Creating effective eTEACH presentations

1. Creating effective eTEACH presentations Why and how to use eTEACH Gregory Moses Department of Engineering Physics Teaching & Learning Symposium University of Wisconsin-Madison May 31, 2007 Madison, WI

2. Outline • What is eTEACH? • Principles of teaching and learning • Getting started with eTEACH • Questions and discussion

3. What is eTEACH? • eTEACH is a web-based multi-media video presentation tool with powerful navigation features • eTEACH was originally developed as a Microsoft-centric research project • eTEACH 3.0 has been re-issued by DoIT as a multi-platform application

4. eTEACH in action—CS 310 Engineering Problem-solving with Computers • Extensive web content • Problem based • eTEACH lectures • Two labs per week • Individual lab – proctored quiz on past week’s team lab and current week’s content • Team lab – work on problems in 3-person teams, grade attendance (professionalism) • Three exams, 7 homework assignments CS310

5. Assessing Lecturing Learning Three elements to learning Conventional faculty view

6. Assessing Lecturing Learning Three elements to learning Actual result

7. Teaching Assessing Learning “You get what you grade”—student learning is driven by assessment Corollary: There is no “optional”.

8. Tools of the Trade—Bloom’s Taxonomy for Assessment • Knowledge—restate information • Comprehension—explain concepts • Application—apply information • Analysis—analyze a situation • Synthesis—integrate and diagnose • Evaluation—judge Know what you want your students to know and tell them what you want them to know.

9. Seven principles of good practice in undergraduate education • Encourages contact between students and faculty. • Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. • Encourages active learning. • Gives prompt feedback. • Emphasizes time-on-task. • Communicates high expectations. • Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.

10. Getting started with eTEACH • What are your learning objectives? • What is the instructional design to meet your learning objectives? • How does eTEACH fit into this instructional design?

11. Getting started with eTEACH • What do I do? • Prepare a conventional lecture with PowerPoint slides. • What equipment is needed? • Video camera, microphone, lights, some form of teleprompting. Get equipment at DoIT’s Digital Media Center. • Do I need a studio to shoot the video? • No, it can be done in your office.

12. Studio set up in my office

13. LCD as teleprompterTwo cameras for transitionsProfessional microphone helps

14. Blue fabric as backdropSolid shirt enhances file compression

15. Getting started with eTEACH • How much technical skill is required? Can students author the content? • The hardest step is video editing. Students need four hours of training. eTEACH author is server application. • Does it cost a lot? • Equipment costs under $1,000 if you already have computers. • How long does it take? • 30 minutes to set up equipment. 1 hour to shoot 20 minute lecture. 2 hours for processing 20 minute lecture.

16. eTEACH hurdles and experiences • Getting comfortable with talking to camera lens is biggest hurdle. • Repeat individual slides and not whole presentation. Tell editor about retakes. • Forget about camera running. • 55 minute class lecture is 20-25 minute eTEACH presentation. • No extraneous comments or logistics • Talk faster and allow for rewind and review • Students prefer faster pace.

17. eTEACH example • Laboratory procedure demonstration • PB&J

18. Questions?