presented by: jay holden & adena rottenstein creating an interdisciplinary collection of...
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Presented By:Presented By:Jay Holden Jay Holden & Adena Rottenstein& Adena Rottenstein
Creating an Interdisciplinary Collection of Learning Creating an Interdisciplinary Collection of Learning Objects to Address Basic SkillsObjects to Address Basic Skills
The ChallengeThe Challenge
Undergraduate students enter the University with Undergraduate students enter the University with different levels of academic training different levels of academic training
Success in undergraduate education demands a Success in undergraduate education demands a solid foundation in a variety of basic academic skillssolid foundation in a variety of basic academic skills
How can we work towards leveling the playing field?How can we work towards leveling the playing field?
Writing skillsWorking in GroupsClassroom PresentationsStudy skills
Examples:
The Solution The Solution
Players: “Michigan Education through Learning Players: “Michigan Education through Learning Objects” (MELO)Objects” (MELO) Faculty, Staff, & Graduate Students from Faculty, Staff, & Graduate Students from gateway gateway
coursescourses Interdisciplinary (Statistics, Chemistry, Romance Interdisciplinary (Statistics, Chemistry, Romance
Languages, etc.)Languages, etc.)
Resource: Online learning materials, or Learning Resource: Online learning materials, or Learning Objects (LOs) accessed through MERLOT.orgObjects (LOs) accessed through MERLOT.org
Outcome: Create an interdisciplinary collection of Outcome: Create an interdisciplinary collection of LOs that address basic skillsLOs that address basic skills
Audience Participation Audience Participation
Break up into groups of 2-3Break up into groups of 2-3 Introduce yourself & your academic Introduce yourself & your academic
disciplinediscipline Work together to come up with 3 Work together to come up with 3
basic/foundational academic skills basic/foundational academic skills thatthat
Are critical for academic successAre critical for academic success Students commonly lackStudents commonly lack Apply across various disciplinesApply across various disciplines
Members independently brainstorm Members independently brainstorm interdisciplinary basic academic skills interdisciplinary basic academic skills
The MELO group meets to collectively discuss The MELO group meets to collectively discuss the findingsthe findings
Results: (next slide)Results: (next slide)
The Process IThe Process I BrainstormingBrainstorming
Math Skills Study Skills• Fractions, Basic Algebra, Pre-calculus
• How to read & take notes on a chapter
• General Statistics concepts • Exam Preparation
• Graphing, Interpreting Graphs Communication & Group Work
• Representing data in various forms
• Group dynamics
Scientific Method • Communication with-in groups
• Understanding a scientific experiment
Problem Solving Strategies
• Using different research methods
• Critical Thinking
Writing Skills • Systematic Problem Solving
• Complete structured sentences, etc.
Presentation Skills
• Writing a group report • Creating an effective presentation
• References • Delivering an effective presentation
• In-text Citations • PowerPoint Skills
The Process II The Process II Searching & PostingSearching & Posting
Search (independently) for LOs to address the Search (independently) for LOs to address the areas of greatest needareas of greatest need
Create a group website for posting search Create a group website for posting search results and composing LO commentaryresults and composing LO commentary
Submit individual LO findings to website with Submit individual LO findings to website with commentarycommentary
Collaborate in SelectionCollaborate in Selection
1.1. Review preliminary collectionReview preliminary collection
2.2. Establish inter-rater reliability with reviewer Establish inter-rater reliability with reviewer scoringsscorings
3.3. Select best LOs for the final collectionSelect best LOs for the final collection
Which LOs were selected for the final collection?Which LOs were selected for the final collection?– 4.25 star rated LOs and above4.25 star rated LOs and above– Overlapping LOs (found & posted by multiple Overlapping LOs (found & posted by multiple
reviewers)reviewers)– LOs applicable to at least three academic disciplinesLOs applicable to at least three academic disciplines
The Process IIIThe Process IIISelecting Selecting
The OutcomeThe OutcomeAn Interdisciplinary Collection of LOs to An Interdisciplinary Collection of LOs to
Address Basic SkillsAddress Basic Skills
17 LOs17 LOs 6 Categories6 Categories
– MathematicsMathematics– SciencesSciences– TechnologyTechnology– WritingWriting– InteractiveInteractive– GeneralGeneral
Example LO from the Example LO from the CollectionCollection
DeploymentDeployment
Gateway coursesGateway courses Graduate Student Instructor trainingsGraduate Student Instructor trainings Faculty workshopsFaculty workshops MERLOT-MERLOT-
Personal Collection Title: Personal Collection Title: Cross-Discipline Collection: BASIC Cross-Discipline Collection: BASIC SKILLS SKILLS Username: MERLOT @MichiganUsername: MERLOT @Michigan
2009 MERLOT International 2009 MERLOT International ConferenceConference
Results & FutureResults & Future Results:Results:
– Interdisciplinary Collection of LOs Interdisciplinary Collection of LOs established and in useestablished and in use
– Faculty development for participating Faculty development for participating graduate students graduate students
Future:Future:– Several more disciplines have joined the Several more disciplines have joined the
group (Physics, Math, Writing, etc.)group (Physics, Math, Writing, etc.)– A second generation of the collection is in A second generation of the collection is in
the worksthe works
Thank You!Thank You!
Cathy Swift Brian Malley
Lynne Crandall Victor Wong
Nancy Kerner Brenda Gunderson
MELO Group
And last but not least, the MERLOT Community!
Without YOU this would not have been possible.
Contact:
Jay Holden: [email protected] & Adena Rottenstein: [email protected]