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EVALUATING DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE HIGHER ED CLASSROOM
WHAT WORKSDR KATHERINE HEPWORTH & DR DONICA MENSING
@khepworth and @donica UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
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PURPOSE
Social and technological disruption in education mirrors similar disruption in journalism.
How are journalism faculty responding?
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METHODCase study of faculty at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. Depth interviews with ten full-time faculty members, ranging from first year faculty to faculty who have been teaching for more than 20 years.
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QUESTIONS• What online tools are faculty at the Reynolds
School using to enhance student learning in the classroom?
• What do these tools reveal about educational pedagogy?
• How might faculty think more deliberately about matching tools and educational pedagogy?
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RESULTS
Faculty identified more than 30 different tools that they were using in the classroom to facilitate learning and manage activities.
DIGITAL TOOLS USED FOR...
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feedback on progress!
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DIGITAL TOOLS USED FOR...
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Communication
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Assignments3
Assessment4
DIGITAL TOOLS USED FOR...
LEARNING THEORIES
Instructivism
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INSTRUCTIVIST ONLINE TOOL USE
INSTRUCTIVIST
Resource Sharing
WEBCAMPUS COURSE CONTENT
WEBCAMPUS KALTURA
KNOWLEDGE CENTER FILMS ON DEMAND
INSTRUCTIVIST
Assignments
Resource Sharing
INSTRUCTIVIST
Assignments
Resource Sharing
completion!
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PREZI
WORDPRESS
INSTRUCTIVIST
Assignments
Resource Sharing
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GOOGLE DRIVE
INSTRUCTIVIST
Assignments
Resource Sharing
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grading & final feedback!
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WEBCAMPUS ASSIGNMENTS
INSTRUCTIVIST
Assignments
Resource Sharing
Assessment
WEBCAMPUS TESTS
LEARNING THEORIES
Instructivism
Constructivism
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CONSTRUCTIVIST ONLINE TOOL USE
CONSTRUCTIVIST
Communication
GO SOAPBOX CONFUSION BAROMETER
GO SOAPBOX SURVEYS
PIAZZA SURVEYS
CONSTRUCTIVIST
Resource Sharing
Communication
DROPBOX
CONSTRUCTIVIST
Assignments
Resource Sharing
Communication
CONSTRUCTIVIST
Assignments
Resource Sharing
Communication
completion!
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VINE
STORIFY
WORDPRESS
CONSTRUCTIVIST
Assignments
Resource Sharing
Communication
creation
completion
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feedback on progress!
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grading & final feedback!
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WEBCAMPUS JOURNALS
WEBCAMPUS WIKIS
CONSTRUCTIVIST
Assignments
Communication
Resource Sharing
Assessment
WEBCAMPUS LEADERBOARD
LEARNING THEORIES
Instructivism
Constructivism
LEARNING THEORIES
Instructivism
Constructivism
Constructivism
Social Constructivism
LEARNING THEORIES
Instructivism
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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST ONLINE TOOL USE
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST
Communication
Resource Sharing
FACEBOOK CLOSED GROUPS
NING
PIAZZA SURVEY DISCUSSIONS
TWITTER #CLASS #GROUP
WEBCAMPUS DISCUSSION BOARDS
WORDPRESS BLOG, SHARED BY CLASS
Assignments
Resource Sharing
Communication
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST
ZEEGA
TUMBLR, SHARED BY CLASS
Assignments
Communication
Resource Sharing
Assessment
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST
Constructivism
Social Constructivism
Connectivism
LEARNING THEORIES
Instructivism
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CONNECTIVIST ONLINE TOOL USE
CONNECTIVIST
Assignments completion!
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FACEBOOK NEWSFEED
TWITTER FEED
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FINAL THOUGHTS
• Faculty are using an astonishing array of tools for a wide variety of purposes
• Learning about these tools is unstructured and primarily through informal networks
• Formal knowledge sharing is limited
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