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Janel Brennan

Instructional Immediacy in Online Faculty Experiences - 0 views

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  • Janel Brennan on 08 Mar 13
     
    The main purpose of this study was to explore best practice strategies in online instruction that effectively reduce perceptions of transactional or felt-psychological distance, and, in turn, promote socially and humanely rich online learning communities in higher education. From this perspective, this study adopted the construct of "instructional immediacy" from educational communications theory, and attempted to uncover applications of the construct in online teaching contexts. To better provide plausible techniques and strategies for online teaching practitioners, "instructional immediacy" was approached through rich narratives of the perspectives and experiences of online teaching practitioners as well as through narratives from students in these courses. Educationally meaningful strategies for enhancing instructional immediacy emerged from an analysis of instructors' and students' narratives. The patterns of strategies were categorized into four dimensions of online instruction: (1) affective interaction, (2) cognitive interaction, (3) technology adoption, and (4) course presentation and organization. This study opens the possibility of cultivating instructional immediacy in a text-based learning community which allows a promise for executing socially connected and engaging online instruction.
Janel Brennan

Online Learning in Higher Education : Education Next - 0 views

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  • Randomized trial compares hybrid learning to traditional course
  • In the case of online learning, where millions of dollars are being invested by a wide variety of entities, we should perhaps expect that there will be inflated claims of spectacular successes. The findings in this study warn against too much hype. To the best of our knowledge, there is no compelling evidence that online learning systems available today—not even highly interactive systems, which are very few in number—can in fact deliver improved educational outcomes across the board, at scale, on campuses other than the one where the system was born, and on a sustainable basis.
  • Despite the apparent potential of online learning to deliver high-quality instruction at reduced costs, there is very little rigorous evidence on learning outcomes for students receiving instruction online.
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  • These simulations confirm that hybrid learning offers opportunities for significant savings, but that the degree of cost reduction depends (of course) on exactly how hybrid learning is implemented, especially the rate at which instructors are compensated and section size. A large share of cost savings is derived from shifting away from time spent by expensive professors toward both computer-guided instruction that saves on staffing costs overall and time spent by less-expensive staff in Q and A sessions.
  • using hybrid models for some large introductory courses would allow institutions to expand enrollment without a commensurate increase in space costs, a major savings relative to what institutions would have to spend to serve the same number of students with a traditional model of instruction
  • This flexibility may be especially important for students who have to balance family and work responsibilities with course completion, as well as for students who live far from campus.
Janel Brennan

A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age - 0 views

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  • Students should have many options for online learning, not simply a digitized replication of the majors, minors, requirements, courses, schedules and institutional arrangements of conventional universities. The best online learning programs will not simply mirror existing forms of university teaching but offer students a range of flexible learning opportunities that take advantage of new digital tools and pedagogies to widen these traditional horizons, thereby better addressing 21st-century learner interests, styles and lifelong learning needs.
  • Freed from time and place, online learning should nonetheless be connected back to multiple locations around the world and not tethered exclusively to the digital realm. This can happen by building in apprenticeships, internships and real-world applications of online problem sets. Problem sets might be rooted in real-world dilemmas or comparative historical and cultural perspectives.
  • Online learning should be flexible, dynamic, and individualized rather than canned or standardized. One size or approach does not fit all.
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  • Online learning programs or initiatives should strive to transform assessment into a rich, learner-oriented feedback system where students are constantly receiving information aimed at guiding their learning paths. In pedagogical terms, this means emphasizing individualized and timely (formative) rather than end-of-learning (summative) assessment
  • Janel Brennan on 09 Feb 13
     
    Post re: Bill of Rights for Digital Learners by Audrey Watters
Janel Brennan

Moving Online: Practical Strategies and Tips for the Journey to Teaching Online! | Lear... - 0 views

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  • Janel Brennan on 04 Mar 13
     
    A recording of the LT Brown Bag about practical strategies and tips for moving to an online teaching environment
Janel Brennan

The Rubric - Rubric for Online Instruction - CSU, Chico - 0 views

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  • Janel Brennan on 22 Apr 13
     
    The six domains of the Rubric for Online Instruction are listed below. Click a domain to see the criteria associated with each of three rankings (Basic, Effective and Exemplary). Learner Support and Resources Online Organization and Design Instructional Design and Delivery Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning Innovative Teaching with Technology Faculty Use of Student Feedback
Janel Brennan

Examining the Roles of Blended Learning Approaches in ComputerSupported Collaborative ... - 0 views

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  • Janel Brennan on 08 Mar 13
     
    ABSTRACT In this study, a Delphi method was used to identify and predict the roles of blended learning approaches in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments. The Delphi panel consisted of experts in online learning from different geographic regions of the world. This study discusses findings related to (a) pros and cons of blended learning approaches in CSCL; (b) blended learning for collaboration in various contexts including the narrative accounts of blended learning approaches in CSCL given by the Delphi panelist; and (c) the future of blended learning in CSCL, via three-phases of online survey questions. Implications for design issues and future research into blended learning and CSCL are also included. Keywords Blended learning, Computer-supported collaborative learning, e-learning, Delphi study
Janel Brennan

Quality And Sustainability Concerns for Online Course Offerings in Higher Education - 0 views

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  • Janel Brennan on 08 Mar 13
     
    Darwin postulated that the way organisms evolve is adaptive; otherwise, they wouldn't be here. The same could be said of institutions of higher education. These institutions, like organisms, must evolve in order to survive. The growing trend toward the virtual organization has awakened colleges and universities to the need to prepare students for a virtual workplace. Consequently, institutions of higher education are reworking many of the courses in their programs to maximize e-learning opportunities for their students. As a result, there is a rapid adoption of e-curriculum globally in institutions of higher education. However, it is vital that certain conditions be met to ensure the quality and sustainability of these online courses.
Janel Brennan

Creating effective student engagement in online courses: What do students find engaging? - 0 views

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  • Janel Brennan on 08 Mar 13
     
    Keywords: active learning, online teaching, social presence, student engagement
Janel Brennan

COERLL - 0 views

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  • Janel Brennan on 04 Mar 13
     
    COERLL's mission is to produce and disseminate Open Educational Resources (OERs) for the Internet public (e.g., online language courses, reference grammars, assessment tools, corpora, etc.). The term OER refers to any educational material offered freely for anyone to use, typically involving some permission to re-mix, improve, and redistribute.
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goertler_2011.pdf - 0 views

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  • Janel Brennan on 27 Mar 13
     
    Goertler, S. (2011). For a smoother blend: Lessons learned from blended instruction. In S. Huffman & V. Hegelheimer (Eds.), The role of CALL in hybrid and online language courses. Ames, IA: Iowa State University.
Janel Brennan

The role of CALL in hybrid and online language courses - 0 views

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  • Janel Brennan on 26 Mar 13
     
    Selected Papers from the Eighth Annual Conference on Technology for Second Language Learning
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