Technology Tips to Achieve “ Best Practice” in the Higher Ed Online/Hybrid Classroom

1. Technology Tips to Achieve “Best Practice” in the Higher Ed Online/Hybrid Classroom marybeth.-.youse@wilmu.edu

2. What is Best Practice in Teaching? • Knowledge and experience • Fulfilling standards and expectations • Communication • Organization • Doing what I am told

3. Seven Principles (Chickering and Gamson) of Best Practices • Encourage contact between students and faculty. • Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students. • Encourage active learning. • Give prompt feedback. • Emphasize time on task. • Communicate high expectations. • Respect diverse talents and ways of learning.

4. Announcements • Voki • Kaltura

5. 1. Encourage contact between students and faculty EMAIL • Tools /Email • Email from Grade Center

6. 1. Encourage contact between students and faculty • Faculty Contact • Faculty Video • Avatar

7. 1. Encourage contact between students and faculty Bb IM Individual chat/group chat • Tools/Bb IM • Download the application • Share with your class

8. 1. Encourage contact between students and faculty

9. 2. Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students • Collaboration through Groups • Discussion Board back and forth nature -the basis of a reciprocal conversation • Writing on the Wall w/ Padlet

10. 2. Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students • Bb Wiki • Google Docs

11. 3. Encourage active learning Learning is not a spectator sport. • Blogs • Wikis • Assignments • Provide Rubrics • Discussion Boards

12. 3. Encourage active learning • Prezis • Presentations • Videos (YouTube, Kaltura, TedEd) • Jeopardylabs.com • https://jeopardylabs.com/play/theories-jeopardy5

13. 4. Give prompt feedback • Inline Grading - annotations • “Feedback to User”, or expand to text editor window • (The art of writing feedback is positive, constructive and end with positive.) • Kaltura Video Mashup tool - verbal feedback

14. 5. Emphasize time on task • Use Date Restrictions • Due Dates • Emphasize Deadlines • In Syllabus • On Announcement Page • In Emails • Via KalturaWebCam videos • Break apart large assignments

15. 6. Communicate high expectations • Student Centered Syllabus

16. 6. Communicate high expectations • Use Rubrics

17. 7. Respect diverse talents and ways of learning • Provide different methods to reach your students • Screencasting • Use WebCam Provide a variety of assessments • Portfolios • Essays • Oral Presentations • Journals • Tests online • Case Studies • Article Reviews • Podcasting Reviews • Video Reviews • Interviews

18. seven principles (Chickering and Gamson) of best practices • Encourage contact between students and faculty • Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students • Encourage active learning • Give prompt feedback • Emphasize time on task • Communicate high expectations • Respect diverse talents and ways of learning.

19. sources • http://citt.ufl.edu/tools/chickering-and-gamson-7-rules-for-undergraduate-education/ • http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html • http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/applying-the-seven-principles-for-good-practice-to-the-online-classroom/

20. Thanks for Popping Inedtech@wilmu.edu