Christopher Allen's teaching philosophy and approach to curriculum design in a hybrid (mixed online & face to face), flipped (lectures as homework, classes as activities) environment while teaching at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute @ pinchot.EDU in the MBA in Sustainable Systems program.
Engaging Students: Modes of Communication: Text, Type or SkypeGuidedPath
Students are in constant motion, and advisors must be too, in order to stay in touch. Learn principles of communication with your students- ways to reach them where they live- on their phones.
Featuring report by The McCann Group: The Truth About Youth, with tips for connecting to generation "C", and three universal motivations for youth that transcend all countries.
Engaging Students: Modes of Communication: Text, Type or SkypeGuidedPath
Students are in constant motion, and advisors must be too, in order to stay in touch. Learn principles of communication with your students- ways to reach them where they live- on their phones.
Featuring report by The McCann Group: The Truth About Youth, with tips for connecting to generation "C", and three universal motivations for youth that transcend all countries.
Can we imagine assessment mechanisms that encourage discovery, ones not designed for assessing learning but designed for learning through assessment? Much of our work in education resists being formulated as neat and tidy outcomes, and yet most assessment takes the complexity of human interaction within a learning environment and makes it “machine readable.” When learning is the goal, space should be left for wonder and experimentation.
A keynote based on two blog posts:
Why I Don't Grade: https://www.jessestommel.com/why-i-dont-grade/
How to Ungrade: https://www.jessestommel.com/how-to-ungrade/
State Assessment Liaisons Reflect on Faculty CaptureTom Drummond
Institutional development leaders at each community college viewed the capture of the college faculty's discussion of the student learning group on representing dissociation. Making Learning Visible. College Teaching. tomdrummond.com
State Assessment Liaisons View Student LearningTom Drummond
Institutional development leaders at each community college viewed the capture of the student learning group on representing dissociation. Making Learning Visible. College Teaching. tomdrummond.com
A joint keynote with Sean Michael Morris at the Dream 2019 conference in Long Beach, California.
It is urgent we have teachers, it is urgent we employ them, pay them, support them with adequate resources; but it is also urgency which defines the project of teaching. In a political climate increasingly defined by its obstinacy, anti-intellectualism, and deflection of fact and care; in a society still divided across lines of race, nationality, religion, gender, sexuality, income, ability, and privilege, teaching has an important (urgent) role to play.
Preventing Boundaries in Online Education Through Social Connectedness and a ...coachfeliciab
Poster presented at Stanford University's Psych One Conference, July 14, 2016. This presentation offers resources that can foster Social Connectedness and a Collaborative Spirit in courses (specifically, online courses).
Fostering interaction and engagement continues to be a primary concern in the digital classroom. This session explores two models of leveraging pedagogical support staff to improve course design as well as student retention, engagement, and performance. First, initially established at CU Boulder for talented students interested in STEM education, the Learning Assistant model hires undergraduates to assist faculty in redesigning and teaching courses. Second, the CU Denver School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) leverages graduate students from its own Instructional Learning Technologies (ILT) program to partner with faculty in co-constructing the online student experience. This session reveals how these partnerships encourage instructors to stretch their own ideas and notions, reexamine their courses, create alternative student spaces for learning, and emphasize collaboration.
The original capture of a learning group of first year general chemistry students working on representing sodium sulfide in water was shown to faculty from many disciplines at another college. This, too, was taped and converted into slides and dialogue. Making Learning Visible. College Teaching. tomdrummond.com
A relatively non-technical introduction to Bitcoin and its underlying technology the Blockchain. The opening presentation for summer 2015 Blockchain University courses.
A proficiency model for creating instructional design objectives and to empower students in their own learning. It is a hybrid model based on principles from Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of ‘Flow’. This model has four basic +1 stages: unlearned, basic familiarity, practiced proficiency, mastery, and reflective competence.
Can we imagine assessment mechanisms that encourage discovery, ones not designed for assessing learning but designed for learning through assessment? Much of our work in education resists being formulated as neat and tidy outcomes, and yet most assessment takes the complexity of human interaction within a learning environment and makes it “machine readable.” When learning is the goal, space should be left for wonder and experimentation.
A keynote based on two blog posts:
Why I Don't Grade: https://www.jessestommel.com/why-i-dont-grade/
How to Ungrade: https://www.jessestommel.com/how-to-ungrade/
State Assessment Liaisons Reflect on Faculty CaptureTom Drummond
Institutional development leaders at each community college viewed the capture of the college faculty's discussion of the student learning group on representing dissociation. Making Learning Visible. College Teaching. tomdrummond.com
State Assessment Liaisons View Student LearningTom Drummond
Institutional development leaders at each community college viewed the capture of the student learning group on representing dissociation. Making Learning Visible. College Teaching. tomdrummond.com
A joint keynote with Sean Michael Morris at the Dream 2019 conference in Long Beach, California.
