educause 2017: course and campus collaboration made cohesive
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Dr. Lance Ford
Eric Loepp, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Brad Russell, Director of Information Technology, Mid-State Technical College
Course and Campus Collaboration Made Cohesive
Lea Ann Turner, Instructional Technology & Virtual Learning Specialist, Mid-State Technical College
Nicole Weber, Ph.D., Director of Learning Technology, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Mid-State’s Connected Experience
“Life often gets in the way of students
returning to class”
Who is Mid-State Technical College?
Small 2 Year Technical College in Central Wisconsin
Approximately 1700 FTE in over 40 programs ranging from Urban Forestry to Business Management
Large Non-Traditional Student Population with Varying Technical Abilities
Our Journey to the Connected Experience through
The Educational Master Plan
The Right Programs
The Right Curriculum
The Right Format
(delivery mode)
The Right Locations
The Right Time
Education Outcomes:
Driving Technology
F U T U R E P A S T
Traditional IT:
Driving Technology
Applications
Services Platform
Infrastructure, Security and Mobility
What is the Connected Experience?
Applications
Services Platform
Infrastructure, Security, Mobility
FY ’18 Technology Capital Budget Comparison
$0.00
$200,000.00
$400,000.00
$600,000.00
$800,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$1,200,000.00
Yearly Breakdown MSTC FY'18 Budget
Infrasructure, Security, and Mobility Services Platform Applications
FY 2018-2022 Technology Capital Budget Comparison
Applications
Services Platform
Infrastructure, Security, Mobility
$0.00
$1,000,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$3,000,000.00
$4,000,000.00
$5,000,000.00
$6,000,000.00
Connected Experience 5-Year capital Budget
Infrasructure, Security, and Mobility Services Platform Applications
Teaching and Learning with
Cisco Spark
Nicole Weber, PhDDirector of Learning Technology
Eric Loepp, PhDAssistant Professor, Political Science
• More than 12,000 students
• Over 1,500 courses
• 52 undergraduate majors and 14 graduate programs
• 1,300 faculty and staff
• Guided by the Wisconsin Idea
ABOUT OUR SPARK PROJECT
Why Cisco Spark?
Key Questions
• How can Spark assist instructors in their teaching?
• How can Spark assist students in their learning?
Spark Board
Wireless Sharing
Electronic Whiteboard
Web Conferencing
Spark Space
Interaction
Communication
Collaboration
Exploring Technology
•Sessions with Dr. Ford (July 2017)
•Internal Session (August 2017)
•Use in in Fall 2017 courses
•Instructor/student data collection (December 2017)
•Campus-Wide Call (April 2017)
•Instructor Support Survey Data
•Spark Selection (March 2017)
Data-Driven Tool Selection
Instructor Recruitment
Instructional Development
Implementation and Evaluation
What We’re Seeing
• It is relatively intuitive for students to use
• Students like adding profile pictures, making it easier to instructors to learn names and faces
• Instructors feel that it enables quicker communication with students
• It supports collaboration for small group work
THE INSTRUCTOR PERSPECTIVE
Why Spark?
• I had no prior experience with Spark
• Summer professional development sessions on campus allowed us to play with the technology
• Support team has been very helpful and responsive
Why Spark? (Con’d)
• New technology is intriguing
– Can make life easier (after learning curve!)
– It is accelerating (limit resistance!)
– Students use it in personal and social life; why not in professional life?
• UW-W is a rural campus
– Commuters
– Working students
Why Spark? (Con’d)
• Extra-curricular skill development
• Colleges/universities promote critical, analytical, knowledge skills
– Increasingly, technological fluency is an imperative rather than a bonus
Personalized Learning Units
Conversations “Unlost”
Individual Consultations
Course Questions
Informal Chatter
Informal Chatter (Con’d)
Assignment Engagement
Classroom Back-Up
