campus technology fall forum 2014: best practices for designing online and blended courses
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In this presentation, I will share what I learned from designing the online and blended courses, how the class works, what ingredients are needed for a successful course, recommended digital tools (live demo!), best practices (how do you foster presence?), and the feedback I have received. Most importantly, I will demonstrate how fun all this is!TRANSCRIPT
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Anyone? Anyone?
Designing a Flipped Classroom – Best Practices
Keitaro MatsuokaRasmussen College
BackgroundGoalsWhat You NeedApproachBest PracticesGlueFile Location
Agenda
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1. Describe 3 Components of a Flipped Classroom. 2. Approach to Designing a Flipped Class Session.3. Share Best Practices.
Goals Today
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Ingredients
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Motivated.Well informed of structure or have experience.Far along in their study.
Students
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Embrace inverted nature.Technologically adaptable.Have your own workflow.
Instructors
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“Untext” the textbook.Clear set of objectives.Digestible lesson blocks.
ContentMix of written and visual materials Examples, Discussions, Optional Paper
Course Design
Approach to FlippedDesign
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In Summary…
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1. Think “Relevant Simple Intricate.”2. Visualize “mastery blocks.”3. Generate comprehensive
examples.4. Assessment.5. End with lead to next topic.
Steps
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Your engagement matters.Student engagement matters.Keep blocks short.One size does not fit all.
Keep These In Mind
Best Practices
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BlocksVideoWeb resources
Lectures
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Common reasons why students don’t participate and action plan– No posting at all• Set an example early• Give rubric
– Have nothing to add• Cheerleading• Personal stories
– Technical difficulties• Get school support information
Discussions
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More reasons and remedies– Communication style mismatch• Remove offensive posts• Individually contact student
– Scheduling conflict• Have more than 1 deadline
(one midweek and one weekend)• Interesting topic
– Just not into it…• Instructor interaction
Discussions
You, the Producer
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Criteria
P l a n A h e a d
T h i n k : S i m p l e , C h e a p , P o p u l a r
E n j o y !
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• Any video recorder (camcorder or smartphone)• Memory card (SDHC Class 10, 32 GB)• Charger and extra battery• Tripod (Sunpak)• Headset (Plantronics)• Camera Case
Equipment
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Windows Movie Maker or iMovie (Editing)TechSmith Snagit (Screen capture; $30)
YouTube (Posting videos)Google Drive (Notes)
Digital Tools
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Movie Maker Title and Credit Slides
Trimming Video Clips
Transitional Effects
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• Read and watch the tutorials at:http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-snagit.html
Snagit
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YouTube Upload Button
Link to Your Video
Create Playlists
Include Tags to Make Search Easier Include
Thumbnails
Approach toRecording Your Voice
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In Summary…
The Glue That Holds It All Together
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Start with end in mind.Divide and Conquer.Set clear expectations.Cheerlead.Experiment!
Preparation!
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Wall Street Journal Opinion Pagewww.wsj.com
Casting Out Nineschronicle.com/blognetwork/castingoutnines/
Debbie Morrisononlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/
Google and YouTubewww.google.com, www.youtube.com
Resources
[email protected] or (815) 306-2657
www.linkedin.com/in/keitaro
Ready to Get Going?
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www.slideshare.net/KeitaroMatsuoka