It is urgent we have teachers, it is urgent we employ them, pay them, support them with adequate resources; but it is also urgency which defines the project of teaching. In a political climate increasingly defined by its obstinacy, anti-intellectualism, and deflection of fact and care; in a society still divided across lines of race, nationality, religion, gender, sexuality, income, ability, and privilege, teaching has an important (urgent) role to play.
Preventing Boundaries in Online Education Through Social Connectedness and a ...coachfeliciab
Poster presented at Stanford University's Psych One Conference, July 14, 2016. This presentation offers resources that can foster Social Connectedness and a Collaborative Spirit in courses (specifically, online courses).
Fostering interaction and engagement continues to be a primary concern in the digital classroom. This session explores two models of leveraging pedagogical support staff to improve course design as well as student retention, engagement, and performance. First, initially established at CU Boulder for talented students interested in STEM education, the Learning Assistant model hires undergraduates to assist faculty in redesigning and teaching courses. Second, the CU Denver School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) leverages graduate students from its own Instructional Learning Technologies (ILT) program to partner with faculty in co-constructing the online student experience. This session reveals how these partnerships encourage instructors to stretch their own ideas and notions, reexamine their courses, create alternative student spaces for learning, and emphasize collaboration.
The original capture of a learning group of first year general chemistry students working on representing sodium sulfide in water was shown to faculty from many disciplines at another college. This, too, was taped and converted into slides and dialogue. Making Learning Visible. College Teaching. tomdrummond.com
A relatively non-technical introduction to Bitcoin and its underlying technology the Blockchain. The opening presentation for summer 2015 Blockchain University courses.
A proficiency model for creating instructional design objectives and to empower students in their own learning. It is a hybrid model based on principles from Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of ‘Flow’. This model has four basic +1 stages: unlearned, basic familiarity, practiced proficiency, mastery, and reflective competence.
Raph Koster's keynote at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in 2007. It is about the core elements of "deep structure" that go into making something fun -- particularly web apps and social media. This slidecast is constructed from the slides and mp3 available at raphkoster.com.
53 Takeaways From The Wolf Of Wall Street's London SeminarSean McPheat
Most people have seen the film by now and know exactly what this man, Jordan Belfort, has done in the past.
As a way of repaying the people he has stolen from in the past – Belfort now travels around the world and delivers motivational speeches and gives advice on how to sell effectively to people (ethically too!)
I attended his seminar in London at the Excel Centre and here is what I took away from it…
The world is shrinking because of globalization. Is this something we should be grateful for or sad about?
More themed slides: https://slideshop.com/Themed-Slides
23 Killer Questions To Use With Your ProspectsSean McPheat
Asking quality questions and really listening to the answers are in my book of two of the most important skills you need to master.
Here are 23 great questions that you can use to get yourself closer to the sale.
Leadership and Social Change: A Capstone ePortfolio PerspectiveEric Kaufman
AAC&U conference presentation: Capstone courses have proven to be a valuable experience in leadership education as well as a valuable tool for programmatic assessment. Within the capstone course, ePortfolios are an excellent tool to collect evidence, reflect on coursework, and apply formal class concepts to nonformal experiences. This session highlights the frame-work for a capstone course and ePortfolio requirement for Virginia Tech’s undergraduate minor in Leadership and Social Change. Results include anecdotal evidence of student learning within the academic minor and include direct attention to the capstone course objectives. ERIC KAUFMAN, Professor; and RICHARD RATEAU, Assistant Professor of Practice—both of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
New Education Labs for New Realities (revised)Douglas Schuler
Educational Labs help students (and conveners) develop creativity, collaborative skills, leadership, and other important skills for 21st Century realities. This workshop presents ed-labs in general using a new framework and the Civic Intelligence Research and Action Lab (CIRAL) that I convened at the Evergreen State College. Students in CIRAL collaborate in small groups on research and action projects that the students create and implement with quite a bit of autonomy.
Social networking gives teachers an opportunity to engage students in questioning and learning outside the composition classroom. This presentation will showcase how we can use social media as an extension of the classroom to teach students research tactics and conventions, ultimately encouraging students to become informed participants in online communities.
Proposing a model for the incremental development of peer assessment and feed...Laura Costelloe
Abstract
Literature suggests that a crucial element of peer assessment is feedback; through giving and receiving feedback, peer assessment works to engage student learning on a deeper level (Liu and Carless, 2006; Topping, 1998). Equally, the ability to give and receive feedback and to critique have been recognised as important life skills beyond the classroom that are applicable to work contexts. Given this reality, learning how to give constructive feedback should be viewed as ‘an essential generic skill’ (Cushing et al, 2011: 105).
