Promoting Student Access and Success Through Research
July 7, 2015 - 8:30am
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA)
Track: Blended Models & Course Design
Interactive Workshop - 210 minutes
Location: Governor's Square 14
Virtual Session
Session Duration: 210 Minutes
Workshop Session 1 & 2 (combined)
Abstract:
Participate in the development of a research model to support the National DETA Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Extended Abstract
Come help us develop a research model to facilitate cross institutional research on blended instruction. The future of blended learning should be driven by research-based instructional and institutional interventions as the result of cross institutional research impacting access, learning effectiveness, and student satisfaction.
To give you a little background, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will share their efforts in the establishment of the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. They seek to foster student access and success through evidence-based, cross-institutional online learning practices and technologies. Specifically, DETA looks to identify and evaluate effective course and institutional practices in blended and online learning, including competency-based education, for underrepresented populations through rigorous research.
This workshop looks to engage the blended learning community in assisting of the development of DETA's research agenda, including a research model for distance education and research toolkits that can be used by institutions across the country. Through collaborative group discussions, this workshop will look for participants to brainstorm and prioritize ideas around defining student success, identifying key research questions to drive future research, development of shared measures to be gathered by different institutions, creation of instrumentation, and more. The outcomes of this workshop will inform research conducted in 2016. Further, opportunities for community engagement, including funding to conduct cross-institutional research, will be discussed.
For more information on our efforts thus, see http://uwm.edu/deta/summit.
Come be a part of this exciting initiative!
Promoting Student Access and Success Through ResearchTanya Joosten
October 16, 2015 - 10:45am
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA)
Diane Reddy (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)
Track: Student Services and Learner Support
Featured Session
Location: Southern Hemisphere II
Session: Concurrent Session 10
Session Duration: 45 Minutes
Virtual Session
Abstract:
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee discusses promoting access and success of distance education students through research efforts. They will share their agenda in the establishment of the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
Conducting Research on Blended and Online Education, WorkshopTanya Joosten
Conducting Research on Blended and Online Education
October 14, 2015 - 8:30am
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA)
Nori Barajas-Murphy (University of La Verne, USA)
Track: Learning Effectiveness
Pre-Conference Workshop
Location: Oceanic 7
Session Duration: 3 Hours
Pre-Conference Workshop Session 3
This workshop consists of practice-based research planning activities to help you prepare for conducting research at the course or program level. Specifically, we will utilize the distance education research model developed by the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) to guide the development of research plans for blended and online. Attendees will walk away with a research agenda and the necessary tools to help them conduct research on their campus as part of the National DETA Research Center initiative.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) established a National Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA) Research Center in 2014 to conduct cross-institutional data collection with 2-year and 4-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) funded by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). UWM has partnered with the University of Wisconsin System, UW-Extension, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), and leaders across the nation to develop a research model. This model is to promote student access and success through evidence-based online learning practices and learning technologies.
The DETA Center looks to identify and evaluate effective course and institutional practices in online learning (including competency-based education) for underrepresented individuals (i.e., economically disadvantaged, adult learners, disabled) through rigorous research. Furthermore, although the research currently is focused on postsecondary U.S. institutions, the DETA Center looks to advance their work in K-12 and internationally -- all are welcome!
This workshop will prepare attendees to take a plan back to their own institution to successfully gather research on blended and online teaching and learning.
For more on DETA, visit http://www.uwm.edu/deta.
Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA)Tanya Joosten
The National Distance Education And Technological Advancement (DETA) Research Center Information Session
April 24, 2015 - 9:25am
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)
Track: Effective Teaching and Learning Pedagogy
Information Session
Location: Stateroom 1
Session: Concurrent Session 8
Session Duration: 50 Minutes
Abstract:
The presentation will share National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA) funded by the U.S. Department of Education research agenda, proposed research model for distance education, and opportunities for community engagement, including funding to conduct cross-institutional research.
Conducting Research on Blended and Online Education: A Research ToolkitTanya Joosten
An ELI Short Course delivered on May 16th, 2016.
This session consists of practice-based research planning activities to help participants prepare for conducting research at the course or program level. Specifically, we will utilize the distance education research toolkit developed by the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) to guide the development of research plans for blended and online learning. Attendees will walk away with a research agenda and the necessary tools to help them conduct research on their campus as part of the National DETA Research Center initiative. The DETA Center seeks to identify and evaluate effective course and institutional practices in online learning (including competency-based education) for underrepresented learners.
