This document summarizes a presentation by Dr. Kelvin Thompson on engagement and connection tools. It provides an annotated list of engagement strategies and technologies discussed, including clickers, polling apps, Google Docs, wikis, and social media. It also covers challenges of embracing openness online, managing information flows, practicing connected learning, and helping students become connected learners. Resources and guidance are offered in each of these areas.

1. The Power of Engagement and
Tools for Connecting
Kelvin Thompson, Ed.D.
University of Central Florida
@kthompso #FSI2015
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2. http://bit.ly/thompson_fsi2015
Primitive audio recording of the session:
http://bit.ly/audio_thompsonfsi2015
Video recording of the session (hosted by University of Illinois):
http://bit.ly/video_thompsonfsi2015

3. “L'Ennui” by L'Orso Sul Monociclo on Flickr CC BY 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/reallyterriblephotographer/4840194234
A Story

4. Human Moments
those moments when we feel connected to
someone or something outside of ourselves and
in the presence of what matters
Edward Hallowell, M.D.

5. Hallowell’s Human Moments by kthompso404 on Flickr CC BY 2.0 License
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53256849@N05/7691997840

6. “Pencil art” by Nalini Prasanna on Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nalinicprasanna/484601255
Another
Story

7. “Grr argh” by Porphyria Poppins on Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/porphyria/3206687559
And
Another…

8. “Crowd” by James Cridland on Flickr CC BY 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/613445810

9. UCF Student Evaluation Protocol
• Feedback
• Interest in learning
• Use of class time
• Organization
• Continuity
• Pace of course
• Assessment of your
progress
• Texts and supplemental
material
• Description of objectives
• Communication
• Expression of
expectations
• Availability to assist
• Respect and concern
• Stimulation of interest
• Facilitation of learning
• Overall assessment

10. Facilitation of learning
Communication of ideas
Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor
Then...
The probability of an overall rating of Excellent = .97 &
The probability of an overall rating of Fair or Poor =.00
If...
A Decision Rule for the Probability of UCF Faculty Member
Receiving an Overall Rating of Excellent (n=1,280,890)
Respect and concern for
students
Used with Permission. UCF Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness

11. Read More About It
Reading List: Rehumanizing Through Technologies
http://bit.ly/readinglist_rehumanizing

12. Non-scored activity
Scored activity
A Range of Student Engagement
A Range of Student Engagement by Dr. Kelvin Thompson available at http://bit.ly/rehumanizing_slides is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US.

13. Caveats
• Samples are illustrative, not exhaustive
• Tweet (or whisper) your non-listed favorite
• Check out http://topr.online.ucf.edu for more
• Stay tuned for additional technologies

14. Attention
“Focus” by Ryan Racca on Flickr CC BY-ND 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/raccatography/8038855203

15. Attention: Suggested Technology
• Finding Visual Content
– Wylio (Creative Commons image search engine)
http://www.wylio.com
– TED Ed (search videos by academic subject)
http://ed.ted.com
• Read more at http://bit.ly/topr_imagesright

16. Involvement
“Involved” by kthompso404 on Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/drkelvinthompson/17521124053

17. Involvement: Suggested Technology
• Content
– “GoogleJockeying” within class session
• http://bit.ly/googlejockey_description
• Questions/Input
– Clickers
– PollEveryWhere or Socrative
http://polleverywhere.com or http://socrative.com
– Online “One Minute Paper” using Form in Google
Docs
• See http://bit.ly/sample_feedbackform
• Read more at http://bit.ly/topr_minutepaper

18. Participation
“Shouldering the Load in Haiti” by dvidshub on Flickr CC BY 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dvids/2864418311

19. Participation: Suggested Technology
• Input/interaction
– Backchannel for class
– See video case study “Twitter Experiment”
http://bit.ly/twitter_casestudy
– Clickers, Polling, Online Questionnaires
– Generate/up vote good questions
• Google Moderator, Quora, etc.
http://sli.do or http://www.quora.com
• Read more at http://bit.ly/topr_micropost

20. Contribution
“Stone Soup” by Theresa Thompson on Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theresasthompson/5039309194

21. Contribution: Suggested Technology
• Diigo (social bookmarking site)
http://diigo.com
• Twitter
http://www.twitter.com
– public microblogging site
• Others
– Facebook
– Edmodo
– LinkedIn
• Read more at http://bit.ly/topr_pblnetwork

22. Active Learning
“Isaiah Medina and Corrie Peterson at Trenton Public Library” by NJ State Library on Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/njlibraryevents/15539980979

23. Active Learning: Suggested Technology
• Google Docs (collaborative)
http://docs.google.com
• Office 365 (similar to Google Docs)
http://bit.ly/office365_info
• Public wiki (collaborative web space)
http://pbworks.com
• Media Production
– Jing (screen capture)
http://techsmith.com/jing
– iMovie/Windows MovieMaker
– Audacity (audio recorder)
• Read more at http://bit.ly/topr_wikiproject

24. Read More About It
Annotated List of Technologies
http://bit.ly/tools_survey

25. Instructional Transformation Model
Familiarization
Transformation
Reorientation
Integration
Utilization
Rieber and Welliver, 1989; Marcinkiewicz and Welliver, 1993; Hooper and Rieber, 1995

26. Attitude of a Learner

27. Learning Challenges to Consider
1. Get comfortable with openness
2. Embrace the infostream
3. Practice connected learning
4. Help students become connected
learners

28. Get Comfortable with Openness
• True Stories of Openness
http://stories.cogdogblog.com
• Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org
• Open Educational Resources (OER)
https://www.oercommons.org

29. Embrace the InfoStream
• Information as a flow or stream
– See danah boyd http://bit.ly/streamCSU
– Choose: fight, float, or navigate (McCarthy, 1991)
• Practice: Consuming, Curating, Contributing
– Establish access point(s) (e.g., Twitter)
– Take in, screening for relevance
– Mark for later use (e.g., “Favorite” in Twitter)
– Retrieve when needed

30. Practice Connected Learning
• Professional conferences good starting point
(e.g., resource sharing via official channels &
Twitter back channel)
• Form/engage with a Personal Learning
Network (PLN) See http://bit.ly/pln_intro
• Participate in a cMOOC
See http://bit.ly/mooclunch_resources01 for a
starting point

32. http://bit.ly/edtwitterchats

33. October is
Connected
Educator Month
http://connected
educator.org
has year-round
resources but
buzzes during
October

34. Help Students Become
Connected Learners
• Design activities for students to: Consume, Curate,
Contribute
– Model your own practice
– Establish a mini-Personal Learning Network (PLN)
– Set expectations (and scoring criteria?) for on-going
activity
– Encourage students to spin off their own PLN
• Scaffold with supporting resources
– Align with learning objectives
– Provide examples
– Link to how-to guides/tutorials

36. struggling by theparadigmshifter on Flickr CC By-NC 2.0 License
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theparadigmshifter/83716487

37. Please Follow-Up
Dr. Kelvin Thompson
@kthompso
kelvin@ucf.edu
http://about.me/drkelvinthompson
http://bit.ly/thompson_fsi2015