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Engaging Students with Learning Technology

Learn techniques for engaging students using online courses and dissertations. Gain insights and tips from one tutor's experience that produced outstanding results. Discover tools like video conferencing, tracking, and discussion boards.

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Engaging Students with Learning Technology

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  1. Learning Technology Development

  2. “How I engaged my students”One tutor’s experience that produced outstanding results. David Callaghan September 2013

  3. Learning Outcomes(Aims of this session) • Gain an understanding of some of the techniques to engage students • Focus on online courses • Focus on dissertation. • Consider using some of these techniques with your students. • Know where to go for further help / support

  4. Why? My drivers: • To give a good student experience • To experience using these technologies myself

  5. Why listen to me? I got results … … outstanding results: (but it was a strong cohort)

  6. So, how did I do this? Student engagement… … generating a ‘community’: Three main tools: • Video - incl. conferencing • Tracking • Discussion

  7. Embedded Video Uses: Introduction Content Feedback

  8. Video – web conferencing and recording

  9. Tracking: Retention Centre • ‘New’ in SP12 • (was the Early Warning System) • Help identify students ‘at risk’ • Missed deadlines • Grades • Activity • Access • Tutors create ‘rules’ • System can email en-mass • Use to send ‘well done’ and ‘what next’ messages http://ondemand.blackboard.com/r91/movies/bb91_evaluation_retention_center.htm

  10. If they still didn’t engage: • I found their personal email address and emailed them …

  11. If they STILL didn’t engage!? • I found their home phone numbers and called them … • I found their mobile numbers and them … • I kept calling until I got to talk to them … • There was no escape! (I’m not aware of any complaints) (… and I went to their graduation …)

  12. One story … • ‘ … quaking in my boots …’

  13. Discussion subscription Notify by email when others post • Increases engagement • Speeds up discussion • Reduces frustration

  14. Discussion to: • Ask a question • Share ideas • Post thoughts about what they were working on • Post draughts of chapters • Look at peers work • Get feedback from the tutor (me) on their work • Look at other peers feedback from me

  15. Discussion led to … … peer feedback … • That moved from simple mechanical comments • Well done!? • Spelling • Referencing • To insightful critical comments • … that significantly improved others work • … that significantly improved MANY others work!

  16. Summarising the major tools: • Video • Tracking • Discussion

  17. Other tools: • Announcements • Timed announcements • Performance Dashboard • drilling down to see student performance • Originality check • Turnitin • Test student account • what the student ‘sees’ • Formatting items • Grade centre • Mobile • Next slide

  18. Announcements • Announcements – incl links to resources: This example shows: • YouTube for verbal feedback • Notes from a tutorial

  19. Timed announcements Tidy up your act • Set a date restriction • Automatically remove out-of-date announcements • Stops students re-reading old messages

  20. Performance Dashboard • Track student progress • Pick out students that: • Haven’t logged on • Drill down … • Discussion contributions

  21. Turnitin Use for formative assessment Originality report

  22. Test Student To get a ‘students eye’ view • Test student activity • Submissions • Assignments / Tests • Availability (content, results) • Retention rules To enable: • Go to the course • Control Panel -> • Course tools -> • Add Test Student Your test student name is your login name followed by _s, e.g., callagda_s Can be enrolled into any course.

  23. Formatting ‘Items’ Use the HTML editor to improve the appearance of your text: • Font sizes • Colour • Highlights • Hyperlinks Be consistent throughout the course.

  24. Grade Centre • By default - all columns are available • Columns are created for all assessed work • Default columns for Total and Weighted Total • Grades displayed to students through My Grades – via the original submission link. • Can create columns for non-online activities. • Smart Views MANAGE your Grade Centre Note: separate DDE session

  25. Mobile There is a full guide available – here: http://www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk/1372/ Mobile friendly advice for: • Content (PDF etc.) • Discussion • Announcements • Embedded media • YouTube • Audio files. • Emphasis on Two-way communication: • E.g.: Announcement about running late.

  26. Take away messages • What will you be using with your students this year?

  27. Sources of help: Tinyurl.com\LTDGuides Learning Technology Team: … and ondemand.blackboard.com

  28. Evaluation Later today please take a couple of minutes to reflect on: • What you liked about this session • What you think could have been done to improve it ... and email me your thoughts: david.Callaghan@edgehill.ac.uk Many thanks, David

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