connie k. varnhagen department of psychology varn@ualberta
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Putting It All Together: An Instructor’s Perspective on Designing, Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Instructional Technology. Connie K. Varnhagen Department of Psychology [email protected]. Enhancing Teaching and Learning?. Needs Assessment and Analysis - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Putting It All Together:An Instructors Perspective on Designing, Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Instructional Technology
Connie K. VarnhagenDepartment of [email protected]
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Enhancing Teaching and Learning?
Needs Assessment and AnalysisFinding and/or Developing ContentImplementationEvaluation
Guide to Distributed Learning
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Enhancing Teaching and Learningor An All Consuming Endeavor?Guide to Distributed LearningThe Doomsday Machine
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Needs Assessment and AnalysisPressure to use new technologiesAdministrationStudentsResearch results
Cmon, cmon -- its either one or the other.
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Pressure from AdministrationBy the Year 2005...
The university of Alberta will incorporate a learner-centred instructional model which integrates multi-media and technology-based delivery methods with traditional classroom instruction to serve students who are locally, regionally, nationally and globally based. This model will feature a variety of opportunities for lifelong learning.Report of the senate task force on technology and learning, September, 1995 (http://www.ualberta.Ca/~senate/exec_summary.Html)
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Pressure From StudentsWhat do students want?Lecture notesCourse scheduleSyllabusPractice quizzesStudy guideE-mail to instructorLess importantInteractive modules, links, discussion, e-mail to students
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Research on Teaching and LearningWell prepared lectures are associated with better lecture notesSimulations and demonstration lead to better comprehension of the associated concepts than verbal and/or pictorial descriptionsOnline course components dont hurt and can help
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Finding and/or Developing ContentMUST align pedagogical goals with functions of the technologye.g., overheads are immediately updateable and allow for spontaneitySearch for content before developing contentRepositoriesText book publishersTeaching journalsWebColleagues
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Developing ContentGet helpPedagogical TechnologicalEvaluation and Instructional DesignGrossly overestimate the time it will take to develop contentDevelop a research component
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ImplementationBe prepared for anythingTechnologyPersonal responseBe open with the classRationalize innovationRequest feedbackHumor helpsBe firm with implementation strategy
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EvaluationNeed for formative as well as summative evaluationStudent course evaluationsFaculty Evaluation Committee
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Formative and Summative EvaluationConsult with Evaluation Group Get ethics approvalMid-course evaluation(s)Focus group feedbackSummative questions along with (or after) course evaluationConsider peer consultation
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Student Course EvaluationsInnovation associated with lower than normal course evaluationsPrepare students for the innovationRationaleReinforcementBe gracious under fireDevelop multifaceted course evaluation procedures with Chair
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Faculty Evaluation CommitteeMust have Chair supportGood idea to have tenure as wellFollow through on research component of any development projectPrepare a dossier with specific emphasis on innovationDont overemphasize your innovation
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Continued InnovationOnce an innovator, always an innovatorShare your experiencesWith colleaguesAt University presentationsAt teaching conferencesThrough publications
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Great ResourcesATL Guide to Distributed Learninghttp://www.atl.ualberta.ca/dleweb/Web Guides and Tutorialshttp://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/ualberta/L2.cfm?c=1&s=72WebCThttp://www.ualberta.ca/WEBCT/University Teaching Serviceshttp://www.ualberta.ca/~uts/
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Some Database RepositoriesCAREO http://careo.ucalgary.caMerlot http://www.merlot.org/Home.poLearnAlberta http://www.learnalberta.ca/Departmental ResourcesBioDITRL http://database.sunsite.ualberta.ca/pls/biod1/ditrl.homeITRL http://www.psych.ualberta.ca/~ITL/