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#Blend13 Workshop: Supporting Blended Learners #blended62255
This document summarizes a workshop on supporting blended learners' development of social and connected skills through digital pedagogy. The workshop covered how digital skills are needed to support blended learners, including exploration, connection, curation, collaboration and openness. It discussed assessing technology needs, determining resources, piloting projects, and evaluating outcomes. The goal was to help participants develop plans to support blended learning on their own campuses through strategic use of technology and digital skills.
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- 1. Supporting Blended Learners’ Needto Develop Social & Connected Skills through Digital Pedagogy @laurapasquini June 8, 2013 Blended Learning Conference #blend13 Milwaukee, WI
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- 6. Workshop Overview Part I: DigitalSkills Needed to Supported Blended Learners Coffee Break Part II: Technology Assessment, Implementation & Planning 6
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- 8. Image c/o CRUSTINA!http://www.flickr.com/photos/crustina/3196036316/ Tell me what you want to learn today…
- 9. New Media EcologyRealities • Media & gadgets are everywhere • Internet = center of the revolution • Easy communication • Anywhere & anytime • Multitasking = norm • More change to come • (Raine, 2007) Flickr photo c/o of Dryicon
- 10. “Over 94% of undergraduate,graduate, a nd 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
- 11. Image c/o LukeMahan http://www.flickr.com/photos/kremovich/4471473109/ Web 2.0 #SocialMedia Social Web New Media #SM Transmedia Emerging Tech
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- 13. “Students experience an increasingneed 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
- 14. Image c/o TheOut Sourcing Company http://www.theoutsourcingcompany.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/idea.jpg There must be others ways to support our students
- 15. Required for Today’sBlended Learners: 1.Exploration 2.Connection 3.Curation 4.Collaboration 5.Openness
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- 20. Dr. Alec Couros(@courosa) & #eci831
- 21. Play = “thetension between the rules of the game and the freedom to act within those rules” (Thomas & Seely Brown, 2011)
- 22. How do you support EXPLORATION onYOUR campus? Image from http://thesituationist.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/istock-social-network.jpg
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- 26. Exploration… Use your imagination Createtime to play Find a new way of learning Embrace alternatives Participate in learning Perform knowledge
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- 52. Curation & archiving… Information News& events Social streams Images & Videos Class discussions Collaborative efforts
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- 54. Turn to yourneighbour… Share WHO you collaborate with on your campus?
- 55. Is this reallyactive & engaged learning?
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- 60. To Ask Questions& Disucss
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- 62. Are you having fun yet? Thenwhy bother? @JeffJackson
- 63. Collaborative works… Group projects Sharedwriting Common learning spaces Team development Collective assignments Aggregated knowledge
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- 66. Don’t Be ASharing Fail Whale.
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- 70. Digital Scholars • @mweller… The Ed Techie 70
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- 74. • Lurking islearning (at first) • Give credit where it is due Be creative • Engage & participate • Find where you want to SHARE • Note the “rules” of netiquette • Participate! Encourage Open Learning
- 75. You cannot alwayswait for the perfect time. Sometimes you must dare to jump.
- 76. Coffee Break • 30minutes • Return for • Planning for • Blended • Learners 76
- 77. Workshop Part II •TechnologyAssessment & Planning Ways to Support Blended Learning 77
- 79. Needs Assessment 1. DetermineAdvising Technology Goals 2. Determine Resources 3. Create, Design, and Edit 4. Pilot the Project 5. Review and Evaluate 6. Update and Development
- 80. The Iceberg Effect ©Mark Smiciklas Intersection Consulting
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- 83. What Do YOUWant to Improve for Blended Learning? -Goal Setting -Reviewing the Technology Assessment -Plan – Action Items to Return to Campus 83
- 84. Created by @Ekutsko& @equalman http://youtu.be/ZQzsQkMFgHE
- 85. Flickr photo c/ohoodlumper “Focus on connecting with the people, and the tools will all make sense.” ~Chris Brogan
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- 87. • External Stakeholders –Outside partners – Campus or regional regulations/requirements – Consultants – Vendors • Internal Stakeholders – Students – Staff – Faculty – other Who is sitting at your planning table?
- 88. • Brainstorm • Collaborative •Shared workspaces • Meeting schedule • Ask questions early • Review ideas • Consider all options • THE BIGGEST PART OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION IS THE PROCESS! Plan to Plan
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- 90. Think-Pair-Share: How do youcurrently Assess Blended Learning Or Technology Use at your Institution?
