cdl april 2012_blended_conference_presentati_april_22
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Overview of ESC Latin American Blended program. How we use virtual meeting tools to connect students across classrooms and cultures and with guest speakers. Outcomes related to student satisfaction and persistenceTRANSCRIPT
Virtual Meetings
Virtual Meeting Tools and Blending Learning: Building Bridges and Connecting Cultures
Presentation for the CDL Conference – April 28, 2012
Patrice Prusko TorciviaLorette Pellettiere Calix
Quality Leadership UniversityPartnerships with ESC, University of Lousville, Towson
University, College of Notre Dame and FIU
PANAMA PARTNER
• First cohort - March 2009 - 19 students
• Second cohort – February,
2010 - 25 + 7 (21 graduates)
• Third cohort – February,
2011 – 27 + 16 (22 graduates)
• Fourth cohort-April 2012-
25 + 19
PROGRAM SIZE
• 10 week sessions• Occasional intensive 4
weeks• One week residencies
at beginning and end• Structured to complete
40 – 43 credits in one year
PROGRAM FORMAT
• Concentrations: Marketing or International Business
• Median age: 22.5
• Average credits upon entering: approx. 58
• Av. Credits ESC: 50
• % work – 85%
• % other simultaneous studies – 10%
PANAMA STUDENTS
Demographics
Why we started
• Interactive experiences • Need to connect students at a distance
during residency• Desire to create connections between
students and guest speakers across cultures
• Cost savings• How could we best accomplish?
(Formerly Elluminate)• Allows for real time
interaction• Sessions can be recorded
and archived• Voice, chat box and phone-in
options• Small group break-out rooms• Whiteboard, presentations,
desktop and file sharing• Up to 6 web cam images
Similar tools: WebEx, Adobe Connect, Dimdim
White Board/Presentation Area
Participants Appear Here
Participant Chat Area
Type Your Message Here
Communicate via Microphone
Poll
• How many of you have used Elluminate or a similar tool?
Connecting Students and Instruction
• Guest lectures and experts• Faculty at a distance• Residency at a distance• Mini-lectures when online• Lecture capture• Student presentations• Web Tour/screen sharing• Office hours/tutoring • Student services• Quizzes/polling
• Students introductions• Make personal connections• Debates/Mock Trials• Team projects• Students in other courses/countries• Small group discussions
Connecting Students
Student reaction
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Courses Using Elluminate
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Would you take another course with Elluminate?
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Elluminate helped me feel more connected
Expert Feedback " I found the technology very easy and intuitive to use...I thought that it was an excellent means of delivering educational content to a classroom without walls and as a mechanism for drawing together students from all over the world to share ideas and diverse perspectives on content that would not be otherwise possible without facilitation from this or a similar digital capability.” Joe Berman, presentation with Panama, Dominican Republic and NYC
Expert Feedback
• " I had the great pleasure of meeting with students from several countries via elluminate. The system was fairly simple to use and gave me the ability to present material, hear and see (through a chat feature) feedback, and manage small workgroups. This system allows professionals to be at their desk while easily sharing pertinent real-world insights and information with students". Jodi Smits, presentation to students in Panama, DR and NYC
Faculty Feedback
"I sat in my home study in Vermont, running through a presentation...but not getting any feedback on how it was being perceived by my audience. I know the platform allows for comments, queries, and virtually raised hands, but ...I still wouldn't have been getting the body-language cues that I try to read and respond to when I'm doing a talk...I felt like I was reciting my work to myself. The absence of human engagement was weird". Eric Zencey, presentation to Panama, DR, and NYC
Faculty Feedback
Great tool for •office hours•real time assistance •using whiteboard
Student Feedback
Positives about using Elluminate--Flexibility -Real time interactions-Even shy people participate-Guest speakers provide range of perspectives-Immediate feedback -Communicate with international classmates -"It's Amazing!!"
Student issues
•Negative aspects—•Connection problems/technical
difficulties •Having to connect in real time•Prefer face to face contact
Lessons Learned
• Practice using tools• Second person moderate chat box• Send link again day of session• Keep interactive, don't just lecture• Break out room issues• Maximum of one hour• Have a plan B
Tips
• Upload presentation• Chat box and screen size adjustments• Don't move too far from mike when
speaking• Turn on video camera• Only one mike on at a time• Limit moderator control• Use whiteboard
Limitations
• Can't have multiple speakers• Limited number of video connections• Can't show videos• Restricts interaction in classroom• Video and audio not as good as some
meeting tools
Contact Info
PATRICE:• E-mail:
[email protected], [email protected]
• Skype: patrice.torcivia• Twitter: Profpatrice• Blog:
http://cloudcomputingesc.blogspot.com/
LORETTE:E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: calixpellLinkedIn
21st century skills
• Problem solving, creativity, team work and critical thinking
• Move away from “it must be true I saw it on the Internet”
• Connect across boundaries, collaborate with different cultures, learn new perspectives
• Global citizens
Educational goals
• What you want to do with these tools?
• How can you use them to engage, motivate and create interest?
• What is your pedagogical intent? • Where do you want it to take
your students?• You are the banks of a river
guiding the water to where it needs to go