Connecting Online - School of Library and Information Science

Connecting Online:
Distance Learning Techniques
to Reach All Students
Debbie Faires
California Conference on Library Instruction
May 13, 2011
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We can’t tell
where
students are
coming from!
21% growth
rate for online
enrollments
% of courses using LMS
Thompson, S., Lovell, T., Kaplowitz, H., Skaggs, D., & Mayberry, C. (2011).
Integrating the library into online courses. ACRL Annual Conference. Retrieved
from http://bit.ly/l0wHFW
87%
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Today we’ll talk about:
Principles and best practices
Techniques
–Asynchronous
–Synchronous
–In-between
Principles and Best Practices in
Online Learning
Resources for Indicators of Quality
Online Instruction
Quality Matters Rubric Standards
Rubric for Online Instructions
CSU, Chico
WISE
How to connect with students
online?
Asynchronous
Synchronous
In between
How to connect with students
online?
Asynchronous
Synchronous
In between
Asynchronous:
Learning Management System (LMS)
Desire2Learn (D2L)
WebCT
ANGEL
Library Link
Thompson, S., Lovell, T., Kaplowitz, H., Skaggs, D., & Mayberry, C. (2011).
Integrating the library into online courses. ACRL Annual Conference.
Blackboard
SDSU Library Research Guides
Give faculty instructions on how to add
resources to their sites.
San Diego State
http://infoguides.sdsu.edu/tutorial/tutorial.php?id=10&pid=46
CSUN
http://library.csun.edu/Services/InstructorTools
Create course-specific content
Chad Boeninger’s BizWiki
Use the LMS discussion forum
Subscribe to it
Feed questions to it
Provide timely, concise answers
Favorite Tools
Jing
PicturePaste
(Windows only)
Send messages to the students
Strategic timing
Pre-schedule
Where to get help with LMS
 Collaboration with campus ITS or CTL
How to connect with students
online?
Asynchronous
Synchronous
In between
IM, text chat
Web Conferencing
Individual Consultations
Synchronous Sessions
The good…
Synchronous Sessions
The good…
And the not so good…
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What to do if you’re asked to move a session
online?
Keep in mind:
 Organization
 Presence/connection
 Engagement
Practice
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Tools of engagement
 Text chat
 Polls
 PPT:
– Whiteboard interaction: pointers
– Adding words to the whiteboard
– Fill in the blank
 Individual /team practice and report back
Text chat
Polls
How could you use a poll?
a. Informal socializing
b. Quick yes/no to an audio question
c. Multiple choice with options on a slide
d. Readiness indicator
e. All of the above
PPT
P P T
ower
oin
P
latform for
PT
ar
icipation
Where is your fantasy vacation
destination?
Use the
laser
pointer
Retrieved from
http://atlas.mapquest.com/atlas/
Where does it say this page
is in English?
Interface screenshot
Topic for your paper
General Topic
Narrowed Topic
Leave a blank
Anne-Marie Lerner (U. of _____ Platteville)
Encourages students to _________
Can add the answer during discussion
Individual Practice
“Extramission” (TLTGroup)
 Report progress (chat or Google
spreadsheet)
 Break-out rooms
– Think - Pair - Share
Google Docs
Instant collaboration on a
spreadsheet
Review of examples
 Text chat
 Polls
 PPT:
– Whiteboard interaction: pointers
– Adding words to the whiteboard
– Fill in the blank
 Application sharing
 Individual /team practice and report back
Recommended Resources
 Finkelstein, J. (2006). Learning in real time:
Synchronous teaching and learning online. San
Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 Hofmann, J. (2004). Live and online: Tips,
techniques, and ready-to-use activities for the
virtual classroom. San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer.
How to connect with students
online?
Asynchronous
Synchronous
In between
Twitter
SMS
Today we’ve talked about:
Principles and best practices
Techniques
–Asynchronous
–Synchronous
–In-between
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Thank you
Slides available at:
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/faculty/dfaires/
Debbie.Faires@sjsu.edu