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Diane Gusa

WPI Teaching with Technology Collaboratory - The Benefits of Learning Contracts, and How to Design One - 0 views

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teaching technology learning contracts

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  • "Allowing students to decide which grade they wish to strive for, which activities they will engage in, and how they will demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed their studies permits a teacher to seize upon powerful motivating forces within individual students ... This notion shifts responsibility for learning from the teacher to the student, but at the same time offers an incentive by insuring success under known conditions. Students are challenged without being threatened." (Frymier, 1965)
  • Diane Gusa on 22 Jun 12
     
    "A learning contract is a collaboratively written agreement between a student and a faculty member that delineates what is to be learned, how it will be learned, and how that learning will be evaluated. There are many different ways to design a learning contract, incorporating as many or as few elements as you wish. Despite this flexibility, there is a general format which the majority of learning contracts follow: Identify what content will be learned Specify the methods and strategies that will be used to learn the content Specify resources to be used in order to learn the content Specify the type of evidence that will be used to demonstrate learning Specify how the evidence will be validated, and by whom"
Kristie Rushing

50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About - Edudemic - 1 views

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    • Kristie Rushing
      Kristie Rushing on 14 Jul 13
       
      I have been feeling so overwhelmed thinking aobut what technology is the most benifical to use in online learning. This article has 50 technology tools that can be used in online learning. I have decided that we don't have to emplement every tool out their but it is important to use technology in online learning.
Doris Stockton

Best Practices in Teaching - The Center for Teaching and Faculty Development - 1 views

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    • Doris Stockton
      Doris Stockton on 18 Jun 13
       
      This addresses multiple learning styles, and how the teacher made materials accessible to all students. 
  • Students can use the website to refresh their knowledge before a quiz or test, or anytime or anywhere they’d like
  • “Think Aloud” is not only useful to language literacy, but a valuable tool for problem-solving and critical thinking within every discipline.
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    • Doris Stockton
      Doris Stockton on 18 Jun 13
       
      I actually do this!  I thought I was the only one!
Diane Gusa

Teacher pedagogy is the most visible aspect of his/her presence ~Raider-Roth & Rogers - 0 views

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    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 17 Jun 13
       
      Pedagogy is the art of instilling excitement in your audience to be as passionate about the subject matter as you are. 
Kelly Stevens

Sticky note activity - 2 views

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    • Doris Stockton
      Doris Stockton on 18 Jun 13
       
      This sounds really interesting for a face to face class.
    • Doris Stockton
      Doris Stockton on 18 Jun 13
       
      I wonder how to do this activity in an online class.
    • Doris Stockton
      Doris Stockton on 18 Jun 13
       
      Participation is the key to the online learning community to be sustainable.
    • Kelly Stevens
      Kelly Stevens on 18 Jun 13
       
      During my favorite teacher's lectures he would always tell funny stories that related to the topic he was teaching which kept the class engaged. Which is discussed under lecture practices in the Best Practice Article 
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    • Kelly Stevens
      Kelly Stevens on 18 Jun 13
       
      My favorite teacher Mr. Tyrrell used many of the techniques that are found within Group discussion triggers in his classroom such as; role playing when teaching CPR and first aid, but he also used role playing when teaching his class how to be active listeners. 
Robin Palm

Best Practices - 3 views

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    • Robin Palm
      Robin Palm on 18 Jun 13
       
      Best Practices summarized several techniques I recognized as those applied by my favorite teacher. Mr. Chislom used group triggers particularly first person experience to interest the class by relating to as many as possible. He also used active learning techniques such as construction spiral and concept models providing a hands on atmosphere.
  • Robin Palm on 18 Jun 13
     
    Best Practices summarized several techniques.
Diane Gusa

Adult Learning Theory and Principles - 0 views

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learning Knowles adult_learning

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  • equality between the teacher and learner.
  • Set up a graded learning program that moves from more to less structure, from less to more responsibility and from more to less direct supervision, at an appropriate pace that is challenging yet not overloading for the student.
  • Develop rapport with the student to optimise your approachability and encourage asking of questions and exploration of concepts
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  • Lead the student toward inquiry before supplying them with too many facts.
  • Provide regular constructive and specific feedback (both positive and negative),
  • Acknowledge the preferred learning style of the student
Diane Gusa

The Promising Syllabus - Advice - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 1 views