This presentation reports on a model for an incremental trajectory for building confidence and competence in peer assessment and feedback for Higher Education learners. The model was developed from a case study of a postgraduate programme in an Irish Higher Education context. Arising from a small-scale study incorporating a combination of student feedback, teacher observations and informed by relevant literature (for more detail on the methodology underpinning the development of the model see Egan and Costelloe, 2016), the model recognises that giving and receiving peer feedback is not an innate skill and that learners require a scaffolded approach to develop the requisite skills (Adachi et al, 2018; Cassidy, 2006). This presentation focuses specifically on the ‘peer feedback’ component of the proposed model and outlines how the model might support incremental skill development, particularly (i) the ability to assess others, (ii) the ability to give and receive feedback and (iii) the ability to make judgments. The model suggests that learners should firstly become comfortable engaging in self-assessment tasks, which should incorporate a form of feedback from a more competent other. From here, self-assessment and peer-assessment should commence to allow the learner to understand how a peer may perceive elements of assessment and feedback differently. Following this, group-to group peer assessment and feedback is encouraged, as this can enhance confidence in judgement and communication of feedback. From this point, one-to-one and one-to-group peer assessment and feedback can commence.
We argue that such an approach encourages the use of peer assessment as and for learning, whereby students are gradually scaffolded - through various formative “low stakes” assessment tasks and activities - to develop the ability to provide formative peer feedback. While the model requires further testing and validation, it offers a pathway for practitioners for the incremental development of peer assessment and feedback skills.
From the Salon to the Agora:Using Online Social Networks to Foster Preservice Teachers’ Membership in a Networked Community of Praxis. Justin Reich, Meira Levinson, and William Johnston; Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
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Smart Signatures—Experiments in Authentication (Stanford BPASE 2018 final)Christopher Allen
My presentation on Smart Signatures on 2017-01-24 at the Stanford Blockchain Protocol Analysis and Security Engineering 2018 Conference https://cyber.stanford.edu/bpase18
Forging Self-Sovereign Identity in the Age of the Blockchain - Christopher Al...Christopher Allen
Presentation by Christopher Allen of Blockstream on self-sovereign decentralized identity, confidentiality, privacy, and human rights at Milan Bitcoin Meetup on April 11, 2017. Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0-oXpp6yrM&t=5m7s
Creating a game together is a great tool for teams to establish a shared language and to discover aspects of collective experience that can foster innovation. The reason is that games can be defined as “A Playful Journey to Success” — the processes of innovation, entrepreneurship and education are all also Journeys to Success. Thus by designing a game, we are modeling future successful journeys for ourselves.
A powerful tool in our pedagogy toolbox are discussion assignments using Moodle forums as activities.
This presentation demonstrates what they are for, how to configure them for your course, some best practices and warnings.
This presentation is CC-BY-SA, and the PDF may be downloaded. For the original Keynote files contact me.
Cooperative gaming—tabletop lessons for online gamesChristopher Allen
My talk from GDC Next in LA, on November 6th, 2013.
ABSTRACT: In the past decade, cooperative games have become an important category for tabletop play. Best-sellers like Pandemic and Flash Point: Fire Rescue are just the tip of the cooperative iceberg, with dozens more filling game store shelves. Meanwhile, in the online computer game field, quests and character specialization imply cooperative play, but the games don't necessarily embed cooperative mechanics in their code. This session will bridge that gap by highlighting specific tabletop mechanics that encourage, support and even limit cooperation, and suggest how they can be used in online games. It will do so using many references to specific tabletop games.
TAKEAWAYS: Attendees will learn about the design of cooperative elements in tabletop games, including cooperation styles and anti-cooperative incentives. They will be able to discuss basic cooperative theory, including elements of limited communication, hidden information and costly assistance. Finally, they will be able to apply these tabletop lessons to online design.
Marcos Moulitsas Zúniga (@Marcos) founder of the blog DailyKos.com, and author of "Taking on the System" was our guest in our class "Using the Social Web for Social Change" in the green MBA at BGIedu. Topics include blogging, social change, occupy wall street, online communities, and political tactics.
Slidecast (slides + audio) on the topic of memes and memetics. An excerpt from an online lecture in the sustainable MBA program at BGIedu in the class "Using the Social Web for Social Change".
Presentation for the live Elluminate session for week one of the 2010 BGI (Bainbridge Graduate Institute) course "Using the Social Web for Social Change". Topics included Shared Language, Social Web Definitions, Social Bookmarking & Collaborative Discovery.
Online Personal Branding—Session 1 (BGIedu 2010-07-21)Christopher Allen
Presentation first session of the Online Personal Branding Workshop in Summer 2010 BGIedu Social Web series. Topics included Personal Brand, "The Future You", Self-Promotion vs Change Agent, Four Kinds of Privacy, Readings, Discover Your Brand, Tag Exercise, Branding Buddy, Online Branding Worksheet, Tree of Life.