Objectives:
After participating in this webinar, participants will be able to:
Develop research questions
Clarify variables and measures
Identify data gathering techniques
Consider other actionable milestones necessary to conduct rigorous research
http://www.educause.edu/events/eli-webinar-conducting-research-blended-and-online-education
Promoting student access and success through researchTanya Joosten
Conference Keynote
"Promoting Student Access and Success Through Research"
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will share its agenda in the establishment of the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA). It seeks to foster student access and success through evidence-based, cross-institutional online learning practices and technologies.
https://www.qualitymatters.org/events/mid-atlantic-conference
Conducting Research in Blended and Online EducationTanya Joosten
A workshop at #WCET15 in Denver, CO
This hands-on workshop consists of practice-based research planning activities to help you prepare for conducting research at the course or program level. Specifically, we will utilize the distance education research model developed by the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) to guide the development of research plans for blended and online. Attendees will walk away with a research agenda and the necessary tools to help them conduct research on their campus as part of the National DETA Research Center initiative. The DETA Center looks to identify and evaluate effective course and institutional practices in online learning (including competency-based education) for underrepresented individuals (i.e., economically disadvantaged, adult learners, disabled) through rigorous research. This workshop will prepare attendees to take a plan back to their own institution to successfully gather research on blended and online teaching and learning. For more on DETA, visit http://www.uwm.edu/deta. The workshop will span two concurrent session blocks- part I, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. and part II, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bring your laptop or mobile device.
http://wcetconference.wiche.edu/sessions/conducting-research-blended-and-online
Promoting Student Access and Success Through ResearchTanya Joosten
October 16, 2015 - 10:45am
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA)
Diane Reddy (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)
Track: Student Services and Learner Support
Featured Session
Location: Southern Hemisphere II
Session: Concurrent Session 10
Session Duration: 45 Minutes
Virtual Session
Abstract:
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee discusses promoting access and success of distance education students through research efforts. They will share their agenda in the establishment of the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
Conducting Research on Blended and Online Education, WorkshopTanya Joosten
Conducting Research on Blended and Online Education
October 14, 2015 - 8:30am
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA)
Nori Barajas-Murphy (University of La Verne, USA)
Track: Learning Effectiveness
Pre-Conference Workshop
Location: Oceanic 7
Session Duration: 3 Hours
Pre-Conference Workshop Session 3
This workshop consists of practice-based research planning activities to help you prepare for conducting research at the course or program level. Specifically, we will utilize the distance education research model developed by the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) to guide the development of research plans for blended and online. Attendees will walk away with a research agenda and the necessary tools to help them conduct research on their campus as part of the National DETA Research Center initiative.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) established a National Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA) Research Center in 2014 to conduct cross-institutional data collection with 2-year and 4-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) funded by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). UWM has partnered with the University of Wisconsin System, UW-Extension, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), and leaders across the nation to develop a research model. This model is to promote student access and success through evidence-based online learning practices and learning technologies.
The DETA Center looks to identify and evaluate effective course and institutional practices in online learning (including competency-based education) for underrepresented individuals (i.e., economically disadvantaged, adult learners, disabled) through rigorous research. Furthermore, although the research currently is focused on postsecondary U.S. institutions, the DETA Center looks to advance their work in K-12 and internationally -- all are welcome!
This workshop will prepare attendees to take a plan back to their own institution to successfully gather research on blended and online teaching and learning.
For more on DETA, visit http://www.uwm.edu/deta.
Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA)Tanya Joosten
The National Distance Education And Technological Advancement (DETA) Research Center Information Session
April 24, 2015 - 9:25am
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)
Track: Effective Teaching and Learning Pedagogy
Information Session
Location: Stateroom 1
Session: Concurrent Session 8
Session Duration: 50 Minutes
Abstract:
The presentation will share National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA) funded by the U.S. Department of Education research agenda, proposed research model for distance education, and opportunities for community engagement, including funding to conduct cross-institutional research.
Conducting Research on Blended and Online Education: A Research ToolkitTanya Joosten
An ELI Short Course delivered on May 16th, 2016.