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syllabus

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  • "The promising syllabus," Bain wrote to me via e-mail, "fundamentally recognizes that people will learn best and most deeply when they have a strong sense of control over their own education rather than feeling manipulated by someone else's demands."
  • irst, it offers an explanation of the course's promise to the students -- what will they have gained, in terms of knowledge or skills, by the end of the semester?
  • Second, it describes the activities in which the students will engage in order to help them fulfill that promise: the readings, the class activities, the assignments.
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  • Third,
  • conversation about how the teacher and the student would best come to understand the nature and progress of the student's learning."
  • conversation that should last throughout the term that will help students understand what it means to become an 'A' thinker in a particular course or discipline, and what constitutes evidence that the student has achieved that kind of thinking."
Diane Gusa

Week 21: Introduction to Online Education Theory « Pedagogy First! - 0 views

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module 3 introduction online education pedagogy

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  • this course can only touch the rapidly swirling surface of online teaching and learning. Each of us must then decide where and how we will more fully develop our knowledge and skills. For me, developing as an online learner / teacher feels like a balancing act between keeping an eye on the ever-changing surface while also finding a few places to dive deeper and more fully explore the complexities and possibilities
Diane Gusa

Optimist | Just another Edublogs.org site - 0 views

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    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 29 Jun 13
       
      I am curious about this terminology. It feels to me that you are describing teacher-centered pedagogy while Andragogy is more student-centered. What do you think?
  • een with a Google Trends analysis
    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 29 Jun 13
       
      This is interesting
Diane Gusa

Add Students and Mix | Optimist - 0 views

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    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 29 Jun 13
       
      Google trends are cool, but which is the red and which is the blue???
  • Pedagogy/Individualized   Instruction
    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 29 Jun 13
       
      It seems that this is also called teacher-centered learning and Andragogy is student-centered learning.
Kristie Rushing

Technology and Education Online Discussion Forums: It's in the Response - 0 views

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  • participation in online discussion forums provides opportunities for responsibility and active learning through the expectation of regular participation in online discussions.
  • hey construct knowledge through the shared experiences that each participant brings to the collaborative discussions. The online web courses about teaching offer deeper perspectives and opportunities to learn because the participants are teachers from school districts around the state and other states.
  • This particular use of the discussion forum, to negotiate and construct knowledge, is an example of using the technology as a cognitive tool and not simply as another kind of blackboard or one-way communication method. Cognitive tools and environments stimulate cognitive learning strategies and critical thinking (Jonassen, 1998). Students engaged with course content in discussions and group work with other students engage in generative processing of information.
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  • his involves the processes of reflection and the construction and re-construction of domains of knowledge. The resulting kinds of learning from these processes are not a regurgitation of a lecture or reading. It is a negotiated interpretation of knowledge
  • The discussion forum environment evens the playing field of opportunity and accessibility.
  • The discussion forum makes active participation by all students the price of citizenship within this learning community.
    • Tiffany King
      Tiffany King on 09 Jul 12
       
      What do you think about this? I found this an interesting way of putting it.
    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 09 Jul 12
       
      Cool!
  • Students quickly discover that their peers are also holders of knowledge and they initiate discussions and respond to one another's postings
  • It is possible to feel invisible in an online discussion forum if no one responds to an individual's postings. Part of a course design should include a requirement that students respond to at least 3 or more students each week and at least 1 of those should be a student not previously responded to. This helps distribute the responses. Responses are a hook to student motivation to participate above and beyond grades.
  • They recommended that, "Instructors can encourage and model this behavior from the beginning of a course, thereby creating a safe learning environment of acceptance and trust. Activities that enhance sharing and cooperation can further develop openness and solidarity within groups." (McDonald & Gibson, 1998, p.21)
  • Web environments can make use of interactive components and educators should design and look for activities that are problem oriented, interactive, and engage students in an application of knowledge, principles, and values (Hazari & Schnorr, 1999).
  • he stage for disagreement within the discussion forum is also a motivation and invitation for students to become more engaged in the discussions.
  • instructors should have the syllabus developed and the course up and online before the first day of class
  • Instructors need to be a "presence" in the virtual conference center as they monitor the discussions and provide continuous guidance to students to focus on the course goals by utilizing a technique called "weaving". This is a skill that involves using a part of a student comment in a posting and re-directing it to the main topic without an explicit negative value judgment. Instructors in a discussion forum will set and maintain the type of language and tone used in the virtual conference center. It is harder to interpret the tone and therefore the meaning of a message without visual clues or the sound of a voice. Instructors fulfill a role like that of a list moderator as they support and give students guidance in communicating successfully within the environment.
  • Feedback has long been recognized as critical to the learning process and timely feedback is potent.
  • Feedback needs to be specific, personal, and within 24 hours of the posting.
    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 09 Jul 12
       
      I think the syllabus should be sent out at least a week before the class starts. What do you think?
    • Kristie Rushing
      Kristie Rushing on 01 Jul 13
       
