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Steering teaching and learning through Google Drive in the Health Sciences Faculty at the University of Cape Town
1. Steering
teaching and learning
through
Google Drive
in the
Health Sciences Faculty
@ UCT Teaching and Learning Conference
21st October 2013
Veronica Mitchell, Ian Schroeder and George Draper
University of Cape Town, South Africa
http://uidynamics.deviantart.com/art/Google-drive-icons-298235532
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5. Our reflections as educators
I valued the team approach and
recognized how students appreciated
sharing their experiences
The surprise factor … students’
excitement
…the digital fluency of students
It was empowering
for us as well as the students
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7. Cloud computing
“
educators should consider
using technology
to enhance communication
and provide richer,
more meaningful platforms for
the social construction of knowledge
Rowe, M., Bozalek, V. & Franz, J. 2013. Using Google Drive to facilitate a blended
approach to authentic learning
11. An affordance
..is the action potential of a technology
Siemens
..refers to the perceived and actual properties of
the thing, primarily those fundamental properties
that determine just how the thing could possibly be
used
Bower
Bower, M. 2008. Affordance analysis – matching learning tasks with learning technologies. Educational Media
International. 45:1:3–15.
Siemens, G. 2005. Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. International Journal of Instructional Technology
and Distance Learning. 2:1. Available http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Jan_05/article01.htm Accessed 20 May 2013.
12. Affordances
?
Anytime / Anywhere
Agency and choice re sharing
Accessible on mobile App
Affordable because Google is FREE
Student managed rather than institutional LMS
A changing educational landscape
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15. Process
Active self-assessment in a line
Wordle using Google forms
Google docs in class
Away in placements
Feedback & sharing
Engagement in the
vacuum
18. Students’ feedback…
Learnt to respect the work of others
Very helpful / beneficial
New online skill
Importance of sharing
information
19. Ch
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Student buy-in
Trust in sharing
Time commitment re online feedback
Logistics
Google accounts in place
Sharing of docs and folders
Digital fluency of students
Variation in internet connection
Preparedness for the unexpected
e.g. Cuban students with Spanish G Drive
Teaching resources – assistance
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22. Online engagement
“
… universities will need to manage
the look, feel, and overall
characteristics
of virtual and online environments
with
as much deliberation and care as we
manage physical space.
Katz, R. 2008, The gathering cloud: Is this the end of the middle? The tower and the cloud:
Higher education in the age of cloud computing.
“When technology is used in higher education, it usually reinforces didactic teaching
methods that carefully control access to expert knowledge.”
Philosophy of collaboration:
Microsoft:”Divide and conquer” one person uploads and makes changes
Apple: Personal sharing of computing between different spaces eg tablet and desktop
Context
First time
Technology enhanced learning (TEL)
Director of the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research