Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Collaboration in Distance Education Hans Aagard Educational Technologist Teaching & Learning Technologies, ITaP

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Agenda Why we collaborate Social presence Increasing social presence Online discussions –Activity 1 –Activity 2 Groups –Activity 3 Selective Release –Activity 4 Questions

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Online can be lonely…

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Collaboration ≈ Engagement

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop “ Recent studies of the online learning environment have noted that involvement or “social presence,” better known as a feeling of community and connection among learners, has contributed positively to learning outcomes and learner satisfaction with online courses.”

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Face to face class

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Online class

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Moving it online… Face-to-face activityBlackboard Online activity In-class discussionDiscussion-board discussion Blog discussion Chat room discussion Homework assignments (reading, turn something in) Readings (online or paper), Assignment tool LectureRecorded lecture (Presenter) Group workGroup discussion, group assignment, group folders Other Tools: Wiki – Purdue: ConfluenceWiki Google Docs or Zoho – Collaborative DocumentsGoogle Docs Zoho Skype – Free online audio or video chatSkype Course List – An list (Purdue ) to your classCourse List

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Increasing social presence

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Increasing social presence

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop A word about discussions…

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Activity 1 Let’s make some collaboration! Look at your sheet at Activity 1. (We’re going to make a threaded discussion).

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Guidelines for Online Discussions Clarify process and expectations –Be ready to guide Rules of engagement Model Lots of feedback

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Activities for Online Collaboration Readings-based discussions Case-based scenarios Role-play Peer feedback

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Activity 2 Let’s make some collaboration! Look at your sheet at Activity 2. (We’re going to make a chat room).

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Grouping Strategies 1.Pick projects/topics 2.Pick group type 3.Prep Blackboard

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Activity 3 Let’s make more collaboration! Look at your sheet at Activity 3. (We’re going to make groups).

Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop Activity 4 Let’s make more collaboration! Look at your sheet at Activity 4. (We’re going to make items available only to specific groups).

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