Mentions, Conferences and Talks
Campus Technology conference, Boston July 2015
- Flip or Flop? Effective Strategies for the Flip Classroom Model [Lead presenter with co-presenter) at half-day workshop]
- Matching Free Tools to Tasks: Finding the Right Learning Solution [Lead presenter with co-presenter breakout session]
- AR, Fad or Profound Tool for Teaching and Campus Life? [co-presenter at breakout session]
- Collaborating on the Web: Transforming Teaching by developing a PLN [co-presenter aspire session]
Flipped Classroom
The flipped classroom is a major part of current higher ed discussions and an emerging practice that has begun to be adopted on a large scale.
The flipped class can free up in-class time and improve student learning. We explore in-class activities that engender and support deeper learning, and guide instructors through the process of creating and editing video for outside viewing.
Part 1 - Making the Most of Your Class Time in the Flipped Classroom Model
“If your lecture is pre-recorded and watched outside of class, how can you use that freed-up time in class to improve student learning?" We will discuss effective strategies to make the most of the flipped classroom/active learning model.
Part 2 - Practical Application of Flipped Class Techniques
Through a hands-on learning opportunity, faculty will explore planning class activities that support deeper learning in conjunction with developing the pre-class video lectures and assessment strategies.
Part 3 - Effective Video Recording for Flipped Classrooms
We will guide instructors through the process of creating and editing audio/video and discuss:
The flipped class can free up in-class time and improve student learning. We explore in-class activities that engender and support deeper learning, and guide instructors through the process of creating and editing video for outside viewing.
Part 1 - Making the Most of Your Class Time in the Flipped Classroom Model
“If your lecture is pre-recorded and watched outside of class, how can you use that freed-up time in class to improve student learning?" We will discuss effective strategies to make the most of the flipped classroom/active learning model.
Part 2 - Practical Application of Flipped Class Techniques
Through a hands-on learning opportunity, faculty will explore planning class activities that support deeper learning in conjunction with developing the pre-class video lectures and assessment strategies.
- Self-directed and self-paced flexible learning
- Testing/quizzing strategies
- Student presentations and peer learning
- Direct student feedback
Part 3 - Effective Video Recording for Flipped Classrooms
We will guide instructors through the process of creating and editing audio/video and discuss:
- Choosing and planning audio or video
- Tips and guidelines for framing, lighting, and camera angles
- Clothing and appearance for video
- Overview and resources for A/V editing, including various apps and desktop software
- Use of a script and storyboard
- File formats
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Augmented Reality: Fad or Profound Tool for Teaching and Campus Life?
Campus Technology 2015
Augmented Reality (AR) overlays digital information on the physical world, creating layers that can be viewed through a smartphone/tablet. We discussed how AR can be used to facilitate active learning, support peer-to-peer learning, and engage students with course materials.
Augmented Reality is an emerging technology trend that faculty and schools are beginning to explore to improve student engagement in the classroom and on campus.
AR can be used to add interactive elements, such as hyperlinks, audio, and images, and video to textbooks or other objects of study as well as offices and university buildings.
In the classroom Learn how to use AR to facilitate active learning, support peertopeer learning, and engage students with course materials in a new way.
On campus AR can be used, for example, to overlay information about university buildings, such as which offices are located inside, and points of interest, such as a brief history of the oldest tree on campus.
Discover the easy-of-use software you need to create an augmented reality experience on campus!
Augmented Reality (AR) overlays digital information on the physical world, creating layers that can be viewed through a smartphone/tablet. We discussed how AR can be used to facilitate active learning, support peer-to-peer learning, and engage students with course materials.
Augmented Reality is an emerging technology trend that faculty and schools are beginning to explore to improve student engagement in the classroom and on campus.
AR can be used to add interactive elements, such as hyperlinks, audio, and images, and video to textbooks or other objects of study as well as offices and university buildings.
In the classroom Learn how to use AR to facilitate active learning, support peertopeer learning, and engage students with course materials in a new way.
On campus AR can be used, for example, to overlay information about university buildings, such as which offices are located inside, and points of interest, such as a brief history of the oldest tree on campus.
Discover the easy-of-use software you need to create an augmented reality experience on campus!
Matching Tools to Tasks: Finding the Right Learning Solution
Teachers, professors and eLearning professionals often create or deliver learning solutions without having a huge budget to purchase tools. Many of the best tools for creating and delivering effective and engaging content are actually free, learn about the many tools available to instructional designers, training managers and eLearning developers today.
There are an extensive amount of ed tech tools available to educators today thanks to the ubiquitous access to the internet. In this session, we will filter the large amounts of free tools available on the web and share with you some of the best practices in using these powerful tools.
Asynchronous Tools:
Synchronous Tools:
There are an extensive amount of ed tech tools available to educators today thanks to the ubiquitous access to the internet. In this session, we will filter the large amounts of free tools available on the web and share with you some of the best practices in using these powerful tools.
Asynchronous Tools:
- Choosing the right tool to create screencasts for creating content about procedural knowledge
- Learning about the different options available to design *effective* presentations and understanding how to select the best option.
- Understanding how different video editing tools work and finding the right choice to share engaging video content
Synchronous Tools:
- Selecting the best video conferencing tool to effectively communicate virtually with students or collaborate with faculty
- Choosing the right polling software to create engaging formative and summative feedback opportunities for students
- Learning about different options available to participate in and monitor backchannel conversations
Transform Your Teaching Practice with Twitter: Develop a PLN
Many educators use Twitter to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN) to afford them fruitful collaborations and exchanges of resources with other teachers. In this session, you will learn best practices and strategies for developing your own PLN on Twitter.
Educators with a robust, online PLN tap into support and resources on a scale that is not possible in traditional, face-to-face professional development opportunities. At the same, teachers with an online-based PLN learn skills for using the network that they share with their students, enabling them to take ownership of their own life-long learning process. Using the World Wide Web is one way of leveraging the Internet to develop a Personal Learning Network (PLN) online allowing educators new ways to collaborate and share resources to improve their teaching. We will offer ideas, strategies, and best practices in developing a PLN. |