Unleash the Potential of Smartphones with Project-based Assessments

1. Unleash the Potential of Smartphones with Project-based Assessments Erik Christensen Got Smartphone, Tablet, or Laptop? Please have it ready to use!

2. Can You Keep Up With Your Students? http://vimeo.com/47266087

3. You Cannot Ignore Mobile Devices! • Today the number of mobile devices exceeds global population. It is expected to triple in the next three years!

4. St. Peter’s Square

5. College Student Smartphone Ownership eMarketer, Aug 2012

7. Short multimedia presentation that contains some combination of: • text • images • audio • video • Allows for reflection • The process is as important as the product

8. Traditional Bloom’s Taxonomy Pyramid } Project-Based Assessment } Traditional Assessment

9. Bloom’s Digital Taxomomy Pyramid } Samantha Penney

10. Inspiration for this Presentation http://bit.ly/UUzglj

11. Project-based Assessment • Students are happy • Get to use their Smartphone for class • See relevance for what they are learning • Empowered to demonstrate creativity • Instructor is happy • Students are more engaged in the material • MUCH more enjoyable to grade • Develops an inventory of reusable objects

12. In My Classes • General Physics • Term Project • Extra Credit • Astronomy • Extra Credit • FYE Seminar • Final Exam Students can choose which project type best matches their learning style.

13. Infographic • PhotoVoice • Five-Photo Story • One-Minute Video • Three-Minute Podcast

14. Infographic • PhotoVoice • Five-Photo Story • One-Minute Video • Three-Minute Podcast

15. What is an Infographic? • Infographic= Information Graphic • A graphic visual representation of information, data, or knowledge that presents complex information quickly and clearly • They are everywhere!

16. Types of Infographics • Statistical– Numerical data and statistics compared to each other • Timeline– Data and statistics compared to a period of time • Process– Data and statistics compared to aworkflow • Location– Data and statistics compared to geography Often use a combination of these

17. Core Elements of an Infographic • Visual • Color coding • Graphics • Reference icons • Content • Time frames • Statistics • References • Knowledge • Facts • Deductions

20. What’s Needed or or

21. My Assignment My Assignment • Pick a topic from the chapter (textbook) and illustrate it with an infographic. • Write a 500-word essay discussing the issue you selected and what you learned constructing this infographic.

24. Useful References • Five Incredible Tools to Create Infographics • I Came, I Saw, I Learned… PowerPoint: Create an Infographic • Easelly • Piktochart • Infogram • Creately • Visual.ly

25. Infographic • PhotoVoice • Five-Photo Story • One-Minute Video • Three-Minute Podcast

26. What is a PhotoVoice? Picture + Paragraph

27. Participatory Photography A methodology for marginalized community members share their words and photographs as a way to reach decision-makers and implement positive change in their home communities. Historically used as a tool for social activism

28. Our Vision: a world in which no one is denied the opportunity to speak out and be heard. • Our Missionis to build skills within disadvantaged and marginalized communities using innovative participatory photography and digital storytelling methods to achieve positive social change. www.photovoice.org

29. What’s Needed or or

30. PhotoVoice = Picture + Paragraph My Assignment • Take a picture of something that is part of your everyday life that relates to the chapter we are studying. • Write a one paragraph caption explaining the concept. • Post one slide with the photo and paragraph on the class online discussion board.

31. Examples

33. Useful References • Slideshare • Picasa • Flash Slideshow Maker • Sound Slides • YouTube • Flickr

34. Infographic • PhotoVoice • Five-Photo Story • One-Minute Video • Three-Minute Podcast

35. What is a Five-Photo Story?

36. Tell a story in 5 frames(Visual story telling) • Creating and tell a story through visual means (five photos) with only a title to help guide the interpretation. • Creating a story in five frames is not easy. • Very easy to create a flickr set

37. What’s Needed or

38. My Assignment My Assignment • Using just five photos, illustrate a common issue related to first-year students. No text, other than a title is allowed. Post to a Flickr set. • Write a 500-word essay discussing the issue selected and why you chose each photo.

39. Clear your mind, focus, forget your problems, and nothing will stand in your way

45. WorksCited http://faculty.stcc.edu/nash/A+%20for%20tutor%20page.jpg http://forum.baby-gaga.com/about858688.html http://www.hercampus.com/life/academics/hardest-college-classes-country http://www.hoffmaneducation.com/sat/applying-for-sat-and-act-testing-accommodations-part-1/

46. Useful References • Story in Five Photos • Tell a Story in Five Frames • Flickr Help with Sets and Collections

47. Infographic • PhotoVoice • Five-Photo Story • One-Minute Video • Three-Minute Podcast

48. What is a One-Minute Video? • Very short video covering one topic • Easiest to just post to YouTube or Vimeo

49. The One Minutes (TOM) is a brand name for moving images that last exactly one minute. • The One Minutes, launched in 1998 in the Netherlands, has developed into a global network with makers from 100 countries and an archive of 10,000 video works that are shown internationally on many podia. http://www.theoneminutes.org/

50. 1 Minute Vimeo Project Group • This project aims to study the forgotten moments and times in life that we often pass by without acknowledging. • The rules: • Video must be exactly one minute long • No camera movement (no panning, tilting, etc) • No editing whatsoever • Use original sound • Tag with '1 minute‘ • Have fun! http://vimeo.com/groups/1minute