Presentation a BGIedu (Bainbridge Graduate Institute) alumni workshop "Introduction to the Social Web". Topics included Shared Language, Definitions of Social Web, Social Networking, Social Media, Web 2.0, Blogs, etc.
Week 7 Using The Social Web For Social Change - Elluminate (#bgimgt566sx)Christopher Allen
Presentation for the live Elluminate session for week 7 of the BGI (Bainbridge Graduate Institute) course "Using the Social Web for Social Change". Topic "Motivations for Participation and Change" including Science of Influence, Influence & Ethics, Cialdini’s Six Principles, BJ Foggs Persuasive Design Process, etc.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
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Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
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• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
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3. MyTeaching Philosophy
I prefer to practice and teach
collaboration
Including skills of participation,
engagement, affinity, association, and
community
My management philosophy is
“Manage the environment not the
people”
Thus I my teaching philosophy is
“Create an environment for learning”
4. MyTeaching Philosophy
I teach my students these principles,
and I try to use them myself:
“Perfection is the enemy of the good”
“Ship early and often”
“Fail fast”
I practice design & system thinking:
“Design is the fundamental soul of a
human-made creation”
— Steve Jobs
“Transcend the linear and there is the
possibility of bringing vision to fruition”
— Peter Senge
5. MyTeaching Philosophy
I am a big believer in iteration
“Many small iterations is better then a
big one”
Rapid feedback cycles are essential
“Fix sooner then later”
“Use both amplification and
attenuation”
6. MyTeaching Philosophy
Techniques of Persuasion & Influence
are applicable to teaching
In particular, Cialdini’s six ethical
principles of influence can be powerful
Reciprocity
Liking
Social Proof (Consensus)
Authority
Commitment & Consistency
Scarcity
The can be more ethical as they do not
require coercion or power
7. MyTeaching Philosophy
It is important to have storytelling
elements in my classes
Faces & evocative images with
emotional context can pull students
back into the story
I put more effort into beginnings and
endings
If you get the student’s attention early it
is easier to keep it going
If you launch students back out with
positive energy, it will sustain them until
they meet again
9. SimpleVersion
The simple version is a cycle staring with
establishing orientation, then scan, focus,
act, and ending in reflection
10. DeeperVersion
This is the same model, but with more details
derived from aspects of other learning models
11. Iterative
I am a big believer in iteration
“Many small iterations is better then a big
one”
My model is ideally deeply iterative
More of a spiral then a circle
Rapid feedback cycles are essential
“Fix sooner then later”
Feedback at multiple levels
Session
Weekly
Learning Module
Quarter
Cross-Year from Alumni
14. Models
I have adopted the use of many teaching,
learning theory and team models:
Bybee’s Five E’s
Bloom’s RevisedTaxonomy
Gagne’s Nine Steps
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Merrill’s Components
Davidson’sWheel of Participation
Co-operative Learning
Habits of Mind
Coaching Models
Neuro-Cognitive Research
Learning Ecology
Ladder of Learning Mastery
Drexler-SibbetTeam Performance
Time-Place Model
16. Work withTAs to make changes to week to address
unique needs of this class, update readings & assignments,
select from Learning Journals quotes to support learning
objectives.
Orient » Before Week
17. Read /View Weekly Readings
Do Assignments
Post in “Beat” Blog
Virtual Meeting Activities
ProjectTeam Meetings
Read /View Pre-Virtual Meeting Readings
Post Professional Learning Journal Entry
Act » Thursday – Sunday
Focus » Wednesday
Scan » Monday-Tuesday
18. Assess assignment grades and student progress, review
kaizen, and reflect on learning journals and student
outcomes
Reflect » After Week
19. Review and update learning objectives, review prior year
student feedback & “advice to new students”, send survey
to one-year alumni, and prepare pre-course student survey
Orient » Before Quarter
20. Collaborative creation of social web site or social video to
effect change, iterative improvement and constructive
criticism
Create a number of forms of social media. Survey of
techniques and offer critical discussion on effectively
influencing change using the social web
Experience the essential tools and techniques of the social web,
with both a practical and theoretical basis
Act » Weeks 8-11 & December
Intensive
Focus » Weeks 5–7 & November
Intensive
Scan » Weeks 1–4 & October Intensive
21. Iterative improvement, constructive criticism of the course
itself. Each student posts a "post-mortem", corrects open
documents, offer suggestions on how to improve the
course and advice to new students.
