Supporting Blended Learners’ Need to Develop Social &
Connected Skills through Digital Pedagogy
@laurapasquini June 8, 2013Blended Learning Conference #blend13
Milwaukee, WI
#blend13
Our
Workshop
Hashtag
#blend62255
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Workshop Overview
Part I: Digital Skills Needed to Supported Blended Learners
Coffee Break
Part II: Technology Assessment, Implementation & Planning
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http://bit.ly/blended62255
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Tell me what you want to learn today…
New Media Ecology Realities
• Media & gadgets are everywhere• Internet = center of the revolution • Easy communication• Anywhere & anytime• Multitasking = norm• More change to come
• (Raine, 2007)Flickr photo c/o of Dryicon
“Over 94% of undergraduate, graduate, and community college students are Internet users and approximately 80% of this same group use social networking sites.”College students and Technology, The Pew Internet Research
Image c/o Luke Mahan http://www.flickr.com/photos/kremovich/4471473109/
Web 2.0
#SocialMedia
Social Web
New Media
#SM
Transmedia
Emerging Tech
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“Students experience an increasing need for connectivity and digital access to excel beyond the higher education learning environment. They must access and interact with information, learning materials, and colleagues from around the globe.”Implications for use of technology in advising 2011 NACADA National Survey
Image c/o The Out Sourcing Company http://www.theoutsourcingcompany.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/idea.jpg
There must be others ways to support our students
Required for Today’s Blended Learners:
1.Exploration
2.Connection
3.Curation
4.Collaboration
5.Openness
Exploration
New challenges help you EXPLORE!
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Dr. Alec Couros (@courosa) & #eci831
Play = “the tension between the rules of the game and the freedom to act within
those rules” (Thomas & Seely Brown, 2011)
How do you support EXPLORATION on YOUR campus?
Image from http://thesituationist.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/istock-social-network.jpg
Discovery
Creativity
Exploration…
Use your imagination
Create time to play
Find a new way of learning
Embrace alternatives
Participate in learning
Perform knowledge
Connection
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Via @intersection1http://www.intersectionconsulting.com/
Cultivate an Your Network
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#asbABQ13
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Flickr photo c/o vickel_n
@tanyajoostenhttp://tanyajoosten.com/
#edusocmedia #edtech
#phdchat
#sachat
#highered
#untLT
#satech
#edchat
http://bitly.com/TwitterChatSchedule
Do you have something to talk about?
#ugstJOUR
http://ugstjour.wordpress.com/
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Curation
Online information flows like…
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NO FILTER
Critical Thinking
Communities of Practice
http://www.ewenger.com/theory/
@nancywhite
Wenger, 2006
dailyshoot.comNew Learning Spaces
http://storify.com/Open Forum & Debates
Mentoring
Curation & archiving…
Information
News & events
Social streams
Images & Videos
Class discussions
Collaborative efforts
Collaboration
Turn to your neighbour… Share WHO you collaborate with on
your campus?
Is this really active & engaged learning?
Participation = Engagement
@catspyjamasnz
Research
&
Support
LT Facebook Page
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To Ask Questions & Disucss
Informal Learning BreakDrink.com
Are you having fun yet?
Then why bother?
@JeffJackson
Collaborative works…
Group projects
Shared writing
Common learning spaces
Team development
Collective assignments
Aggregated knowledge
Openness
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Don’t Be A Sharing Fail Whale.
Digital Identity
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Digital Scholars
• @mweller … The Ed Techie
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Reflectionhttp://techknowtools.wordpress.com/
http://www.sageperformance.com/ojs/index.php/LPQ
• Lurking is learning (at first)• Give credit where it is due
Be creative• Engage & participate• Find where you want to SHARE • Note the “rules” of netiquette• Participate!
Encourage Open Learning
You cannot always wait for the perfect time. Sometimes you
must dare to jump.
Coffee Break
• 30 minutes
• Return for • Planning for • Blended • Learners
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Workshop Part II
• Technology Assessment &
Planning Ways to Support Blended
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Needs Assessment
1. Determine Advising Technology Goals2. Determine Resources3. Create, Design, and Edit4. Pilot the Project5. Review and Evaluate6. Update and Development
The Iceberg Effect
© Mark Smiciklas Intersection Consulting
Purpose(why?)
What Do YOU Want to Improve for Blended
Learning?-Goal Setting-Reviewing the Technology Assessment-Plan – Action Items to Return to Campus
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Created by @Ekutsko & @equalmanhttp://youtu.be/ZQzsQkMFgHE
Flickr photo c/o hoodlumper
“Focus on connecting with the
people, and the tools will all make
sense.”
~Chris Brogan
PLAN(Who? where? what?)
