ipads as a virtual communication tool
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This workshop was presented at the #iPadSummit at the American Embassy School, New Delhi, India.TRANSCRIPT
Robert Appino @rappin01 www.rappino.com
iPads as a Virtual Communication iPads as a Virtual Communication ToolTool
#theipadsummit
Session 1: http://todaysmeet.com/ipadsummit
Session 2:
What is your name, school and position?
Session 1: http://todaysmeet.com/ipadsummit
Session 2:
What is something exciting happening in
your classroom or school?
What is something about yourself that you would
like to share with everyone?
Some students enjoy speaking up
in class while others don't.
Objective:
to encourage educators to try different ways to reach their students through different modes of class discussions.
Essential Question:
How can we use technology as a differentiated platform for
students to share their ideas?
What do you think this picture is communicating to the audience?
Research
Student Participation
Face-to-Face Discussions
compared with
Virtual Discussions
Face-to-Face Discussions
Virtual Discussions
21 Students14 Boys & 7 GirlsFace-to-Face Discussions in Classrooms
What is the effect of virtual discussions on students' participation and sense of belonging?
Comfortable
Literature
Jarmon, Lim and Carpenter (2009) "Introduction Pedagogy, Education and Innovation in Virtual Worlds"
say virtual worlds will be used more for teaching and learning in the future.
Friedman, Karniel and Dinur’s (2009) study “Comparing Group Discussion in Virtual and Physical Environments"
found that students had a higher number of on-topic discussions in the physical discussion setting versus the virtual discussion setting (p. 290).
anonymous
virtual discussions provided more
opportunities for quieter
students.
-Carnegie’s (2003, “Teaching a Critical Understanding of Virtual Environments”
Carnegie acknowledges that, “[t]he biggest advantage [of virtual discussions] was for students who were shy, self-conscious, or intimidated in face-to-face group meetings” (2003, p. 63).
http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/
Susan Cain @ TED: The Power of Introverts
§Susan Cain (2012) confirms this idea by explaining that ‘quiet’ students feel comfortable collaborating in an “online
working group” which is similar to a virtual discussion because “it is a
form of solitude” which better meets
the needs of more introverted learners (p. 111).§
Safety Behind the Screen
Solitude
Wang and Woo’s (2007) study “Comparing Asynchronous Online Discussions and Face-to-Face Discussions in a Classroom Setting” said, “[i]n terms of authenticity,
face-to-face discussions were more real and authentic than in-class online discussions because participants could talk to each other in real time, see their facial expressions and clarify matters immediately” (p. 282). In this aspect, face-to-face discussions were regarded as more superior to online discussions.
Wang and Woo (2007) also said that “online discussions were more comfortable, less aggressive and offered more equal opportunities for group members to voice their opinions” (p. 282).
Participation increased
in virtual discussions
Quality of participation also
increased during virtual discussions
Discussion findings
says that for iGeneration kids “social connections are EVERYTHING”.
http://drlarryrosen.com/
•Comfort Behind the Screen
Students are “more comfortable with sharing ” through virtual writing - Dr. Larry Rosen
Beyond the Screen
Integrate virtual discussions into your
classrooms
Variety
Some Tools for Virtual DiscussionsTry these to see what works best for you
Building a community in your classrooms using Critical Friends Group (CFG) Protocols
How could you integrate virtual discussions into a lesson?
Work time (20 min)
Turn and talk
What do you think would be
the challenges of integrating virtual discussions in the classroom?
Share our progress
What is something you learned from this
workshop?
Cain, S. (2012). Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking. New York: Crown Publishers.
Carnegie, T. A. (2003). TeachingaCritical Understandingof Virtual Environments. Business Communication Quarterly, 66(4), 55-64.
Friedman, D., Karniel, Y., & Dinur, A. L. (2009). Comparing Group Discussion in Virtual and Physical Environments. PRESENCE by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 18(4), 286-293.
Jarmon, L., Lim, K. Y., & Carpenter, B. S. (2009). Pedagogy, Education and Innovation in 3-D Virtual Worlds. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, 2(1), 3-4.
Ligorio, M. B., Cesareni, D., & Schwartz, N. (2008). Collaborative Virtual Environments as Means to Increase the Level of Intersubjectivity in a Distributed Cognition System. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 40(3), 339-357.
Wang, Q., & Woo, H. L. (2007). Comparing asynchronous online discussions and face-to-face discussions in a classroom setting. British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(2), 272-286.
References
Behind the iPad Screen by Geoffery Kehrig http://www.flickr.com/photos/looking_and_learning/8331845320/ SSIS Campus images by rappinoSpeaking Up & Raising my hand image by rappinoResearch Human Rights Faces image by rappinoTrees by Mark Sebastian http://www.flickr.com/photos/markjsebastian/506960906/sizes/l/in/photostream/Balloons by Tim Geers http://www.flickr.com/photos/timypenburg/5097328888/sizes/l/in/photostream/Literature by sweet_redbird http://www.flickr.com/photos/18261299@N00/4806782675/sizes/z/in/photostream/ important: by Valerie Everett http://www.flickr.com/photos/valeriebb/290711738/sizes/z/in/photostream/Mask by zigazou76 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zigazou76/6824175422/sizes/c/in/photostream/Minecraft Solitude: by rappino View from the Top by C.M Keiner http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmkeiner/5230441693/sizes/l/in/photostream/Speaking Up by HowardLake http://www.flickr.com/photos/howardlake/5540462170/sizes/l/in/photostream/
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Essential Question:
How can we use technology as a differentiated platform for
students to share their ideas?
Robert Appino @rappin01 www.rappino.com
iPads as a Virtual Communication iPads as a Virtual Communication ToolTool
#theipadsummit