Debbie L. Kirkley Sue A. Bauer University of Central Florida

Debbie Kirkley Instructional Specialist Fully Online Instructor BA History MA Educational Technology Sue Bauer Instructional Specialist Fully Online Instructor BA Elementary Education MA Instructional Technology Instructional Systems

Unit of Information Technologies & Resources (IT&R) Academic Affairs Office of Instructional Resources (OIR) Computer Services Library Center for Distributed Learning (CDL) Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness (RITE) Course Development & Web Services (CDWS)

Established, June 1963 One of Florida’s 11 public universities First classes taught October 1968 with 1,948 students Fall 2006 Enrollment: 46,719 Metropolitan university with 11 regional campuses Located East of Orlando

Population >45k Students 38% of student population active in WebCT UCF in Spring 2006 WebCT Vista 4.0 and CE4.1 Web (W) – 307 WebCT accounts Mixed Modality (M) WebCT accounts Enhanced WebCT accounts ITV/F/V – 214 WebCT accounts

2005 EDUCAUSE Teaching & Learning Award 2003 Sloan Consortium in Online Teaching & Learning Faculty Development Award 2001 Campus Tours 4-Star Tour Award 2000 Excellence in Distance Learning Program Award United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 1998 APQC-SHEEO Faculty Development Award for Teaching with Technology EDUCAUSE NLII “ DL Best Practice ” 97-99

Story of El Dorado & the DC-3 Scalable Faculty Support Model Identifying New Technologies Support Faculty implementing new technologies Adopt, Test, and Pilot Emerging Technology Strategies Blending Emerging Technologies in UCF courses

El Dorado Thought to be the “City of Gold” miracle city searched for by Spanish Conquistador What it really was grassland with mud huts golden in color during sunset hours

DC-3 first flew on December 17, 1935 (the 32nd. anniversary of the Wright Brothers flight at Kitty Hawk) revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made

It raised the BIG question… Are Emerging Technologies (Blogs, Wikis, PodCasting, etc.) the city of El Dorado or are they the next DC-3?

Institutional Model and Challenges

Our Response

Emerging Technologies

Incorporate an Emerging technology into professional development offerings Current Project: Enhanced Podcasting Created team Drafted Proposal Project Management using WikiWiki Implementation

Blogging Wikis Podcasting Virtual Worlds Game-based Learning Instant Messaging

increase meaningful student interaction authenticate learning experience beyond the online classroom resource exchange collaboration in course-related activities while practicing technological skills

Students are assigned to a blogging group Groups: Investigate and research specified topics and share information via the blog at least once each week Groups manage the content of their blogs Groups respond to comments posted by visitors Individuals: Visit other group blogs and post insights at least twice during the semester Students earn grades based upon: extent to which they follow established protocols the substance and accuracy of their posts

ItemDescription of AssessmentPoint Value Instructions & Management of Group Blog Did the group follow instructions for the blogging assignment? Did the group effectively set up and manage their Group Blog? 5 points Content of PostingsDid the group adequately answer the questions included in the health care topic that was assigned? Did the group’s answers reflect substantive knowledge of the topic? Did the group’s answers reflect understanding and synthesis of the topic? 5 points Accuracy of PostingsDid the group assure accuracy of what they posted? Did the group respond appropriately to postings that identified inaccuracies in the Group Blog? Did the group attempt to verify the “corrections” made to their postings? 5 points EtiquetteDid the group observe blogging etiquette?2.5 points Responding to PostingsDid the group respond to individual postings? Did the group respond in a timely and thoughtful manner? 2.5 points

ItemDescription of AssessmentPoint Value InstructionsDid the student follow instructions for the blogging assignment, including submitting a compilation of postings to the course drop box for this assignment? 5 points Content of PostingsDid the student’s individual posting adequately respond to the issue(s) contained in the Group Blog posting? Did the student’s individual posting reflect substantive knowledge of the topic? Did the student’s individual posting reflect understanding and analysis of the topic? 5 points Accuracy of PostingsDid the student assure accuracy of what he/she posted? 5 points EtiquetteDid the student observe blogging etiquette?2.5 points Responding to PostingsDid the student respond to any comments to his/her individual postings? 2.5 points

Informal Gauge student participation Student blogs used as journals

Topical Local history Informative

Collaborative workspace Module 4: Hardware Applications for Educators EME Introduction to Educational Technology

Collaborative area of exploration Interaction with content Student/Student interaction Faculty/Student interaction Active Worlds Croquet Second Life

Thanks for coming! Come visit us in Florida! Debbie L. Kirkley Sue Bauer