Reflect » Weeks 12 & After Quarter
Review and update learning objectives, review prior year
student feedback & “advice to new students”, send survey
to one-year alumni, and prepare pre-course student survey
Orient » Before Quarter
22. Weekly Outline
Week Subject
1 Introduction to the Social Web: Shared Language and Collaborative Discovery
2 The Social Web Online vs. Offline: Identity, Reputation & Privacy; Personal Brand
3 The Blogosphere, Social Networks & Micro-Blogging
4 Participatory Media: Wiki, Wikipedia, and Collaborative Editing
5 Memetics: The power of Social Video & Viral Media
6 Analytics: Understanding the Audience
7 Motivations for Participation and Change: Ethics, Values, Power and Propaganda
8 Ambient vs. Immersive Media: Video, Podcasts, VR, Online Games, Mobile Apps
9 Social Change Projects (Thanksgiving)
10 Designing and Maintaining Online Communities
11 Scaling Social Change
12 Life-Cycle of Teams, Constructive Criticism, Rapid Iteration, Post-Mortem
23. CREATING S USTAINING
1.
Orientation
WHY
am I here?
2.
Trust
Building
WHO
are you?
3.
Goal
Clarification
WHAT
are we doing??
5.
Implementation
WHO does WHAT,
WHEN, WHERE?
7.
Renewal
WHY
continue?
model
TM
Team Performance
Drexler/Sibbet
4.
Commitment
HOW
will we do it?
6.
Hig h
Performance
WOW!
Team Performance &
Time Place Model
How to useTeam Performance Model
withTime-Place
Face-to-Face
Virtual Session
Asynchronous
Face-to-Face
24. Time-Place & Bloom’s How to use Bloom’s to decideTime-Place
Asynchronous
VirtualSession
Face-to-Face
Asynchronous
28. CrossingYears
Before each year I review with my
TAs the previous year’s student end-
of-quarter feedback, post-mortem
learning journal posts, and “advice to
new students”
29. Advice to New Students
Name
Redacted
“1.Take advantage of the amazing expertise
available in the class.Your classmates, some of
them, are unbelievably well versed in navigating
social media and have been doing it for years.
2…explore the gold mine that is YouTube. In my
post-mortem blog post I have links toYouTube
videos on how to embed aYouTube video in your
blog, how to edit in iMovie, and how to set up
Google Analytics.You could start with those.”
Sample Slide
30. CrossingYears
Before each year I review the
previous year’s student end-of-
quarter feedback, and “advice to new
students”
I also survey the alumni of the course
that took the class one-1/2 years ago
31. Alumni Survey
“First off, thanks for reaching out and asking, never heard from
anywhere else in BGI since graduating except when they are asking
for money…
* How have you used the information from our class to benefit your work
in the last year?
I have helped two companies work on their social media plan,
interesting since the culture in Spain is rather different around these
tools than here in the US…
*What else should we have taught?
I also think that the mobile aspect of social media needs to be
included with the impressive penetration of smartphones. Finally I
believe it would be a great time to have a portion of the class
devoted to how social media is used to great big social change
(middle east examples).”
Name
Redacted
Sample Slide
32. CrossingYears
Before each year I review the
previous year’s student end-of-
quarter feedback, and “advice to new
students”
I also survey the alumni of the course
that took the class one-1/2 years ago
I survey the incoming students
33. Who are we?
Who are we?
There are 34 students:
24 are Hybrid MBA students
9 Auditing
1 is getting a Ph.D., 1 is “choose
your own adventure”
19 are 3Year students
14 are men, 20 are women
16 are in Seattle Area, 7 are
Portland Area, 7 elsewhere
All but 2 are Pacific Time Zone
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34. CrossingYears
Before each year I review the
previous year’s student end-of-
quarter feedback, and “advice to new
students”
I also survey the alumni of the course
that took the class one-1/2 years ago
I survey the incoming students
And I prepare quotes from the
survey to demonstrate student
“intent” and to show that we are
listening
35. Participation in Social
Media
“I want to come away compelled to up my
involvement in social media. So far, I have avoided
Twitter because I do not have an interest in selling
my brand when I have nothing to sell. I don't wish
to read about other people's lives or get random
updates and add to this social traffic. I fully
recognize there are more productive ways to
participate, and that's what I'd like to learn more
about.”
Name
Redacted
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37. Using Learning Journals
Before eachVirtual session I require a
post from each student in their
learning journal
Describe something important new that
you learned last week or is relevant to
the current week's topic.
Pose a question from one of your
readings that would lead to fruitful class
discussion — a discussion you are
prepared to lead, if called upon
38. Using Learning Journals
I use these Learning Journal
assignments in a variety of ways
Assessment of learning issues
39. Blogging Challenges
“Some of my challenges were wanting to have
enough material to write about. I was also
concerned about privacy and how much
information I was comfortable revealing about
myself online. My largest challenge so far, however,
is blogger. I don't like the interface, and it's not
functioning like it should.”
