Mission POSSIBLE! Strategic Use of Learner Engagement in an Online Senior Capstone Simulation Course

1. Mission POSSIBLE! Strategic Use of Learner Engagement in an Online Senior Capstone Simulation Course Mary Beth Graham QM Connect October 29, 2019 #QMConnectMissionEngage

2. Workshop Objectives By the end of this workshop, you should be able to: • Describe how interaction supports learners' achievement of course learning objectives. • Explain three types of interaction: learner-content, learner-instructor, learner-learner. • Analyze barriers to learning and determine how the strategic use of interaction can overcome them. #QMConnectMissionEngage

3. Agenda • About the Business Policy Course • Challenges Faced • QM to the Rescue (SRS 5.2) • Strategic Use of Interaction to Face Challenges in BUS 404…and Benefits to Learners • How Strategic Use of Interactions Can Help Overcome Barriers in Your Own Courses • Q&A

4. Business Policy (BUS 404)Senior Capstone Course with simulation

5. About BUS 404 – Business Policy • Integral part of overall program assessment • Currently only a face-to-face (F2F) course • Team-based • Challenging Simulation • Strategy creation, implementation, and analysis • High level of learning on Bloom’s • Needed online section for adult accelerated program (8 weeks)

6. How do I… Bring students along a sharp learning curve Course Content • Bring in/build upon knowledge from previous courses • Incorporate new content so they can: • Create strategy • Make decisions • Analyze results Simulation • Learn the simulation (online) • Get up to speed quickly

7. Many Moving Parts • Develop online community • Orient learners • Up-front readings (substantial, necessary) • Need for assessment before moving forward • Learning simulation (at the same time) • how it works, making decisions, reporting • Developing strategy • Making decisions • Analyzing results

8. Week 1 Week 8 * Readings on Strategy Further Helpful Readings Assessment * * * Create a Strategy Implement Strategy Analyze & Revise * * Use Simulation to Make Decisions Learn Simulation View Results * Feedback necessary

9. Challenges • Much content to cover before we even get going • Just a LOT for students – steep learning curve; a lot to manage within the 8 weeks • Competitive simulation – focus on individual work • High level on Bloom’s (strategy creation and analysis) • High expectations…easy for students to get discouraged

10. to the rescue…

11. SRS 5.2 Learning activities provide opportunities for interaction that support active learning. From the Annotation for SRS 5.2 • Active learning involves learners engaging by "doing" something, such as discovering, processing, or applying concepts and information. • Active learning entails guiding learners to increasing levels of responsibility for their own learning.

12. SRS 5.2 Learning activities provide opportunities for interaction that support active learning. From the Annotation for SRS 5.2 • Meaningful interactions…designed as activities to support the course objectives or competencies…may vary with the subject matter, purpose, and level of the course. • Look for the purpose of the interactions and not just the number of opportunities for interaction.

13. SRS 5.2 Learning activities provide opportunities for interaction that support active learning. From the Annotation for SRS 5.2 • Interactive learning activities promote active learning and engagement through three types of interaction: Learner - Content Learner - Instructor Learner - Learner

14. Learner - Content Benefits from this type of interaction • Course itself • Engaging with the course (syllabus, schedule, etc.) • Scavenger Hunt • Orientation webinar • Readings • Book, articles about business strategy • Preparing discussion post (analysis of reading & ??) • Simulation • Logging onto Sim site / reviewing Sim resources • Entering decisions into the Sim • Reviewing Sim reports • Building strategy • Simulation debriefs Provide structured entry into learning Provide content to build upon Technological step-by-step Course learning outcomes

15. Learner - Instructor Benefits from this type of interaction • Course itself • Starts early on  Classmate interview (response) * • Orientation webinar • Readings • Prompt feedback - exam • Simulation • Simulation intro webinar • Journal entries - frequent and in-depth responses * • Quick response to questions * • Strategy feedback • Debrief feedback • Active support by instructor * Welcome students, engage in online community Formative feedback Essential feedback & support Essential feedback for further development Support, cheerleading, reminding, getting back on track, praising

16. Learner - Learner Benefits from this type of interaction • Course itself • Classmate interview responses to each other (engage in non-content related questions) • Orientation webinar • Readings • Discussions – reviewing classmate article analysis and answering posed questions • Simulation • Not appropriate due to competitive simulation • Strategy & debriefs – Not appropriate due to competitive nature of simulation Build the online community Provide a guidepost for each other, help each other learn

18. How Can Strategic Use of Interactions Help Overcome Barriers in Your Own Courses? Learner - Content • Provide a structured entry into learning within your course (strategically consider syllabus, schedule, orientation activities as “content”) • Provide opportunities for learners to interact/engage with content (active learning) e.g. SoftChalk, Articulate, H5P, Vialogues, EdPuzzle, etc.) • Provide content in different formsthat students can consume in theirown way (text, articles, videos, blogs, podcasts, websites, outlines/handouts) • Think of content creatively

19. How Can Strategic Use of Interactions Help Overcome Barriers in Your Own Courses? Learner - Instructor • Jump start the online community; welcome your learners • Lessen the learning curve – help orient learners to your course • Provide essential feedback to students as they learn • “Pull in” learners who are not engaging / who aren’t keeping up • Feedback from learners  what needs to be clarified/reviewed • “Replace” learner-learner interaction (when not appropriate)

20. How Can Strategic Use of Interactions Help Overcome Barriers in Your Own Courses? Learner - Learner • Develop a true online learning community • Promote engaged learners • Increase persistence within course (students feel less isolated) • Provide a guidepost to each other – expectations for quality • Learners can support each other through their learning experience

21. MISSION: POSSIBLE !!

22. Questions/Comments?

23. Thank You!! Mission POSSIBLE! Strategic Use of Learner Engagement in an Online Senior Capstone Simulation Course Mary Beth Graham QM Connect October 29, 2019 Mary Beth Graham mgraham@indianatech.edu #QMConnectMissionEngage