This session consists of practice-based research planning activities to help participants prepare for conducting research at the course or program level. Specifically, we will utilize the distance education research toolkit developed by the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) to guide the development of research plans for blended and online learning. Attendees will walk away with a research agenda and the necessary tools to help them conduct research on their campus as part of the National DETA Research Center initiative. The DETA Center seeks to identify and evaluate effective course and institutional practices in online learning (including competency-based education) for underrepresented learners.
Objectives:
After participating in this webinar, participants will be able to:
Develop research questions
Clarify variables and measures
Identify data gathering techniques
Consider other actionable milestones necessary to conduct rigorous research
http://www.educause.edu/events/eli-webinar-conducting-research-blended-and-online-education
Promoting student access and success through researchTanya Joosten
Conference Keynote
"Promoting Student Access and Success Through Research"
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will share its agenda in the establishment of the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA). It seeks to foster student access and success through evidence-based, cross-institutional online learning practices and technologies.
https://www.qualitymatters.org/events/mid-atlantic-conference
Conducting Research in Blended and Online EducationTanya Joosten
A workshop at #WCET15 in Denver, CO
This hands-on workshop consists of practice-based research planning activities to help you prepare for conducting research at the course or program level. Specifically, we will utilize the distance education research model developed by the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) to guide the development of research plans for blended and online. Attendees will walk away with a research agenda and the necessary tools to help them conduct research on their campus as part of the National DETA Research Center initiative. The DETA Center looks to identify and evaluate effective course and institutional practices in online learning (including competency-based education) for underrepresented individuals (i.e., economically disadvantaged, adult learners, disabled) through rigorous research. This workshop will prepare attendees to take a plan back to their own institution to successfully gather research on blended and online teaching and learning. For more on DETA, visit http://www.uwm.edu/deta. The workshop will span two concurrent session blocks- part I, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. and part II, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bring your laptop or mobile device.
http://wcetconference.wiche.edu/sessions/conducting-research-blended-and-online
Effectiveness of Blended and Online ProgramsTanya Joosten
My portion of the preso from:
Join Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director, as they moderate this special two-hour webinar hosted by the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative and Quality Matters. This webinar will provide you with examples and tools to craft plans that measure the effectiveness of your online/blended instructional programs and their impact on student learning and success. You will explore rubrics, hear about institutional efforts, and engage in activities that relate to quality assurance work. The purpose of the event is to understand some approaches to measure the effectiveness of online/blended learning programs:
Learn about national research efforts on quality assurance in online/blended environments
Gather ideas on demonstrating the efficacy of your online/blended learning implementations
Consider approaches for measuring the impact of online/blended programs within a specific institutional context
http://www.educause.edu/events/eli-webinar-measuring-effectiveness-onlineblended-programs
Promoting Effective Teaching and Learning Ecosystems via Research Proven Prac...Tanya Joosten
ELI Leadership Seminar, 2016, San Antonio TX
The ELI Leadership Seminar, "Promoting a Sustainable and Effective Teaching and Learning Ecosystem via Research Proven Practice," is an extended learning opportunity threaded throughout the annual meeting program. The goals for this seminar are to:
Enable quality teaching and learning through evidence-based faculty development to diffuse proven instructional interventions and practices
Discover ways to gather evidence using a research model for online learning, including key research questions driving inquiry
Explore different research designs (experimental and survey with data mining) for studying teaching and learning innovations
Develop a research plan for your program or institution that will assist in identifying effective instructional and institutional practices in blended and online learning
Identify potential methods of effectively engaging faculty in teaching and researching innovations in student learning
Learn about institutional mechanisms that can impact quality in teaching and learning, particularly in blended and online environments
Enable participants to network with peers interested in promoting effective teaching and learning through research on blended and online programming at universities
Participants, both new and experienced, will benefit from peer interaction and the opportunity to network and engage with leaders during small group discussions. Participants will meet with, share with, and learn from a cohort of peers from a wide range of positions supporting teaching and learning from different types of higher education institutions.
OLC Innovate: Why Isn’t There More Cross-Institutional Research?Tanya Joosten
Why Isn’t There More Cross-Institutional Research?
Date: Thursday, April 19th
Time: 8:45 AM to 9:30 AM
Conference Session: Concurrent Session 4
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)
Co-presenters: Rachel Cusatis (National Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements), Lindsey Harness (Distance Education and Technological Advancements)
Track: Research: Designs, Methods, and Findings
Location: Belmont A
Session Duration: 45min
Brief Abstract:
After conducting seven cross-institutional research studies in online learning and competency-based education, we will share what we have learned in the process and discuss ways to advance cross-institutional research.
