Making the Impersonal Personal in Online Education

Diane Mitschke

We need to start thinking of the opportunities that online education can provide, rather than focusing on the barriers it can present!

Paradigm Shift

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCL1DEi8dPw Videoscribe App for iPad (www.sparkol.com)

Web Whiteboard (www.awwapp.com) Pinterest (www.pinterest.com) Twitter

Get Creative!

Present yourself as a real person Tips from Peggy Semingson Upload a profile pic and bio in Blackboard,

and encourage students to upload a profile pic of themselves as well

Getting Started

Upload a picture of yourself into your Blackboard profile

Provide a brief bio on your profile

Task 1

Creating video using YouTube Capture Creating video using Kaltura Media within

Blackboard

Adding video of yourself

With a partner, practice using YouTube Capture (download the free app on your smartphone or tablet)

OR With a partner, make a video using Kaltura

within your Blackboard course

Task 2

Personalize your comments—use students’ names

Convey emotion through text by using emoticons or symbols!!! ;) ????

Some self-disclosure can be useful Refer to previous messages/threads Provide affirmation Acknowledge technological downfalls

Tips for communicating with students online

Example: Where I am From Activity based on George Ella Lyons’ poem

Connecting with Students

Use screencasts to explain things or provide feedback on student work

Easy screencasting applications: Screencast-o-matic (www.screencast-o-matic) Jing (http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html)

Make a Screencast

Consider providing audio feedback

VoiceThread (www.voicethread.com) or download the free App

Evernote (www.evernote.com) or download the free App

Voice Recorder App on Smartphone Vocaroo (www.vocaroo.com)

Popular Audio Feedback Tools

With a partner, create your own screencast using Jing or Screencast-o-matic

OR With a partner, create an audiocastOR Play with VideoScribe (on iPad) or a

whiteboard app

Task 3

Using Audio Feedback: http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/speaking-to-students-with-audio-feedback-in-online-courses/

How to use Jing (screencasting):http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Jing/index.html

Great resources

Amazing blog about technology and teaching:

http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com

Interesting article about what works in online education:

http://cguevara.commons.gc.cuny.edu/files/2009/09/learning-effectiveness.pdf

Great resources

Guide to evaluating the effectiveness of your communication with online students

http://www.csuchico.edu/roi/documents/rubricpdf

Great resources

Next Brownbag Session:Innovative technologies for enhancing learning

Friday, April 18B107

12:00-2:00 pm