists four elements to classify these strategies:
Self-Knowledge
Educational Knowledge
Occupational Knowledge
Decision-Making Knowledge
Values
what is important to you, what you need to feel satisfied in life, what you need to be “okay in the world”
Personal & Work
Personality
preferences, leanings, tendencies; inherent, convey how you deal with others and information
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Personality assessment)
Interests
what you like to do, what intrigues you; where you place your attention
Strong Interest Inventory (Interest assessment)
Talents, Skills & Abilities
what you are good at, things that come naturally to you, things that you already possess
Strengths (SRI)
ONET
MyNextMove.org
UNT Career Center/What can I do with a Major In...
Career Advisors
My Plan (will now be offered before orientation)
Choices Planner
Informational Interviews
Job Shadowing
Connectivism is a learning theory for the digital age. Learning has changed over the last several decades. The theories of behaviourism, cognitivism, and constructivism provide an effect view of learning in many environments. They fall short, however, when learning moves into informal, networked, technology-enabled arena. Some principles of connectivism: http://www.connectivism.ca/about.html
# = Hashtags
Lists/Listed
URL Shorteners
Pictures
Location
3rd Party Applications
Social Media Dashboards: Hootsuite, Seesmic, Tweetdeck
# = Hashtags
Lists/Listed
URL Shorteners
Pictures
Location
3rd Party Applications
Social Media Dashboards: Hootsuite, Seesmic, Tweetdeck
1. Social media = be social
2. Start the conversation
Respond to others
3. Give thanks for sharing
4. Pay it forward = the learning
6. Personal branding & identity
7. Keep it up: make time