“Promoting student access and success through research”Tanya Joosten
Presented at the University of Nebraska WorldWide Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Conference
Tanya Joosten will share the research agenda in the establishment of the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. DETA seeks to foster student access and success through evidence-based, cross-institutional online learning practices and technologies. Specifically, DETA looks to identify and evaluate effective course and institutional practices in online learning, including competency-based education, for underrepresented populations through rigorous research. The presentation will share DETA's purpose and research agenda, proposed research model for distance education, and opportunities for community engagement, including funding to conduct cross-institutional research.
The popular media tells us that we live in an age of disengagement. 21st century professors are told they need to design curriculum to support student success and create an engaging classroom whether it is face-to-face, online, or in a blended learning environment. Creating engaging learning environments with technology will be essential to embrace 21st century learners and their ever evolving learning styles. Information Technology is dedicated to this philosophy and embraces varying technologies and learning concepts with other institutions and with our own faculty to generate innovation with technology and learning engagement in tandem. Information Technology invites the Stevens community to explore how educators can use some of the tools such as apps, clickers, open education resources, mobile learning, collaborative learning platforms from Google Hangouts to Massive Open Online Courses, and embrace the engagement strategies of social media
Introduction to the joint JISC CETIS and Making Assessment Count project event on 2 February 2011. Background information and further reading on the topic of assessment feedback.
Using A Research Lens To Examine Your COVID-19 Pandemic ResponseTanya Joosten
FEATURED SESSION
Using A Research Lens To Examine Your COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Date: Tuesday, November 17th
Time: 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM
Conference Session: Concurrent Session 4
Session Modality: Virtual
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Track: Research, Evaluation, and Learning Analytics
Location: Zoom Room 1
Session Duration: 45min
Brief Abstract:
Using a recently developed research toolkit to drive our discussion, this session will help you identify meaningful research questions, variables, measures, instrumentation and other data collection tools, and data collection techniques to more effectively understand your and your institution’s response to providing instruction and support remotely during COVID-19 pandemic.
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the ORT University Institute of Education, Montevideo, Uruguay on 12 April 2016. It deals with the Innovating Pedagogy reports produced annually since 2012 by the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University (OU).
The ethics of MOOC research: why we should involve learnersRebecca Ferguson
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the FutureLearn Academic Network (FLAN) meeting at the University of Southampton, UK, on 2 December 2015. #flnetwork
This presentation was given at the OpenCourseWare Consortium Global Meeting in May, 2011. It describes some of the results from an evaluation project initiated by Open.Michigan in September 2010. Full results can be found at tinyurl.com/omevaluation.
Workshop run at the European Conference for e-Learning 2015 (ECEL 2015) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. The workshop included an introduction of both learning analytics and learning design, as well as an exploration of how these could be employed in MOOCs. Some of the group work was focused on the Agincourt MOOC run by the University of Southampton on the FutureLearn platform.
Talk by Rebeca Ferguson (Open University, UK, and LACE project).
The promise of learning analytics is that they will enable us to understand and optimize learning and the environments in which it takes place. The intention is to develop models, algorithms, and processes that can be widely used. In order to do this, we need to move from small-scale research within our disciplines towards large-scale implementation across our institutions. This is a tough challenge, because educational institutions are stable systems, resistant to change. To avoid failure and maximize success, implementation of learning analytics at scale requires careful consideration of the entire ‘TEL technology complex’. This complex includes the different groups of people involved, the educational beliefs and practices of those groups, the technologies they use, and the specific environments within which they operate. Providing reliable and trustworthy analytics is just one part of implementing analytics at scale. It is also important to develop a clear strategic vision, assess institutional culture critically, identify potential barriers to adoption, develop approaches that can overcome these, and put in place appropriate forms of support, training, and community building. In her keynote, Rebecca introduced tools, resources, organisations and case studies that can be used to support the deployment of learning analytics at scale
Give them what they want: Participatory approaches to developing anonymous as...Simon Davis
Presented at ALT-C 2015; https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2015/sessions/give-them-what-they-want-developing-a-flexible-anonymous-assignment-workflow-to-meet-diverse-needs-895/
Presentation given at SCONUL 2014, the summer conference of The Society of College, National and University Libraries, Glasgow, June 2014. The presentation focuses on frequently asked questions (FAQs) about learning analytics, with the emphasis on the role and perspective of libraries in this area.
