Photo credit: Nic McPheeDevon Mordell, Program for Faculty Development, McMaster University Teaching in an Online Environment Sharing Best Practices

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee 12.30PM – 2PM Teaching in the Online Environment Session 2PM – 2.15PM Break & refreshments 2.15PM – 3.15PM Teaching in the Online Environment (ctd.) 3.15PM – 4PM Poster Session 4PM – 6PM Henry & Sylvia Wong Forum in Medicine Schedule

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Roadmap: Teaching in an Online Environment Introductions Feedback Period Netiquette Strategies for Engagement Copyright Accessibility Technology Tour

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Your name & department According to the candy: Strawberry: – what technologies you use in your teaching Lifesaver: – what you hope to come away with today Whirly-mint: – what technologies you are curious about Navigate to: Introducing…

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee The Technologies Whirlwind tour… Lecture Capture Online Testing Digital Surveys Mobile Technologies E-learning Modules Content Management Systems Web Conferencing Blogs and Wikis …or more in depth? Discussion Forums Learning Management Systems

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Some terms I’ll be using… Synchronous communications/technologies Asynchronous communications/technologies Distance education Blended learning/classroom Glossary

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Software: Joomla ( FHS: Event tracker & customized solutions Useful use: LMS for non-McMaster students Content Management Systems

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Software: many… (often in LMS) FHS: Questions from distance ed students Useful use: FAQ’s – a timesaver! Discussion Forums

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Software: Wordpress/PM Wiki (through library) FHS: Student assignments, faculty activities Useful use: reflective learning for students Blogs & Wikis

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Software: LimeSurvey ( ) FHS: Research, needs assessment Useful use: course evaluations Digital Surveys

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Software: TCExam ( FHS: Student testing Useful use: well, testing students Online Testing Software

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Platforms: iOS (Apple) and Android (Google) FHS: Radiation Oncology learning app Useful use: still waiting… Mobile Learning

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Web-conferencing Software: Elluminate ( ) FHS: Weekly PBL Tutorials in Midwifery Useful use: virtual offices

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Tool rich: Communication Tools Feedback and Assessment Tools Distribution Tools Presentation Tools Collaboration Tools Archiving Tools But… must have technical support in place Web-conferencing

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Learning Management Systems Software: Desire2Learn ( ) FHS: also LearnLink & Medportal Useful use: consolidating course content

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Learning management system (LMS) with: discussion forums quizzes grade reporting content management And eventually… learning repository e-portfolios Learning Management Systems

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Lecture Capture Software: Camtasia ( FHS: SRS ROM and Splinting modules Useful use: study aid for students

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee recording of a lecture: audio and slides unobtrusive quick to produce But… tends to be less polished live event is primary Lecture Capture

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee e-Learning Modules Software: Articulate ( FHS: online training & distance education Useful use: supplementary content

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee used to create online modules from PPT can produce polished modules added functionality (relatively) easy to learn and use But… resource intensive Useful use: supplementary resources e-Learning Modules

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Creating the ‘rules of engagement’ for online interactions should be a collaborative activity On Netiquette …rules for asynchronous technologies …rules for synchronous technologies

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee The Internet is NOT the Public Domain On Copyright

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee The Education Exception Allows for the projecting of works in class Does NOT apply to online courses Worry not, there’s always… THE HYPERLINK Exceptions to Copyright

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Or, use works that are: creative commons* or in the public domain *Don’t forget to attribute CC works! Creative Commons & other friendly folks

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Start by creating a culture of inclusivity Announce your commitment to accessibility Incorporate Universal Design Principles Ask questions around accessibility when evaluating new technologies Identify your support network & resources On Accessibility

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Level A (lowest) to Level AAA (highest) WCAG

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Wave (check ALT tag): Vischek (simulate colour blindness): p Colour contrast analyser: Captions: YouTube, Camtasia & Articulate Accessibility Tools

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Meet back in MDCL 3015 at 2.15PM Reconvening…

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee In groups, discuss strategies for engagement in one of three teaching technologies: web conferencing (synchronous) e-learning module (asynchronous) learning management system (asynchronous) Strategies for Engagement

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Workshops – Audio – Presentation Tools (PowerPoint, Prezi) – Accessibility – Creating and using images – What would you like to attend? – What format do you prefer? Other resources? Where do we go from here…?

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee What did you take away from the day? Things you learned Neat factoids you remember Technologies you might like to try Strategies you’ll implement Subjectives

Background photo credit: Nic McPhee Please let me know what you found useful, and what I could do better next time… Evaluations

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