ELIXR: Video Case Stories of Exemplary Teaching Practice Lou Zweier Video Narrative Lead, ELIXR Director, CSU CDL NMC 2007 • IUPUI

Talk Overview What is the ELIXR Project What is an ELIXR Case Story Building an ELIXR Case Story

What is the ELIXR Project

What is an ELIXR Case Story

Building an ELIXR Case Story

What is an ELIXR Case Story? A worked example told as a [teacher-to-teacher] narrative about Engaging Learners with [a topic] X using [a set of reusable] Resources Attributes provide discipline-specific case stories around particular themes for faculty development & access in repository use video and digital story telling methods may not be a complete case study, if that interferes with story telling Project wiki: Elixr.merlot.org

Attributes

provide discipline-specific case stories around particular themes

for faculty development & access in repository

use video and digital story telling methods

may not be a complete case study, if that interferes with story telling

Primary ELIXR Hypotheses: Increasing the impact of faculty development activities through… Increasing faculty awareness of the benefits of new teaching approaches Enabling faculty to more readily acquire/apply information on the approach Accelerate implementation through the provision of sample resources Provide relevant personal models of success Leading to more appropriate and extensive implementation… Delivering improvements in student learning. The use of discipline-specific case stories will enhance student learning by

Increasing the impact of faculty development activities through…

Increasing faculty awareness of the benefits of new teaching approaches

Enabling faculty to more readily acquire/apply information on the approach

Accelerate implementation through the provision of sample resources

Provide relevant personal models of success

Leading to more appropriate and extensive implementation…

Delivering improvements in student learning.

Spring 2007 Process in California Initial theme is Universal Design for Learning UDL helps address Accessible Technology requirements already some momentum and exemplars [EnACT] faculty learning communities & critical friends groups on 6-8 campuses best stories from groups to become ELIXR case stories may have impacts as case stories of FLC or CFG … some will have student reflections some aspects of CSU processes may not transfer great example of aligning ELIXR theme with institutional priorities for long term sustainability

Initial theme is Universal Design for Learning

UDL helps address Accessible Technology requirements

already some momentum and exemplars [EnACT]

faculty learning communities & critical friends groups on 6-8 campuses

best stories from groups to become ELIXR case stories

may have impacts as case stories of FLC or CFG …

some will have student reflections

some aspects of CSU processes may not transfer

great example of aligning ELIXR theme with institutional priorities for long term sustainability

FIPSE Grant Partners The California State University Brigham Young University University System of Georgia Coastline Community College Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Indiana State University Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education The Ohio State University Teach the Earth

The California State University

Brigham Young University

University System of Georgia

Coastline Community College

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System

Indiana State University

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

The Ohio State University

Teach the Earth

CSU ELIXR Campuses Dominguez Hills San Francisco State CalPoly Pomona Sacramento State Sonoma State CalPoly San Luis Obispo

Dominguez Hills

San Francisco State

CalPoly Pomona

Sacramento State

Sonoma State

CalPoly San Luis Obispo

Prototype ELIXR Case Story Active Learning Groups in Organic Chemistry

Building the CaseStory: Video Instructor interviews Classroom footage Screen Recordings Student Interviews Personal Narrative

Instructor interviews

Classroom footage

Screen Recordings

Student Interviews

Personal Narrative

Shooting in the Classroom Hand held Camera Wireless Mics Split audio channels Use available lighting Minimal movement Connect with students

Hand held Camera

Wireless Mics

Split audio channels

Use available lighting

Minimal movement

Connect with students

Open Classroom

Tiered Classroom

Interviews

Interview Setup Tips Bg relevant to subject Create visual variety At least two light sources Alternate eye-line direction Use stationary chair

Bg relevant to subject

Create visual variety

At least two light sources

Alternate eye-line direction

Use stationary chair

Building a CaseStory: Pachyderm

Questions? Contact Info: Elixr.merlot.org [email_address]