Determining the Effectiveness of Your Faculty Development ProgramTanya Joosten
Date: March 17, 2014
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m. ET (UTC-4) convert to your time zone; Runs three hours.
Malcolm Brown and Veronica Diaz will moderate this online seminar with Tanya Joosten, Dylan Barth, and Nicole Weber from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
As the demand for blended and online learning opportunities increases, so does the need to ensure the quality of online education through faculty development programming. And with the increase in the diffusion of blended and online programming across higher education institutions, stakeholders are looking for ways to ensure the quality of the student experience and better understand the impact on student outcomes. Recently, many of us have been asked to provide evidence of the effectiveness of our faculty development programming: administrators are looking for a return on investment in faculty development to ensure quality in blended and online programming, as we are seeing decreases in state funding and enrollments, which leads to cut budgets. In order to for us to determine the effectiveness of our programming using a backwards design approach, we need to first understand what is a good online or blended course as well as what competencies are required of faculty to teach blended and online courses and how those can be best facilitated in a faculty development program. Then we can consider how to evaluate the impact on student outcomes.
This workshop will offer a collaborative and interactive opportunity to connect with colleagues to consider and construct how the effectiveness of faculty development programming can be determined and disseminated. A model of evaluation for a faculty development program will be shared.
Learning Objectives
By actively participating in this seminar, attendees will be able to:
Identify the characteristics of a good blended and online course, including the pedagogical model
Determine what elements and formats should be considered in designing a faculty development program
Share strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of your faculty development program at the course, program, and institutional levels from multiple perspectives, including students, colleagues, researchers, and administration
Understand how these steps fit into a model of evaluation for learning technologies and pedagogical innovation
Effectiveness of Blended and Online ProgramsTanya Joosten
My portion of the preso from:
Join Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director, as they moderate this special two-hour webinar hosted by the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative and Quality Matters. This webinar will provide you with examples and tools to craft plans that measure the effectiveness of your online/blended instructional programs and their impact on student learning and success. You will explore rubrics, hear about institutional efforts, and engage in activities that relate to quality assurance work. The purpose of the event is to understand some approaches to measure the effectiveness of online/blended learning programs:
Learn about national research efforts on quality assurance in online/blended environments
Gather ideas on demonstrating the efficacy of your online/blended learning implementations
Consider approaches for measuring the impact of online/blended programs within a specific institutional context
http://www.educause.edu/events/eli-webinar-measuring-effectiveness-onlineblended-programs
Promoting Effective Teaching and Learning Ecosystems via Research Proven Prac...Tanya Joosten
ELI Leadership Seminar, 2016, San Antonio TX
The ELI Leadership Seminar, "Promoting a Sustainable and Effective Teaching and Learning Ecosystem via Research Proven Practice," is an extended learning opportunity threaded throughout the annual meeting program. The goals for this seminar are to:
Enable quality teaching and learning through evidence-based faculty development to diffuse proven instructional interventions and practices
Discover ways to gather evidence using a research model for online learning, including key research questions driving inquiry
Explore different research designs (experimental and survey with data mining) for studying teaching and learning innovations
Develop a research plan for your program or institution that will assist in identifying effective instructional and institutional practices in blended and online learning
Identify potential methods of effectively engaging faculty in teaching and researching innovations in student learning
Learn about institutional mechanisms that can impact quality in teaching and learning, particularly in blended and online environments
Enable participants to network with peers interested in promoting effective teaching and learning through research on blended and online programming at universities
Participants, both new and experienced, will benefit from peer interaction and the opportunity to network and engage with leaders during small group discussions. Participants will meet with, share with, and learn from a cohort of peers from a wide range of positions supporting teaching and learning from different types of higher education institutions.
OLC Innovate: Why Isn’t There More Cross-Institutional Research?Tanya Joosten
Why Isn’t There More Cross-Institutional Research?