Name
Redacted
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40. Using Learning Journals
I use these Learning Journal
assignments in a variety of ways
Assessment of learning issues
Answer student’s unanswered questions
41. Question:
Writing for your Audience
“Van Fossen makes a good point about understanding
the audience.A post riddled with obscure references can
alienate even the most sympathetic audience....However,
I feel that changing my writing style would have been a
form of self censorship, and would have denied my
authenticity, and where is the value in a bowdlerized
( there I go again, sorry), posting from a fake me?
Name
Redacted
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42. Using Learning Journals
I use these Learning Journal
assignments in a variety of ways
Assessment of learning issues
Answer student’s unanswered questions
Have student’s answer each other
43. Answer:
Writing for your Audience
“In my ‘Beat Blog’ I am writing about ocean conservation.
I am not a marine biologist, nor am I an ocean ecologist. I
am working hard to present myself as a person who is
passionate about ocean conservation issues and at the
same time I am attempting to build a reputation in this
arena. I want to make a difference in this field, and this
weeks reading have taught me a valuable lesson.After
reading this week ‘Are you ReallyWriting for your Audience’
I will be mindful about making cultural references that
my audience might not understand.”
Name
Redacted
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44. Using Learning Journals
I use these Learning Journal
assignments in a variety of ways
Assessment of learning issues
Answer student’s unanswered questions
Have student’s answer questions
Sometime answer with answers from
previous year’s students
45. Advice to New Students
Name
Redacted
!
“Trust the process, even the icky parts. Like Nike
says,‘Just Do It!’ Take the ship early/often and fail
fast messages to heart.You will not die alone under
a bridge for having a typo in your blog, an irrelevant
comment, or whatever else might have you
concerned.”
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46. Using Learning Journals
I use these Learning Journal
assignments in a variety of ways
Assessment of learning issues
Answer student’s unanswered questions
Have student’s answer questions
Sometime answer with advice from
previous year’s students
Ask advance questions for guests
47. Speak With OneVoice
Name
Redacted
“You devote Chapter 4 to "Reinvent the Street
Protest." I'd be curious to get a general overview of
your thoughts around the Occupy Wall Street
Movement and to see what, if anything, you would
rewrite in this chapter given the movement's current
progress (or lack thereof, given your perspective)
Particularly, the idea of "speak with one voice.”
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48. Using Learning Journals
I use these Learning Journal
assignments in a variety of ways
Assessment of learning issues
Answer student’s unanswered questions
Have student’s answer questions
Sometime answer with advice from
previous year’s students
Ask advance questions for guests
Share overcoming obstacles
49. Privacy
Name
Redacted
“my worst fear came true and it was a "safe test"
that my head did not turn around backwards
exorcist style as I expected.
…
I used to hate the whole notion of being "public"
on here and in just a few short weeks later I feel
empowered enough to let go of self limiting
expectations”
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50. Using Learning Journals
I use these Learning Journal
assignments in a variety of ways
Assessment of learning issues
Answer student’s unanswered questions
Have student’s answer questions
Sometime answer with advice from
previous year’s students
Ask advance questions for guests
Share overcoming obstacles
Model best exemplars and best
practices
51. A Personal Brand Example
“I am a systems thinking educator who brings forward the
hopes and dreams of future generations
I am a holistic systems thinking educator
I teach by clarifying and synthesizing great knowledge
My True Purpose is to: Educate others to be self-aware,
creative, compassionate, systems thinking change agents.”
Name Redacted
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52. Using Learning Journals
I use these Learning Journal
assignments in a variety of ways
Assessment of learning issues
Answer student’s unanswered questions
Have student’s answer questions
Sometime answer with advice from
previous year’s students
Ask advance questions for guests
Share overcoming obstacles
Model best exemplars and best
practices
Share Joy & Passion
55. Pre-Session Assignments
Before each session (Intensive or
Virtual) I require a selection of pre-
readings, slidecasts, videos, or short
assignments
Ideally I should say something about
WHY each selection is important — For
instance, I add Keyquotes to readings
56. SLIDECAST: Allen, Christopher
(2010)Slideshare.net. Retrieved from
http://www.slideshare.net/
ChristopherA/social-
networking-5429019
“BGI & Social
Networking”
KEYQUOTE: “Networks of only
strong ties are not efficient nor
robust. Studies show that
information diffusion is more
efficient through weak ties. More
jobs come from weak ties. More
relationships come from weak ties.
