Lesley Skousen, PhD lesleyskousen.com

 Go to lesleyskousen.com  Hover over “E-Learning” page and click on “Bryn Mawr Presentation”  Provides you with links for this Workshop Polling Data

 Elegant Organization: Instructor-scaffolding, student direction  Dynamic Interaction: Each thread takes a potentially unique direction  Layered Communication: Reply to specific people, regardless of timing

 Multiple dynamic discussions on single topics  Introduces wider range of concepts  Allows for greater interaction  Personalizes education and Increases accountability  Gives time for shy, quiet, or deep-thinking students to participate  Facilitates better comprehension for ELLs **ELL = English Language Learner

① Content Delivery ② Formative Assessment ③ Interactive Activity ④ Discussion Forum ⑤ Summative Assessment Padlet.com

① Content Delivery ① Interactive Activity ② Summative Assessment (Formative Assessment Optional) (Discussion Forum Optional)

① Content Delivery ② Formative Assessment ③ Interactive Activity ④ Discussion Forum ⑤ Summative Assessment

Forums for the classroom!

 Sample 1: Single question; 15 conversations  Sample 2: Seek-and-Share Research  Sample 3: Peer Review Feedback  Sample 4: Debate

 Works best with “how” or “why” questions  Includes sharing personal reactions, individual definitions or interpretations  Two distinct questions:  Primary Prompt and Secondary Response  Includes guidelines for primary and secondary answers  Each student’s thread becomes its own class discussion

What were the causes of WW2? Research at least two for forum sharing:  Economic Depression  Treaties  Global Influence  Technology  Empires  Social Status  Civil War  Political Ideology Works great with current events or tackling large content areas as a group

 Essays and Outlines  PowerPoint Slides  Prezi  Piktochart  Storyboard or films  Mad-Learn Applications  Students read and review each other, offering advice for revision as they absorb content

 Research / Content / Reaction Post  Find two classmates who disagree with you and post a response to their arguments  Find two classmates who agree with you and play devil’s advocate  Result: What begins as an assumption of understanding becomes incredibly complex and deconstructed

1. Write a paragraph describing a recent traditional lesson (lecture / discussion / activity / project) 15 Minutes 2. Consider one way you could widen your audience through blended learning, especially considering your quiet, deep-thinking, or foreign language students 3. Post your description and proposal to the freeforums.net link 4. After posting, begin to read other proposals and provide feedback to their ideas

Olla Najah Al-Shalchi, “The Effectiveness and Development of Online Discussions.” Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (Accessed on 15 March 2015) AR Roper, “How Students Develop Online Learning Skills” Educause Quarterly, 1 (2007), pp J Du, K Zhang, A Olinsock, and J Adams. Graduate Students’ Perspectives on the Meaningful Nature of Online Discussions” Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol 19, No 1 (2008), pp Michael Prince, “Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research.” J. Engr Education, Vol 93 No 3 (2004), pp pdf (Accessed 15 March 2015)

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