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Elizabeth M. Hodge Ph.D.Elizabeth M. Hodge Ph.D.East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina University

hodgee@ecu.eduhodgee@ecu.edu

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What it ALL Means • Take your time• What are you up to• Thank you• See ya• Talk to you later• No problem• Just joking• Oh my gosh• Too much information

• Where are you• Okay• Be right back• Laugh out loud• You’re welcome• Later• Take your time• Way to go• Don’t even go there• I’m laughing my *#$ off

Shift in the Learning Process

• As educators, we have seen a shift in the As educators, we have seen a shift in the learning goals in schools, colleges, and other organizations which has shifted toward deep rather than shallow learning.

• The learning environments have become more immersive and more authentic. In these environments, the key role of technology is not so much to present information in drill-and-practice format (to control learning) but to provide the problem space and the tools to explore it (to support learning).

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Definition and Terminology Committee , June 1, 2004

Dynamic Learning Environment

• The role of the professor is to create a The role of the professor is to create a dynamic learning environment which provides dynamic learning environment which provides students with the ability to immerse students with the ability to immerse themselves in the learning process.themselves in the learning process.

• Vygotsky (1978, 1986) states that learning is a Vygotsky (1978, 1986) states that learning is a social process. If the professor provides the social process. If the professor provides the appropriate environment students should appropriate environment students should have several opportunities to interact and have several opportunities to interact and communicate with other students. communicate with other students.

Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher order psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Vygotsky, L.S. (1986). Thought and language. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Social Presence

• By integrating a technological infrastructure which By integrating a technological infrastructure which provides students with the ability to communicate provides students with the ability to communicate it will increase the sense of social presence as well it will increase the sense of social presence as well as create a “social space” for students to meet and as create a “social space” for students to meet and learn. learn.

Appropriateness

• “Appropriateness” should be considered in the instructional design process. Not as a method for suppressing change or innovation, but rather as an evaluative method for assessing the applicability, usefulness and effectiveness of the technology to facilitate the learning process.

AECT Code• “promote current and sound professional practices in the use of

technology in education.” • “sound professional procedures for evaluation and selection of materials

and equipment.” • “requires researchers and practitioners to protect individuals “from

conditions harmful to health and safety.” • “requires the avoidance of content that promotes gender, ethnic, racial or

religious stereotypes, and it encourages the “development of programs and media that emphasize the diversity of our society as a multicultural community.”

• "opportunities for culturally and intellectually diverse points of view" and avoiding "commercial exploitation", as well as following copyright laws.”

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Definition and Terminology Committee , June 1, 2004

Mobile Devices

• Cell phonesCell phones• SmartPhone/iPhoneSmartPhone/iPhone• Wireless personal Wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs)digital assistants (PDAs)• Laptops/TabletsLaptops/Tablets• iPods iPods • Webcam'sWebcam's• MP3 PlayersMP3 Players

SMS Text Messaging

AssessmentAssessment• What features do you have on your phone?What features do you have on your phone?• Do you have text messaging?Do you have text messaging?• What type of text messaging/image ability?What type of text messaging/image ability?• What is the technology level of your student?What is the technology level of your student?• Does each student own a cell phone?Does each student own a cell phone?• What company is the main service provider for students?What company is the main service provider for students?• Does your campus want to provide (contract with) a Does your campus want to provide (contract with) a

particular cell phone service?particular cell phone service?• Cost prohibitive/Cost of text messagesCost prohibitive/Cost of text messages• Plan BPlan B

Costs• All cell phones have text messaging available. To turn this feature on it costs

nothing - $0• US Cellular & SunCom allows you to receive text messages for free. However,

to send messages it will cost you.• All other service providers charge for both sending and receiving. Each

provider is different. However the highest charge is 10¢ per sent or received message.

• Bundles are available where you purchase a certain amount of messages. For example my husband has 50 text messages per month for $2.99 whereas I have 200 for $4.99 per month.

e2Campus• SMS text messaging project• Bryan Crum from Omnilert• Product we used was e2Campus• Pricing - approximately 95 cents

per student per year• Possible increase to $2 per

student per year

• 79.2% -- have used text messaging• 87.5% -- found text messaging for course

information helpful• 75% -- found text messaging for grade updates

helpful• 91.7% -- would enroll in another course that

offers text messaging as an option• 87.5% -- said that the cost of receiving text

messages was NOT a hindrance• 91.7% -- said that course communication did

meet their expectations• 100% -- felt comfortable participating in this

online course• 95.8% – felt comfortable expressing their

feelings during this online course• 83.3% – feel that text messaging is a useful tool

for use with distance education Courses at ECU• 75% -- feel that text messaging is a tool that

can improve a sense of caring and trust between students and instructor

AppropriatenessCourse Updates – General information about the course for a

particular week. Pertinent Information students need to complete course requirements.

Grade Information – Updates on grades.

Deadline Information – Course calendar information to keep students on task.