Strong ties breed local cohesion,
however, lead to overall
fragmentation. Weak ties, often
denounced as alienation, are the
key to large communities”
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57. Pre-Session Readings
Should be about ~1 hour, something
that students can do easily
I also ask participants to post some
first thoughts in Learning Journal
During the session I will randomly
ask a participant to summarize their
thoughts on one of the advance
readings
I will also quote useful first thoughts
from Learning Journals
58. Power of Weak Links
“The strong links in my world are easy to understand and
value.Where the readings made a difference for me was in
shifting my understanding of weak links. In some ways I
have been turned off by the idea of assigning the term
"friends" to people I barely know, or who are only
connected because we know someone in common. It feels
phony and dis-connected from reality.....
….The readings helped me to shift my focus away from
the odd choice of words to a more powerful concept
that describes varying levels of interconnection, how
group size impacts trust and leadership, and the actual
power of weak links.”
Name
Redacted
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68. Opening Circle
“Circle” models a physical world
behavior, reminding them of culture
and shared community
It is a pre-session exercise, causing
participants to be more on time and
more engaged at start of session
It teaches basic virtual session skills
It is an icebreaker that changes mode
of thought from viewer to participant
70. Check In
“Check In” allows the participants in
the session to feel listened to and
appreciated
We ask typically an provocative or
inspiring question
There isn’t enough time to do this in
Collaborate so we use Google Docs
You can do this in less then 5 minutes
as everyone simultaneously edits
We have had many as 75 edit the
Check In at the same time.
71. Check In
Type a few words into the
GOOGLE DOCS SHARED
NOTES a next to your name:
a few words on how you are
feeling tonight
a few words about a topic
you are excited to learn
about this quarter
a few words on something
you learned this week
a few words about a
concern
If you comment on someone
else, use different colors
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75. Shared Notes
We also use the Google Docs for
Shared Notes
It can be useful to ask someone to be
focused on Share Notes, but best to
encourage all to participate
If someone is focused, swap them
with someone else after 20-30
minutes
People who miss meeting can add to
Shared Notes while watching
recording
78. Breakout Rooms
OurVirtual Sessions uses
Collaborate which has the ability to
“break out” into separate rooms,
useful for many smaller team
discussions and exercises
You can bring back whiteboard
results from breakout rooms to
review in main room
Breakout rooms can still participate
globally by using the Shared Notes for
communication between rooms
81. Slidecasts
I make extensive use of slidecasts (i.e.
slides plus audio)
These are often used as pre-readings
If I lecture during a synchronous
session (Intensive orVirtual) for more
then 5-6 minutes, I consider recording
it for a slidecast
I sometimes use sound fromVirtual
Session recordings, but quality isn’t as
good.
Slidecast services are evolving. I
convert slide casts to video.
82. Case Study (breakout):
Participation & Engagement
Design a highly participatory and
engaging group activity (for a class or
workshop).
Think about:
How will you engage the disengaged?
How will you get everyone to
participate?
What are [your] barriers to
participation and full engagement?
Use Shared notes!
Plan on presenting (optionally on
your white board)
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83. Breakout
Have your 150 word bios
handy and ready to read. Take
turns in your groups:
Read aloud your bio to the
group
Ask the group:
+/Δ feedback?
what was evocative?
what needs to be
improved?
Feel free to “copy/paste”
your bio into the google
doc and so your group-
mates can visually see your
work as well
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86. Post-It – Groups
List in the Collaborate G
Shared Notes a few your
online groups, in particular
groups in some way
associated with the goals
and mission of BGI or you
have a leadership role in?
(one per line)
the group name
the number of people
your role in each group
Photo credit: iStockPhoto
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87. Post-It – Form
Write in the Collaborate
G Shared Notes for each
of your online groups, the
form of the group:
ME serves the individuals
WE serves the group
or NETWORK
Photo credit: iStockPhoto
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88. Post-It –
Inequality
Write in the Collaborate
G Shared Notes for each
of your online groups, the
nature of the Participation
Inequality of the group:
9-1
90-9-1
900-90-9
Photo credit: iStockPhoto
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89. Post-It – Roles
Write in the Collaborate
G Shared Notes for each
of your online groups, what
you would now call your
leadership role in the
online group?
Photo credit: iStockPhoto
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90. Post-It – Size
Problems
Write in the Collaborate
G Shared Notes for each
of your online groups, list
any group size problems.
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93. Random Pitch
You see Jill six months
after graduation.
She asks, “what have you
been up to?”
What do you say?
30 seconds!
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94. On Engagement
I recently read in an article that
disengagement costs 450-550 billion
dollars per year in the USA. Companies
like amazon will actually be incentivising
their disengaged employees to leave. What
do you think about this? Do you think it
will be effective?
