1. A Digital Learning Community, Doc Students Speak Out A Digital PhD Ericka Hollis Tyler Gayheart

2. Agenda Introduction - #DigitalPhD Current Research and Literature 3 Digital Themes and Tools Ways to Stay Connected Practical Application - Bringing it to Life 3. Who are we? A digital based PhD program A cohort of teachers, administrators, technologists and designers Representing the globe: from Calgary to Kentucky and Ho Chi Minh to New Delhi 4. United States & Canada 5. Global Perspective 6. Current Research and Insights Learning theory: Connectivism - A Learning Theory for the Digital Age [George Siemens] Kleiners (2002) Six Varieties of Knowledge Networks: o The Work Network o The Social Network o The Innovative Network o The Expert Knowledge Network o The Career Guidance or Strategic Network o The Learning Network 7. 3 Digital Themes and Tools 1. Access 1. Scholarly Digital Tools 1. Successful/Unsuccessful Interaction and Engagement Tools 8. Access Learning Management Systems o Canvas by Instructure (mobile & desktop) o Blackboard (mobile & desktop) 9. Access - Instructure Canvas 10. Access Virtual Face to Face o Adobe Connect (mobile & desktop) o Google+ Hangouts (mobile & desktop) 11. Access - Adobe Connect 12. Access - Google Hangout 13. Access - Backchannel Backchannel - a secondary or covert route for the passage of information. o Persistent Conversation/Chat Google+ Hangout Chat Client Voxer - Push to Talk (PTT) Facebook Chat SMS/Text 14. Scholarly Digital Tools Google alerts for Google Scholar Cisco VPN EndNote Zotero Dedoose 15. Successful Interaction and Engagement Tools Google docs Dropbox/ Google Drive/Box Voxer Google Hangouts Canvas Google+ Communities Facebook Twitter Hashtags #UKSTL Tagboard Adobe Connect Evernote Soundcloud 16. Unsuccessful Interaction and Engagement Tools Branch Diigo Tumblr Email Asana Virtual Happy Hour 17. What a Digital PhD Student Uses 18. Bringing it all Together Scenario: Dr. Lars Bjork has assigned a paper to critique the structural frame from Bolman and Deal (2013). Groups are formed and each student has read the chapter on the structural frame. Our task is to develop a paper to answer the questions posed in the task. Jill, Curt, Dana, and Tyler all live in different states and have to complete this assignment by May 20th. 19. Resources Kleiner, A. (2002). Karen Stephensons Quantum Theory of Trust. Retrieved December 10, 2004 from http://www.netform.com/html/s+b%20article.pdf. Siemens, G. (2006). Connectivism: Learning theory or pastime of the self-amused?. Retrieved from http://altamirano.biz/conectivismo.pdf Siemens, G. (2004, December 12). Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. Retrieved from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm