1. Educational Technology Tools that Work Jean-Claude Bradley E-Learning Coordinator College of Arts and Sciences Drexel University March 17, 2008 Albright College

2. What is the role of a chemistry teacher? Produce chemists!

3. What is a chemist? An individual who is –Chemically literate (undergrad) –Competent to create new useful chemical knowledge (graduate)

4. How do chemistry teachers produce chemists? Select and deliver content Assess and validate skills and knowledge Catalyze the learning process

5. The evolution of an organic chemistry course The traditional lecture-based course: –Content delivery: Face to Face –Assessment: Manual Grading –Learning Catalysis: office hours/email

6. Evolution of Assessment 1.Manual grading 2.Optional WebCT quizzes with automated grading 3.All tests and exam with automated grading under video surveillance proctoring 4.Extra Credit Blog and Wiki assignments 5.Quizzes as mazes in Unreal Tournament 6.Quizzes in Second Life 7.Student assignments in Second Life

7. Evolution of Content Delivery 1.Face to face lectures/ paper handouts 2.Face to face lectures/ online pdfs 3.Optional screencast of lectures 4.Audio podcasting (iTunes)/ pdfs 5.Blog about class content 6.Video podcasting (iTunes) 7.Wiki for class organization 8.Youtube/ Google video 9.Google co-op and free online textbooks 10.All class recordings in one zip archive

8. CHEM 241 89 students CHEM 243 64 students Natural migration from F2F to screencast/podcast channels

9. Evolution of Learning catalysis 1.Office hours and email 2.Use class time for workshops and assign recorded lectures  Be present while students do problems, watch lectures, play games  Discuss extra credit assignment  Address technical implementation on their laptops  Small groups or one-on-one

10. Content Assessment Interaction Wiki-Centric Open Courseware Model Blog or wiki versioning E-mail Surveys Tests Quizzes Multimedia Images Text Wiki Lecture Recording podcast vodcast Workshops CMS Games

11. email phone blog wiki podcast SENDER RECEIVER NEW OLD PUSH PULL Sharing Ideas

12. The class wiki front page (top)

13. The class wiki front page (bottom)

14. The class blog

15. Viewing the blog using a feed reader

17. Podcasting MP3s and PDFs through iTunes

18. View vodcasts on iTunes or on a video iPod

19. The FAQ blog

20. CHEM 241 no Drexel students in winter term Long term trends for Open Courseware RSS feeds In World Lecture Hall

21. Student Blogging

22. Student assignments on a wiki

23. Student assignment on NMR using live research data and JSpecView

24. Version tracking in a wiki

25. Interaction using version changes in a wiki

26. Who is using the class blogs and wikis?

27. Wheel of Orgo

28. EduFrag Maze (without weapons)

29. EduFrag Unreal Tournament (with weapons)

30. Quiz Obelisks in Second Life (Eloise Pasteur)

31. Student Assignments in Second Life

32. Flying Around on a Molecule

33. 3D Periodic Table (ACS and Andrew Lang)

34. Posters in Second Life – with Bells

35. Conferences in Second Life

36. Faculty “Offices” in Second Life

37. Summary Use blogs for creating podcasts or for storing static sequential content (transcripts) Use wikis to organize content and to interact with students on assignments Use Second Life to stretch student and teacher imagination – and encourage networking Use multiple channels to deliver content and assess learning Most of these technologies are simple, free and hosted