On the right SIDEOn the right SIDEExploring a new ID model

for Distance Education

Exploring a new ID model

for Distance Education

TxDLA Conference March, 2008TxDLA Conference March, 2008

Who are we?Who are we?

• Michael Sullivan, Associate Professor

• Janice Butler, Assistant Professor

University of Texas at Brownsville

Online M.Ed. – Educational Technology

Adult LearnersAdult Learners

• Psychologically & physically comfortable

• Actively participate• Collaborate with peers• An eclectic approach to

learning• MUST have a purpose

-- Zemke & Zemke (1984)

• Class time well spent • Hope courses solve

problems (relevant)

• Irritation factors:– long lectures, – interminable sitting– absence of doing

MillenialsMillenials

• Engaged

• Meaningful, relevant

• Applicable now

• Challenging

• Fun*

• Collaborative

•Dick and Carey

•ADDIE

•???

Old ModelOld Modelother ID decisions

tools

New ModelNew Model

• Objectives

• Assessments– Level I– Level II

• Tools

Leveraging the tools…Leveraging the tools…

• What do you use?– Synchronous vs. Asynchronous– Wimba Voice Tools– Articulate– Respondus– StudyMate– Camtasia– PPT

• SoftChalk

• SL

• Ning

• Wikis, Blogs

• Jing

• Flash

• Podcasts

• Open Source

• Chalk

Web 2.0 Tools – First LifeWeb 2.0 Tools – First Life

• Wikis* • Google Docs*• Blogs*• Podcasting*• Del.icio.us• Twitter• RSS Feeds• Wimba Presentation

• Wimba Live Classroom*• Skype*

• Voice Emails/feedback* • Skrbl

• Tegrity• Pronto

• Voice Discussion Board• Soft Chalk*

Focus on Low-ThresholdFocus on Low-Threshold

• YouTube*

• VoiceThreads

• Google MashUps

• Jing Project

• PhotoStory 3*

• CamStudio, Wink*

• Camtasia*

ScenariosScenarios

• EDTC 6355

• EDTC 6320

Authentic AssessmentsAuthentic Assessments

• Level I

– Are our students learning?

• Level II –

– Are their students learning?

How do we know?

44 respondents in UTB graduate distance ed classes – Ages 22-6044 respondents in UTB graduate distance ed classes – Ages 22-60

14

16

8

6

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

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16

22-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

Sessions AttendedSessions Attended

53

5

28

3

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Never

1-4 sessions

5-8 sessions

Majority of sessions

No Wimba offered

I feel more connected to the instructor using Wimba.

I feel more connected to the instructor using Wimba.

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

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18

20

Strongly Agree

Agree

No Opinion

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

I feel more engaged with other students...

I feel more engaged with other students...

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Strongly Agree

Agree

No Opinion

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Wimba encouraged me to complete the course.

Wimba encouraged me to complete the course.

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Strongly Agree

Agree

No Opinion

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

I prefer that online courses use Wimba Live Classroom.

I prefer that online courses use Wimba Live Classroom.

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Strongly Agree

Agree

No Opinion

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

RecommendationsRecommendations

other ID decisions

tools

• Essentially, hermeneutics involves cultivating the ability to understand things from somebody else’s point of view, and to appreciate the cultural and social forces that may have influenced their outlook.– Gadamer’s Hermeneutics

Questions?Questions?

ResourcesResources

Gadamer's Hermeneutics (n.d.) Retrieved Jarch 22, 2008 from https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/holtorf/3.10.html

Learning as an adult (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2008 from http://www.studygs.net/adulted.htm

Muir, M. (2006),. The Millenials: Who they are & how they learn. Retrieved March 2, 2008 from http://www.mcmel.org/workshops/Millennials.ppt_4perPage.pdf

Zemke, R., & Zemke, S. (1984) 30 things we know for sure about adult learning. Innovation Abstracts (6)8. Retrieved January 23, 2008 from http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/adults-3.htm

Web 2.0 Social Collaboration ToolsWeb 2.0 Social Collaboration Tools

• http://www.solutionwatch.com/515/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-2/

• http://www.solutionwatch.com/519/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-3/

• http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HarnessingTheNewShapeOfInformation

• http://www.go2web20.net/• http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/web2edu/• http://mashable.com/2007/10/25/web2-value/

Photo CreditsPhoto Credits

• Slide 3: From http://www.sxc.hu/profile/iofoto• Slide 4: Purchased http://www.dreamstime.com• Slide 5: by Stefan K from http://www.sxc.hu• Slide 7: http://www.apple.com• Slide 10: Screenshot personal computer at

http://docs.google.com/Presentation?docid=dftkhjk6_215c8kwr4g4&hl=en

• Slide 11: Screenshot personal computer• Slide 12: Screenshot personal computer at

http://www.voicethreads.com• Slide 13: Screenshot personal computer at

http://www.go2web20.net • Slide 23: From

http://www.phillwebb.net/History/TwentiethCentury/Continental/Phenomenology/Gadamer/Gadamer.jpg

Contact InformationContact Information

Michael Sullivan– Mike.sullivan@utb.edu

Janice Wilson Butler– Janice.butler@utb.edu