Pedagogy or Technology: Barriers to Innovation and Finding the Right Hook Dr. Julie D. Phillips, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching & Learning Dr. Anthony Frisby, Director, Center for Teaching & Learning Martha Ankeny, Director of Learning Initiatives, Center for Teaching & Learning
Desire to Innovate (or Defining Problem) Traditional or faculty-focused learning materials Videotaped lectures and text-based learning materials Disjointed or fractured content Poor use of of learning materials Difficulty sharing content or collaborating on learning development Not real sure what might be interesting . . . Still from one of the original watch-learns or the promotion video . . Duke University Archives. “Boring Lectures, 1940s.” nd. Online image. Flckr
iCE (Interactive Curricula Experience Platform & App Designed for iPad Not a virtual filing cabinet Support for wide variety learning materials Active learning principles used in design Mimics look, feel and use of modern applications Image of the learner’s splash page Early promotion piece
Technical Skills Development 90-minute workshop Pre-work Experiential format Participant supplied learning artifacts Completed topic How To Architecture All steps (Object, Topic, Module Course)
Early Assessment of iCE October 2015 Survey 86/341, 26% response rate 64% survey respondents familiar with iCE 44% survey respondents had attended a workshop or consultation 60% indicated use of iCE for content in the future Graph or table created from the survey; shot from one of Jaffe’s learning modules, something from SKMC (Liz Spudich’s work)
University Participation in iCE Workshops College of Biomedical Sciences College of Health Professions College of Nursing College of Pharmacy College of Population Health Sidney Kimmel Medical College Office of Academic Affairs Office of Student Affairs Office of International Affairs Department of Emergency Medicine Department of Family Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Department of Pediatrics Institute of Emerging Health Professions Jefferson Center for Inter-professional Education
Barriers to Adoption Issue Resolution “Know How” Faculty development with iCE Perceived Need Faculty development about SoTL Inertia Phased adoption University policy Required adoption Time Templates Build Services Required mastery of multiple tools Image of the buidler’s interface, a clock, a carrot & a stick
Initial build by CTL Staff Template iCE Version Paper Version Initial build by CTL Staff Focus on Experiential Learning (pre-work) Linking old with new knowledge Ability to provide remediation & advanced material in a package Holistic (searchable for learner’s association w/Jefferson)