The document discusses the implementation of digital tools to create a more humanized and connected learning environment, emphasizing the importance of active student participation and personalized feedback. It highlights key strategies for blended learning and underscores the significance of social presence and community interaction in online education. Surveys reveal that peer interactions enhance students' understanding and engagement within fully online courses.

1. HUMANIZING?
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2. The lens we use
informs our
understanding of
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3. How might I use
digital tools to
design a humanized
and connected
learning
experience?
How will I teach
a blended
class?

4. the simple addition of technology into a class
WHAT DOES WORK?
-blended learning-
WHAT DOES NOT WORK?

5. WHAT DOES WORK?
•Make students active learners
•Provide frequent, personalized feedback
•Foster critical analysis skills
•Turn students into content creators
•Connect classroom activities to the world outside the classroom
Using technology to:
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8. • Quick
• Disconnected
• Task-oriented
• Surface Learning
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9. • Contextual
• Connected
• Community-oriented
• Deep Learning
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13. student satisfaction
(Gunawardena & Zittle, 1997; Rovai & Barnum, 2003)
interaction
(Tu, 2000; Stein & Wanstreet, 2003)
depth of learning
(Picciano, 2002; Richardson & Swan, 2003;
Rovai & Barnum, 2003)
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15. Don’t be a robot.
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16. Your Presence Matters!

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Interactions are the core of community.
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19. - online student
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22. Makes me
feel connected
to my peers.
86%
n=109
“I feel like we got to know each other
better. I actually recognized a
classmate at my children's
Taekwondo class because of the
sound of her voice!”
Based on anonymous student surveys conducted by Michelle Pacansky-Brock. All students were enrolled in a fully online History of Photography community college class.
Slides by Michelle Pacansky-Brock CC-BY
Learning Out LoudLearning Out Loud

23. Listening to peers
increases my ability to
reach the learning
objectives.
95%
n=82
“Listening gave me a better
understanding of the material.
…you could actually hear the
passion in the speakers’
voices.…”
Based on anonymous student surveys conducted by Michelle Pacansky-Brock. All students were enrolled in a fully online History of Photography community college class.
Slides by Michelle Pacansky-Brock CC-BY
Learning Out LoudLearning Out Loud

24. When I spoke, I
remembered the
information better.
83%
n=82
“I found ... that I would ... unearth
more thoughts … as I spoke them out
loud while looking at the content, as
opposed to looking at the content,
forming an opinion, then looking at my
text as I wrote it.”
Based on anonymous student surveys conducted by Michelle Pacansky-Brock. All students were enrolled in a fully online History of Photography community college class.
Slides by Michelle Pacansky-Brock CC-BY
Learning Out LoudLearning Out Loud

25. ENGLISH
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26. MUSIC
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(sharedwithpermission)
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27. NURSING
JaimeHannans,CSUChannelIslands
(sharedwithpermission)
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