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Jonathan P. Mathews* # jmathews@psu

How to <cope> thrive with 400+ students: meaningful and manageable communication in a large online class. *Department of Energy & Geo-Environmental Engineering & # The John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University.

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Jonathan P. Mathews* # jmathews@psu

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  1. How to <cope> thrive with 400+ students: meaningful and manageable communication in a large online class *Department of Energy & Geo-Environmental Engineering & #The John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University Jonathan P. Mathews* # jmathews@psu.edu

  2. Acknowledgements • Eric Spielvogel * • Mark Wherley * • David DiBiase * • Sarma Pisupati • David Babb * • Ann Luck * • Tom Miller (NCSU) • Marty Gutowski * • Ralph Locklin • Andrew Wiesner

  3. Communicate Before They Start

  4. Help them to Start Quickly

  5. Tell them how to communicate

  6. Reject email sent to your email account • Keep all the communication within ANGEL

  7. Control email rights

  8. Threaded Discussions for Content/Housekeeping Questions

  9. Reward Communication Link is here

  10. Announcements/Welcome Page

  11. Communicating Grades

  12. Unlock Items • Provides confirmation of receipt • Gates the students • Who done it agent

  13. Communicate Deadlines (be consistent) • Flexibility is the no. 1 reason for taking web classes. • Too much flexibility is a bad thing! • Use your own icons • Due dates in the subheading • Unlock items on delivery • Automate enabled | disabled • Harass! • Expect students to miss some activities (valid reasons)

  14. Gender and Weekday More female students initiate lessons before Thursday Average scores for females remained steady throughout the week.

  15. When to Intercede?

  16. Can we predict the flow of email? Fall semester 2003

  17. How Much Communication? • 420 students (sp 2004) • 1,380 emails to me • 1,325 emails from me • 316 postings • 276 posting replies (me)

  18. Feedback—Audio Containing Rubric

  19. Examples • External Links (easy) • Rapid Meaningful Communication • Reflective Thought • Ill described projects. • Text • Images (color) • Audio • Movies1 | 2 • Interactive Images 1 | 2 • Simulations1 | 2 • Crosswords • Computer based testing

  20. Communications • Use announcements | Reminder emails (WhoDunIt) • Threaded Discussions • Quickeys software (a must have) • Automate responses • Personal Touch • Use screen captures | flash for explanations • ANGEL for ALL communications • Rapid but meaningful replies • Bribe students to include photo | icon in learner profile

  21. Reflections

  22. If it sounds good, you’ll hear it. If it looks good, you’ll see it. If it is marketed right, you’ll buy it. But if it is real, you’ll feel it! Kid Rock If it sounds good. You probably think you will get an A without any effort. (you will be disappointed)! If it looks good I didn’t do it! If it is marketed right I would be wealthy If is was an experience :-) Some Final Thoughts

  23. Software — Mostly for Mac users :-) • Quickeys http://www.cesoft.com/ PC/Mac • Automation, message typing, much more…… • Crosswords http://www.crauswords.com PC/Mac • Crosswords and web applets • Graphic Converter http://www.lemkesoft.com/ Mac • Image capture | processing | image management • SnapzPro http://www.ambrosiasw.com Mac • Screen movie capture

  24. For More information • jmathews@psu.edu • 814 863 6213 • http://www.e-education.psu.edu/ • http://www.e-education.psu.edu/gened/egee101/index.shtml

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