Weekly “Hot” Topics - Topics provided to students to invoke debates about curriculum discussed in the online course. Topics will develop and foster communication: student/student, and student/instructor.

General Questions - Open SMS text messages that provide a synchronous chat between professor and student.

Questions

• ECU Mobile Device Strategies Taskforce - http://www.ecu.edu/cs-itcs/act/customcf/techdigest/2007/images/mobiledevicestrategies.pdf

• e2Campus - http://www.e2campus.com/• Uturnmedia -

http://www.uturnmedia.com/services/text-message-applications/

• SMS Everywhere - http://smseverywhere.com/send.htm• Google Mobile -

http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms/stp-js.html#• Tinyworld - http://tinywords.com/about/mobile/

SMS Text Messaging

• Centra - http://www.saba.com/centra-saba/• Free Centra Trial -

http://www.saba.com/products/centra/trial/• Drawing a White Board in Second Life -

http://archsl.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/drawing-on-a-whiteboard-in-second-life/

White Boards

• Wikipedia - http://www.bloglines.com/pedia• History of Wikipedia -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki• List of Wikis -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki_software

• better way to start is to create a free wiki at pbwiki.com, StikiPad.com or wiki.com.

Wikis

• Blogging 101: http://www.unc.edu/~zuiker/blogging101/index.html• Start Your Own Blog: • http://wordpress.com/• http://textpattern.com/• Weblogs in education: http://anne.teachesme.com/2004/10/05• Blogger: http://www.blogger.com• Weblogs Compendium:

http://chnm.gmu.edu/digitalhistory/links/cached/chapter6/6_13h_bloghosting.htm

• Bloglines: http://www.bloglines.com/• Bloggers: Portrait of America’s new storytellers –

http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP%20Bloggers%20Report%20July%2019%202006.pdf

• Educational Blogging - http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/EducationalBlogging/40493

• Blogging and RSS The what’s it and how to of powerful new web tools for educators - http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan04/richardson.shtml

Blogs

Podcast/ScreenCast• Odeo Studio: http://odeo.com/• Podcasting Tutorial (Audio Activism):

http://www.audioactivism.org/?p=37• For Macs (Garage Band): http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/• Screencasting: http://www.myscreencast.com• Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/• Creating an RSS Feed - http://www.feedforall.com/• Garage Band Software - http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/• http://www.garageband.com/• Camtasia Studio - http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp• Visual Communicator -

http://www.studica.com/products/product_detail.cfm?productid=53591

• Sharepoint - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=05E0DD12-8394-402B-8936-A07FE8AFAFFD&displaylang=en

• Google Docs - https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=true&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&ltmpl=homepage&nui=1&rm=false

• Zoho - http://zoho.com/• Writeboard - http://www.writeboard.com/• Manila - http://manila.userland.com/• E-Portfolio Software: http://www.eportfolio.org/

Document Sharing

• Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/• www.myspace.com• www.facebook.com• HUGE list of all the Social Networking Sites -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites

Social Networking

• Virtual reality: teaching tool of the twenty-first century? http://jw3mh2cm6n.scholar.serialssolutions.com/?sid=google&auinit=H&aulast=Hoffman&atitle=Virtual+reality:+teaching+tool+of+the+twenty-first+century%3F&id=pmid:9435714

• Water on Tap: The Use of Virtual Reality as an Educational Tool http://www.hitl.washington.edu/publications/dissertations/Byrne/d-96-1.rtf

• Distributed Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation Development for Medical Education (starts on page 21) http://www.iamse.org/member/article/volume15-1/15-1-04-complete.pdf#page=21

• 101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom http://facstaff.elon.edu/mconklin/pubs/glshandout.pdf

• 'Immersive Education' Submerges Students in Online Worlds Made for Learning http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=8&hid=15&sid=7ea0f884-d939-41e9-b394-583151138acc%40SRCSM2

• Putting a Second Life "Metaverse" Skin on Learning Management Systems http://www.sloodle.com/whitepaper.pdf

• Second Life: an overview of the potential of 3-D virtual worlds in medical and health education http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00733.x?cookieSet=1

• The Simteach 12 - The Who, Where, When and How of Second Life as a Teaching Tool in 2006 http://www.simteach.com/simteach12_06.pdf

• Educational Uses of Second Life http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses• Institutions and Organizations in SL

http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL• A Second Life for Higher Ed

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=12&hid=15&sid=7ea0f884-d939-41e9-b394-583151138acc%40SRCSM2

Virtual Environments

• Hewlett Foundation OER Resources and Grants - http://www.hewlett.org/Programs/Education?OER/openEdResources.htm

• WikiEducator - http://www.wikieducator.org/Main_Page• The Open Knowledge Foundation – http://www.okfn.org/• Teacher lesson plan sites -

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ & http://www.sitesforteachers.com/

• NASA Learning Technologies - http://learn.arc.nasa.gov/• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy -

http://plato.stanford.edu/• The Museum of Online Museums -

http://www.coudal.com/moom/

Open Source Material