Gagan Kaur
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95. Interactivity
Ideally every 6-7 minutes
A variety of techniques
Post-It exercise
Many more techniques and exercises
are available
Book:“75 e-Learning Activities” by Ryan
Watkins
Book:“The Online Learning Idea Book”
Book & Blog:“Game Storming”
Website:“Innovation Games”
97. Kaizen
We do a quick Kaizen at the end of
every session
At Intensives we take about 5-10
minutes
DuringVirtual Sessions we use the
Shared Notes for Kaizen in about 2
minutes!
98. Kaizen
Type into the Shared Notes
:
“+” what is working &
favorite parts of the class
“Δ” what is not working
& parts that need
changes
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104. Definitions Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation
Bloom’s
Definition
Remember
previously
learned
information.
Demonstrate an
understanding of
the facts.
Apply knowledge
to actual
situations.
Break down
objects or ideas
into simpler parts
and find evidence
to support
generalizations.
Compile
component
ideas into a new
whole or
propose
alternative
solutions.
Make and defend
judgments based
on internal
evidence or
external criteria.
Verbs Arrange
Define
Describe
Duplicate
Identify
Label
List
Match
Memorize
Name
Order
Outline
Recognize
Relate
Recall
Repeat
Reproduce
Select
State
Classify
Convert
Defend
Describe
Discuss
Distinguish
Estimate
Explain
Express
Extend
Generalized
Give example(s)
Identify
Indicate
Infer
Locate
Paraphrase
Predict
Recognize
Rewrite
Review
Select
Summarize
Translate
Apply
Change
Choose
Compute
Demonstrate
Discover
Dramatize
Employ
Illustrate
Interpret
Manipulate
Modify
Operate
Practice
Predict
Prepare
Produce
Relate
Schedule
Show
Sketch
Solve
Use
Write
Analyze
Appraise
Breakdown
Calculate
Categorize
Compare
Contrast
Criticize
Diagram
Differentiate
Discriminate
Distinguish
Examine
Experiment
Identify
Illustrate
Infer
Model
Outline
Point out
Question
Relate
Select
Separate
Subdivide
Test
Arrange
Assemble
Categorize
Collect
Combine
Comply
Compose
Construct
Create
Design
Develop
Devise
Explain
Formulate
Generate
Plan
Prepare
Rearrange
Reconstruct
Relate
Reorganize
Revise
Rewrite
Set up
Summarize
Synthesize
Tell
Write
Appraise
Argue
Assess
Attach
Choose
Compare
Conclude
Contrast
Defend
Describe
Discriminate
Estimate
Evaluate
Explain
Judge
Justify
Interpret
Relate
Predict
Rate
Select
Summarize
Support
Value
Bloom’sVerbs
There are many lists of verbs associated with
each of the Bloom levels
113. Proficiency Goals
My hybrid model for sharing
proficiency expectations.
We don’t always need to go to “Doh!”
“Duh!”
Unawareness
“Hum!”
Awareness
Unlearned
(unconscious
incompetence)
“Doh!”
Learning/Change
Basic Familiarity
(conscious
incompetence)
Practiced Proficiency
(conscious
competence)
Mastery
(unconscious
competence) “Wow!”
Second Nature
114. Proficiency Goals
Example of overall Learning Objectives
for my class “Digital Influence”
“Duh!”
Unawareness
“Hum!”
Awareness
Unlearned
(unconscious
incompetence)
“Doh!”
Learning/Change
Basic Familiarity
(conscious
incompetence)
Practiced Proficiency
(conscious
competence)
Mastery
(unconscious
competence) “Wow!”
Second Nature
Digital Skills
& Online
Tools
Speak
Authentically
Influence and
Persuasion
Affect Digital
Influence
130. Learning Styles
Gregorc 4MAT
Concrete Random
•divergent
•experiential
•inventive
Type 4 Dynamic
•creating and acting
•usefulness and application
of learning
Concrete Sequential
•task oriented
•efficient
•detailed
Type 3 Common Sense
•think and do
•active, practical
•making things work
Abstract Sequential
•intellectual
•analytical
•theoretical
Type 2 Analytical
•reflect and think
•observers who appreciate
lecture methods
Abstract Random
•imaginative
•emotional
•holistic
Type 1 Imaginative
•feel and reflect
•create and reflect on an
experience
Gregorc’s & 4MAT
Learning Styles
Two interesting learning styles models
that are closely aligned
148. Solution Box
The MGTaylor SolutionBox combines these three
models, giving a more complete “meta” picture of the
stages in a project
149. Solution Box
Each of the SolutionBox cubes offers a “voice”, i.e.
“The SolutionBox voice of this document:
VISION • STRATEGY • DESIGN
150. Cialdini’s Tactics of
Influence
Don’t forget that we as educators
we are influencing students, so use the tactics
Commitment
& Consistency
Reciprocity
Liking
Social Proof
Authority
Scarcity
INFLUENCE
151. How to Work
Age of Distraction
This is something I teach, though
I don’t believe this list is complete