• External Stakeholders– Outside partners– Campus or regional
regulations/requirements– Consultants – Vendors
• Internal Stakeholders– Students– Staff– Faculty – other
Who is sitting at your planning table?
• Brainstorm
• Collaborative
• Shared workspaces
• Meeting schedule
• Ask questions early
• Review ideas
• Consider all options
• THE BIGGEST PART OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION IS THE PROCESS!
Plan to Plan
Understanding Your Advising Resources
Think-Pair-Share:How do you currently
Assess Blended Learning Or Technology Use at your Institution?
• Intake/Follow up surveys• Use of current advising
services• Applications/mobile apps• Tracking on website or LMS• FAQ use• Social media
metrics/insights• Advising notes database• Institutional research
Current Assessment
• Reach out to peers & colleagues
• Ask other departments on campus
• Planning groups at your institution
• Review campus environments with similar student demographics
• Leaders are readers - REVIEW!
• Affiliations off campus to consult
• Professional organizations
Research
• Time Costs– Staff position/job
descriptions– Advising schedule– Project timeline
• Financial Costs– Funding – Grant vs. sustainable funds– Other
• Unplanned costs– Campus buy in
Cost Analysis
Reaction: Did they like it?
Usability: Did they use it? How? Easy?
Behavior: Is there a changed behavior?
Difference in service provision? Student reaction?
Results: Is there an overall advising benefit?
Adopted from Kirkpatrick’s Model for Training Evaluation (1994)
Evaluation
Understanding Your Advising Resources
• Assessment of current unit needs
• Identifying gaps in service• Identifying target population• Utilizing effective
assessments• Evaluation of current
program, model, and/or practice in your advising unit
Determine Technology Goals
• What are the technology needs of the department or campus system?
• What are the long-term goals of the program What are the objectives for learners
• Are there gaps and needs with current technology being used?
• Can these gaps and needs be addressed with technological resources?
Step 1 Overview
• Who should be a member of the design/development team?
• What are the available resources to support the technological needs?
• How will online resources be researched?
• Who will experiment with these technology resources?
Step 2 Overview
Determine Resources
Resources
-Colleagues
-Campus experiences
-Conference connections
-Recommended reading
-Organizational opportunities
Communication Goals
#Elearn11 via @schwier
Develop an IdentityDo you like spam?
Students don’t either. What is your office
brand? What information do you need to convey to
students? Start with these questions, and
then add in personality and
variety.@julieclarsen
“...technology could be used much more strategically than is currently undertaken to commit students to their academic life.”
The Horizon Report 2012Dahlstrom, de Boor, Grunwald, & Vockley, 2012
Social Media Strategy
Editorial Calendar and Content Assessment
@julieclarsen
@thementalkavity
PILOT(considerations)
Higher Ed is HERE
Flickr photo c/o dsearls
We Need to Move Beyond These.
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Change in higher
education is NOT NUTS!
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Crowdsourcing
Google Docs, Wikis, Social Networks, Skype/G+ Hangouts, Dropbox… OH MY!
Thoughts
Sharing
IDEAS!
Use of social media does not mean that
sensitive data about students or
faculty/staff members will be released. Like all
things, proper training should be conducted to make
sure everyone is aware of protocols and best practices.
ACE: Academic & Career Explorer
• AA & CC Online peer buddy
• www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aacc/ace/
To ACE, Or Not To ACE?
• The Question: • How can we connect our
services & optimize resources?• The Focus:
• Make connections to AA & CC and UTSC resources
• The Time Line: • Get Started Orientation,
Summer 2008• The Target Audience:
• Incoming UTSC Students
ACE: Learning Outcomes
• Incoming UTSC students will:o orient themselves to the campuso connect with resources & serviceso transition into university lifeo join a collaborative communityo learn about UTSC via weekly topicso ask helpful questionso connect with other students on
campus
Where to Now, ACE?• Future Plans:
• Hire “peers” & work with students
• Marketing & promotional tools• Connect to other students:
upper year• Survey: needs & service gaps?• Learning experience: keep?
leave?• More fun! (themes, events, etc)
Consider...
Connecting to peers
Saving time to play
Finding new ways of learning
Embracing alternatives
Being a participant
Modeling social media use
Evaluate(review)
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Measure & AssessReaction: Did they like it?
Usability: Did they use it? How? Easy?
Behavior: Is there a changed behavior? Difference in service provision? Student reaction?
Results: Is there an overall advising benefit?
ANALYTICS-Google -Blog reads-Social Network Analysis-Twitter searchHashtagsInstitution/Office nameSocial Grow
-Content ManagementBufferapp.comBottlenose.comSocialBro.com
Final Thoughts…
• No "Magic Bullet"
• Failure leads to success
• Participation is key
• Collaborate & connect
• Share resources
• Keep evaluating your learner needs
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