      I find my self doing this. I am always corious what my classmates have to add to what I have posted.
  • The need for affection is also present in a virtual discussion forum. This need is characterized by trust, self-disclosure and willingness to reveal experiences, thoughts and interpretations.
  • challenging deeply held beliefs
  • These "getting-to-know-you" scenarios are as important as course content in reaching the goal of a collaborative community of learners. The instructor needs to be sensitive to this need and find a balance within the discourse.
  • If they are left dangling for days on end, they lose a feeling of connection and begin to feel lost in Cyberspace.
  • Tiffany King on 09 Jul 12
     
    Why use Disuccion boards in online education.
Diane Gusa

Taylor & Francis Online :: Formative assessment and self‐regulated learning: a model and seven principles of good feedback practice - Studies in Higher Education - Volume 31, Issue 2 - 0 views

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formative assessment principles higher education volume issue

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  • Formative assessment and self‐regulated learning: a model and seven principles of good feedback practice
  • can help students take control of their own learning, i.e. become self‐regulated learners. This reformulation is used to identify seven principles of good feedback practice that support self‐regulation.
  • This shift in focus, whereby students are seen as having a proactive rather than a reactive role in generating and using feedback, has profound implications for the way in which teachers organise assessments and support learning.
Nicole Frescura

Classroom Management: The Teacher's Voice - 0 views

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voice pitch using your voice

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  • poor classroom management often speak in a very high voice
  • speak from the chest. It gives you power, it’s believable, and it’s not straining. My acting coaches would say, “think low.”
  • high pitched, it can sometimes sound desperate, apologetic, and it seems as if you are asking students for permission when you are giving directions.
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  • Students tend to take on their teacher’s personality
  • If you’re not relaxed in tone then hyper students are more hyper, distracted
  • students are more distracted
  • Barking teachers breed barking students. Don’t confuse meanness with firmness.
  • Nicole Frescura on 21 Jul 12
     
    a few tips using your voice more effectively
Diane Gusa

Carol's EDU210/300 Blog | 2012 | July - 3 views

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    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 16 Jul 12
       
      What a beautiful page Carol! Mike Fortune is from my class last year, but I thought his blog is a another good example what we can do with blogging. You forgot this is also a synthesizing blog, where are your sharing of what your classmates taught you? Your blog voice has really developed, don't you think?
  • different learning environments
  • practice learning.
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  • I do not believe that a student thrives on just one theory.
    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 25 Jul 12
       
      Maybe better said, one theory of all students.
    • carol filanova
      carol filanova on 28 Jul 12
       
      o k, thanks.
  • the importance of being balanced, mentally, physically and spiritually.
    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 25 Jul 12
       
      holestic education, one approach...l
    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 25 Jul 12
       
      Can a teacher really ensure?
  • carol filanova on 26 Jul 12
     
    Thank you, I'm still trying to figure diigo out and I'll have to play with it over the rest of the summer. I love Mike's blogging style, I'll have to take some lessons from him.
Diane Gusa

Establishing an Online Teaching Presence - 0 views

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presence teaching pedagogy

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  • the importance of your online teaching presence is that it contributes to online students’ sense of learning and perception of community.  An online teaching presence “is the binding element in cultivating a learning community” (Persico, et al, 2010).  According to Shea, Li & Pickett (2006), “There is a clear connection between perceived teaching presence and students’ sense of learning community.”
  • For an online learning environment, the emphasis shifts from preparing class sessions to preparing learning modules with specific learning goals, reading assignments, brief instructional materials, learning activities, discussion board posting requirements, assessment procedures, etc.   While you design the modules for your course, you should regularly ask: What do I want students to learn in this module? How will students demonstrate their learning of the materials in this module? What assignments or learning activities will support the learning for this module? By asking yourself these questions while designing modules, you will support student learning and will establish your teaching presence in the design of the course.
  • “Skillful facilitation allows students to interact with one another and the instructor at a high level” (Palloff and Prat, 2011).   At the beginning of the course, faculty members can help facilitate discourse through ice breakers that ask students to introduce themselves and find commonalities with other students. 
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  • Peterson and colleagues (2001) suggest, “Summarize the discussion periodically to demonstrate the relation of the discussion to the course content and to point out missing information.”
  • Indicators of direct instruction “include presenting content and questions, focusing the discussion on specific issues, summarizing discussion, confirming understanding, disposing misperceptions, injecting knowledge from diverse sources and responding to technical concerns” (Shea, et al, 2006).
  • A strong online teaching presence makes for a strong online learning experience and a sense of community for your students.
  • Tiffany King on 16 Jul 12
     
    Discusses how to establish teacher presence.
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