Date: Thursday, April 19th
Time: 8:45 AM to 9:30 AM
Conference Session: Concurrent Session 4
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)
Co-presenters: Rachel Cusatis (National Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements), Lindsey Harness (Distance Education and Technological Advancements)
Track: Research: Designs, Methods, and Findings
Location: Belmont A
Session Duration: 45min
Brief Abstract:
After conducting seven cross-institutional research studies in online learning and competency-based education, we will share what we have learned in the process and discuss ways to advance cross-institutional research.
“Promoting student access and success through research”Tanya Joosten
Presented at the University of Nebraska WorldWide Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Conference
Tanya Joosten will share the research agenda in the establishment of the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. DETA seeks to foster student access and success through evidence-based, cross-institutional online learning practices and technologies. Specifically, DETA looks to identify and evaluate effective course and institutional practices in online learning, including competency-based education, for underrepresented populations through rigorous research. The presentation will share DETA's purpose and research agenda, proposed research model for distance education, and opportunities for community engagement, including funding to conduct cross-institutional research.
The popular media tells us that we live in an age of disengagement. 21st century professors are told they need to design curriculum to support student success and create an engaging classroom whether it is face-to-face, online, or in a blended learning environment. Creating engaging learning environments with technology will be essential to embrace 21st century learners and their ever evolving learning styles. Information Technology is dedicated to this philosophy and embraces varying technologies and learning concepts with other institutions and with our own faculty to generate innovation with technology and learning engagement in tandem. Information Technology invites the Stevens community to explore how educators can use some of the tools such as apps, clickers, open education resources, mobile learning, collaborative learning platforms from Google Hangouts to Massive Open Online Courses, and embrace the engagement strategies of social media
Introduction to the joint JISC CETIS and Making Assessment Count project event on 2 February 2011. Background information and further reading on the topic of assessment feedback.
Using A Research Lens To Examine Your COVID-19 Pandemic ResponseTanya Joosten
FEATURED SESSION
Using A Research Lens To Examine Your COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Date: Tuesday, November 17th
Time: 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM
Conference Session: Concurrent Session 4
Session Modality: Virtual
Lead Presenter: Tanya Joosten (National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Track: Research, Evaluation, and Learning Analytics
Location: Zoom Room 1
Session Duration: 45min
Brief Abstract:
Using a recently developed research toolkit to drive our discussion, this session will help you identify meaningful research questions, variables, measures, instrumentation and other data collection tools, and data collection techniques to more effectively understand your and your institution’s response to providing instruction and support remotely during COVID-19 pandemic.
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the ORT University Institute of Education, Montevideo, Uruguay on 12 April 2016. It deals with the Innovating Pedagogy reports produced annually since 2012 by the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University (OU).
The ethics of MOOC research: why we should involve learnersRebecca Ferguson
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the FutureLearn Academic Network (FLAN) meeting at the University of Southampton, UK, on 2 December 2015. #flnetwork
This presentation was given at the OpenCourseWare Consortium Global Meeting in May, 2011. It describes some of the results from an evaluation project initiated by Open.Michigan in September 2010. Full results can be found at tinyurl.com/omevaluation.
Workshop run at the European Conference for e-Learning 2015 (ECEL 2015) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. The workshop included an introduction of both learning analytics and learning design, as well as an exploration of how these could be employed in MOOCs. Some of the group work was focused on the Agincourt MOOC run by the University of Southampton on the FutureLearn platform.
Talk by Rebeca Ferguson (Open University, UK, and LACE project).
The promise of learning analytics is that they will enable us to understand and optimize learning and the environments in which it takes place. The intention is to develop models, algorithms, and processes that can be widely used. In order to do this, we need to move from small-scale research within our disciplines towards large-scale implementation across our institutions. This is a tough challenge, because educational institutions are stable systems, resistant to change. To avoid failure and maximize success, implementation of learning analytics at scale requires careful consideration of the entire ‘TEL technology complex’. This complex includes the different groups of people involved, the educational beliefs and practices of those groups, the technologies they use, and the specific environments within which they operate. Providing reliable and trustworthy analytics is just one part of implementing analytics at scale. It is also important to develop a clear strategic vision, assess institutional culture critically, identify potential barriers to adoption, develop approaches that can overcome these, and put in place appropriate forms of support, training, and community building. In her keynote, Rebecca introduced tools, resources, organisations and case studies that can be used to support the deployment of learning analytics at scale
Give them what they want: Participatory approaches to developing anonymous as...Simon Davis
Presented at ALT-C 2015; https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2015/sessions/give-them-what-they-want-developing-a-flexible-anonymous-assignment-workflow-to-meet-diverse-needs-895/
Presentation given at SCONUL 2014, the summer conference of The Society of College, National and University Libraries, Glasgow, June 2014. The presentation focuses on frequently asked questions (FAQs) about learning analytics, with the emphasis on the role and perspective of libraries in this area.