- 91. • Intake/Follow upsurveys • Use of current advising services • Applications/mobile apps • Tracking on website or LMS • FAQ use • Social media metrics/insights • Advising notes database • Institutional research Current Assessment
- 92. • Reach outto peers & colleagues • Ask other departments on campus • Planning groups at your institution • Review campus environments with similar student demographics • Leaders are readers - REVIEW! • Affiliations off campus to consult • Professional organizations Research
- 93. • Time Costs –Staff position/job descriptions – Advising schedule – Project timeline • Financial Costs – Funding – Grant vs. sustainable funds – Other • Unplanned costs – Campus buy in Cost Analysis
- 94. Reaction: Did they likeit? Usability: Did they use it? How? Easy? Behavior: Is there a changed behavior? Difference in service provision? Student reaction? Results: Is there an overall advising benefit? Adopted from Kirkpatrick’s Model for Training Evaluation (1994) Evaluation
- 95. Understanding Your Advising Resources • Assessmentof current unit needs • Identifying gaps in service • Identifying target population • Utilizing effective assessments • Evaluation of current program, model, and/or practice in your advising unit
- 96. Determine Technology Goals •What are the technology needs of the department or campus system? • What are the long-term goals of the program What are the objectives for learners • Are there gaps and needs with current technology being used? • Can these gaps and needs be addressed with technological resources? Step 1 Overview
- 97. • Who shouldbe a member of the design/development team? • What are the available resources to support the technological needs? • How will online resources be researched? • Who will experiment with these technology resources? Step 2 Overview Determine Resources
- 98. Resources -Colleagues -Campus experiences -Conference connections -Recommendedreading -Organizational opportunities
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- 104. Develop an Identity Doyou like spam? Students don’t either. What is your office brand? What information do you need to convey to students? Start with these questions, and then add in personality and variety. @julieclarsen
- 106. “...technology could beused much more strategically than is currently undertaken to commit students to their academic life.” The Horizon Report 2012 Dahlstrom, de Boor, Grunwald, & Vockley, 2012
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- 108. Editorial Calendar andContent Assessment @julieclarsen
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- 112. Flickr photo c/odsearls We Need to Move Beyond These.
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- 114. Change in higher educationis NOT NUTS!
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- 117. Crowdsourcing Google Docs, Wikis,Social Networks, Skype/G+ Hangouts, Dropbox… OH MY!
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- 120. Use of socialmedia 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.
- 121. ACE: Academic &Career Explorer • AA & CC Online peer buddy • www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aacc/ac e/
- 122. To ACE, OrNot To ACE? • The Question: • How can we connect our services & optimize resources? • The Focus: • Make connections to AA & CC and UTSC resources • The Time Line: • Get Started Orientation, Summer 2008 • The Target Audience: • Incoming UTSC Students
- 123. ACE: Learning Outcomes •Incoming UTSC students will: o orient themselves to the campus o connect with resources & services o transition into university life o join a collaborative community o learn about UTSC via weekly topics o ask helpful questions o connect with other students on campus
- 124. Where to Now,ACE? • Future Plans: • Hire “peers” & work with students • Marketing & promotional tools • Connect to other students: upper year • Survey: needs & service gaps? • Learning experience: keep? leave? • More fun! (themes, events, etc)
- 129. Consider... Connecting to peers Savingtime to play Finding new ways of learning Embracing alternatives Being a participant Modeling social media use
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- 133. Measure & Assess Reaction: Didthey like it? Usability: Did they use it? How? Easy? Behavior: Is there a changed behavior? Difference in service provision? Student reaction? Results: Is there an overall advising benefit?
- 134. ANALYTICS -Google -Blog reads -Social NetworkAnalysis -Twitter search Hashtags Institution/Office name Social Grow -Content Management Bufferapp.com Bottlenose.com SocialBro.com
- 138. Final Thoughts… • No"Magic Bullet" • Failure leads to success • Participation is key • Collaborate & connect • Share resources • Keep evaluating your learner needs
- 139. Flickr photo c/ofuriousgeorge81
- 140. about.me/laurapasquini Laura.Pasquini@unt.edu Stay connected#blend13 http://bit.ly/blended62255