JOSH LUND, DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

PROJECT

DATE BYNOVEMBER 21, 2014

GIVE YOURSELF A GRADEUSING THE SAMR MODEL TO EVALUATE YOUR

COURSE SITE

SO YOU TEACH ONLINE…

“All my readings are online.”

“All my lectures are online.”

“I collect all my assignments

online.”

“I do all my discussions

online.”

“I give all my exams online.”

“Class meetings are online.”

How do you justify that?

“It’s a quality course.”

Assessed by internal standards (peer review, etc.)

Assessed by an external body (Quality Matters or

similar)

Consistently gets good student evaluations

NOW WHAT?

When is a course “done?”

Are activities always “current?”

THE SAMR MODEL HOW DO YOU USE WHAT YOU HAVE?

The SAMR model

Developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura in 2006 in

collaboration with the Maine Department of

Education’s Learning Technology Initiative

Provides a framework for selecting, using and

evaluating educational technologies

Substitution

Documents posted online

Google Maps instead of an

atlas

E-textbooks

Augmentation

Online quizzes

Digitally submitted

assignments

Online lectures

FROM ENHANCEMENT TO TRANSFORMATIONIT’S A TOUGH LINE TO CROSS

Crossing the line

Not technology enhancement, but technology-

reliant

The task is not the medium; the task is the

experience

Fear not! Most of what you do will still remain at the

lowest two levels

Think big picture: how will they demonstrate their

knowledge?

Modification

Collaborative assignments

via wikis or blogs

Rich media, GPS

information, etc. in writing

assignments

Google Earth layers for

geographic research

Redefinition

Narrative assignments on

video

Field work with mobile

devices

Research on international

issues in real time

collaboration with

international students

Example: the typical research paper

The olden days: students write or type a physical copy to hand in

Substitution: students receive an assignment online, and submit a

typed paper

Augmentation: students receive and submit a typed paper online,

where it can be graded through an online tool

Modification: students work collaboratively on research and writing

through a wiki or similar tool and submit their work for peer review

Redefinition: students create a short film; the research provides the

script, which is written collaboratively and shared online

GRADING YOURSELFWHERE DOES YOUR COURSE FALL?

In your course

Make the online medium work for you with

enhancements

The basic materials will probably always be S or A

What technologies can you leverage to produce a

transformation?

Focus on the most summative assignments

A moving target

SAMR evolves with the technology

What used to be M or R won’t always be!

Example: synchronous online classes

GAME CHANGERSA FEW EXAMPLES

MOBILE DEVICESAN ALWAYS CONNECTED COMPUTER/CAMERA/GPS IN THEIR HANDS

YOUTUBEEVERYONE CAN SHARE WITH EVERYONE. RIGHT NOW.

VIDEOCONFERENCINGTALK LIVE FOR CHEAP WITH EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE

ONLINE ARTICLES AND DATABASESREAD ANYTHING, AS IT’S PUBLISHED.

THANKS!QUESTIONS?