Determining the Effectiveness of Your Faculty Development ProgramTanya Joosten
Date: March 17, 2014
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m. ET (UTC-4) convert to your time zone; Runs three hours.
Malcolm Brown and Veronica Diaz will moderate this online seminar with Tanya Joosten, Dylan Barth, and Nicole Weber from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
As the demand for blended and online learning opportunities increases, so does the need to ensure the quality of online education through faculty development programming. And with the increase in the diffusion of blended and online programming across higher education institutions, stakeholders are looking for ways to ensure the quality of the student experience and better understand the impact on student outcomes. Recently, many of us have been asked to provide evidence of the effectiveness of our faculty development programming: administrators are looking for a return on investment in faculty development to ensure quality in blended and online programming, as we are seeing decreases in state funding and enrollments, which leads to cut budgets. In order to for us to determine the effectiveness of our programming using a backwards design approach, we need to first understand what is a good online or blended course as well as what competencies are required of faculty to teach blended and online courses and how those can be best facilitated in a faculty development program. Then we can consider how to evaluate the impact on student outcomes.
This workshop will offer a collaborative and interactive opportunity to connect with colleagues to consider and construct how the effectiveness of faculty development programming can be determined and disseminated. A model of evaluation for a faculty development program will be shared.
Learning Objectives
By actively participating in this seminar, attendees will be able to:
Identify the characteristics of a good blended and online course, including the pedagogical model
Determine what elements and formats should be considered in designing a faculty development program
Share strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of your faculty development program at the course, program, and institutional levels from multiple perspectives, including students, colleagues, researchers, and administration
Understand how these steps fit into a model of evaluation for learning technologies and pedagogical innovation
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A Workshop: Promoting Student Access and Success Through Research
1. Promoting Student Access and
Success Through Research
Tanya Joosten
Co-Director and PI
National Research Center for
Distance Education and Technological Advancement
Director, eLearning Research and Development
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
@tjoosten, tjoosten@uwm.edu
slideshare.net/tjoosten
uwm.edu/DETA
2. How do we ensure all
students have access to a
quality higher education?
9. National Research Center for
Distance Education and Technological
Advancements (DETA)
Tanya Joosten, DETA Co-Director and PI, @tjoosten, tjoosten@uwm.edu
Diane Reddy, DETA Co-Director and PI, reddy@uwm.edu
slideshare.net/tjoosten
uwm.edu/deta/summit
#DETASummit
10. Year 1 goal: Develop research model
Outcomes
Research
questions
Framework
of inquiry
17. Area of investigation
guided by
overarching research
questions
•Gather pertinent
literature
Formulate
hypotheses to be
tested
• Identify variables and
their direction
Design study
• Develop measures and
instrumentation to test
hypotheses
Conduct the study
and analyze results
• Collect data and
analyze results across
institutions
19. In understanding student success in distance education,
we as a field need to have a consistent understanding of
student success across programs and institutions,
including identifying shared desired outcomes. In
considering this need, what are the research
questions that will assist us in identifying key
factors impacting these shared desired
outcomes to best enhance the understanding of
distance education across institutions and populations?
20. Research questions
What are the definitions of success from students’ perspective? 33
What are the different design components (content, interactivity,
assessments) that impact student learning?
29
What patterns of behaviors lead to increased student learning for different
populations?
26
How can we define and measure student success beyond traditional
outcomes?
25
What support structures are critical to providing quality access to online
instruction?
22
What is the currency of student learning beyond the existing credit hours? 22
What are the key components that promote a sustainable and an effective
teaching and learning ecosystem?
21
22. In consideration of the research questions
proposed in enhancing our understanding of
the key factors, what variables should be
included in the framework of inquiry to
help us answer these questions
surrounding distance education and
technological advancements?
24. Research toolkits
Shared measures –
Student performance is
based on numerical
representation of grade
converted to a 4.0 scale
received in the course on
assessments and as an
overall grade.
RQs - What are the
different design
components (content,
interactivity, assessments)
that impact student
learning?
30. Partners: UW-System, UW-Extension, Milwaukee Area Technical College, EDUCAUSE
Year Goals Activities
1-2
Develop National Distance Education and Technology
Advancements (DETA) research models for online
education
1. Host national summit
2. Determine desired outcomes
3. Establish framework of inquiry
4. Formulate measures
5. Establish research instrumentation
1-2
Implement technology systems for data collection,
storage, and retrieval
1. Develop protocols for data collection
2. Implement software for the collection of data
3. Establish guidelines for data storage
4. Develop protocols for data retrieval
5. Implement hardware and software for the storage and retrieval of data
2-3
Collect data by replicating research models at the
course, program, and institutional level
1. Produce research toolkits
2. Evaluate pilot grant proposal submissions
3. Engage research fellows in research projects
4. Ensure data collection addresses audiences of interest
2-3
Produce effective use cases for instructional
improvement to enhance student learning through
identification of success factors
1. Develop blueprints for best practices
2. Tag items for specific audiences
3. Develop rubric for course and program evaluation
2-3
Identify and disseminate success factors for
competency-based distance education
1. Conduct research on CBE
2. Develop best practices blueprints for CBE
3
Develop guidelines and a rubric for the diffusion of
technological advancements
1. Advance guidelines for technology diffusion
2. Develop technology evaluation rubric
1-3
Include disability in all aspects of the research goals 1. Embed disability specific questions/data fields within research instrumentation
2. Create curricular disability accessibility assessment tools
3. Identify which interventions impact learning for which type of disabilities
35. Step 1: What is…?
What is blended, hybrid, or flipped?
How is it different from face-to-face? online?
Please include references to institutional definitions or the
literature, if available.
blend15.wikispaces.com
37. A scholarly definition
At the 2005 Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning, the
following was adopted by the participants and will serve
as the accepted definition of blended learning for this
paper:
1. Courses that integrate online with traditional face-to-
face class activities in a planned, pedagogically valuable
manner; and
2. Where a portion (institutionally defined) of face-to-
face time is replaced by online activity [2]. (Picciano,
2006, p. 97).
41. Web-enhanced
0 - 20%
Blended
21 - 99%
Online
100%
Blended 1
21 - 50%
Online with
commensurate
reduction
in seat time
Blended 3
81 - 99%
Online with
commensurate
reduction
in seat time
Blended 2
51 - 80%
Online with
commensurate
reduction
in seat time
An institutional definition
42. Redefining your course
• F2F Online
• Low tech High tech
• Active Passive learning
• Integration Separation
44. Step 2: Measuring student success
What is student success?
How do you, your program, or your institution measure
student success, in particular in blended and online?
What are other indicators of success (maybe at the
program or institutional level)?
Optional: What is the role of the credit hour in
determining student success?
Please include references to institutional definitions or the literature, if available.
blend15.wikispaces.com
48. What is success?
Higher retention
Better grades
Satisfy students
More Learning
Enhance Engagement
Increase Enrollments
Save Money
Recover Space
49. What is your research question?
What variables will be examined? Define.
How will you measure the variable?
Who/How will the data be collected?
Who/How will the data be analyzed?
What tools or support do you need to
complete the research?
Step 3: What’s your plan, man?
Blend15.wikispaces.com
50. Choose one…
What are the definitions of success from students’ perspective? 1
What are the different design components (content, interactivity,
assessments) that impact student learning?
2
What patterns of behaviors lead to increased student learning for different
populations?
3
How can we define and measure student success beyond traditional
outcomes?
4
What support structures are critical to providing quality access to online
instruction?
5
What is the currency of student learning beyond the existing credit hours? 6
What are the key components that promote a sustainable and an effective
teaching and learning ecosystem?
7
52. Input Process Output
Students Interactivity Students/Faculty
Demographics Communication Learning
Age Engagement Satisfaction
Gender Social Presence Performance
Ethnicity Content
Student Status Assessment Course/Institutional
Data
Full time/Part time Retention
Employment Status Drop/Withdrawal Rate
Zip Code Grade
Course/Instructor
Evaluation
Course
Discipline
Course Level
Instructor
Mode of Delivery
Define and measure