Using Educational Technology to Achieve a Truly Collaborative Pedagogy in English Classrooms

Ann Gagné, Ph.D.

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

Defining Terms

What is Educational Technology LMS/CMS

Educational Technology Tools:• Social Media• Blogs• Wikis• Videos

Educational Technology Clickers Cel Phones iPads

Collaborative Pedagogy and the Architecture of Learning

Broadcast Model Collaborative Model

What is Blended Learning?

Blended Collaborative Education and Bloom’s PyramidTraditional Lecture Format Blended Learning

Flipping the Classroom

#flipclass

Blended Learning Models

From http://www.knewton.com/blended-learning/

Blended Delivery Outcomes and Practice

Rotation Blended Course Model Week One in class

delivery In-class work:• Group work• Collaborative

exercises building from online work which leads to a small written assignment

• Guidance about sources and concepts.

Rotation Blended Course Model Week Two Online

delivery Online work:• Post sources

appropriate to the topic

• Analyze and discuss sources

• Comment and give constructive feedback on the sources brought in by peers.

Role of Instructor and Student in Blended Delivery Role of the Instructor

Role of the Student

Moderate and Curate Maintain an inclusive

environment Review evaluative

exercises and assign grades

Participate in discussions

Perform research and be prepared for activities

Collaborative Blended Delivery: Benefits and Considerations

One of Many Benefits: An Ethical Classroom How do you maintain

and ethical and inclusive environment in a blended delivery?

The synchronous and asynchronous nature of blended delivery supports students who may be shy.

Considerations Hierarchy of LMS as mediating collaboration Role of instructor as moderator and curator

Ed Tech Requires a Different Skill Set

Digital Literacy Reading Communicating Critical Thinking Research “Wayfinding”

“Way-Finding”: Social and environmental clues to navigate information.

(From George Siemens: http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2011/09/06/coherence-sensemaking-and-wayfinding/)

Seneca eLiteracy Modules

Attention Literacy Attention is a skill

that must be shaped and practiced (Rheingold)

In an information saturated environment it is easy to tune out

When students tune out they are not engaged, they are not learning

#Contentfail

Educational Technology in English Classes

The College / University Divide

Questions and Divides

College University

Easier to use Ed Tech because of smaller class sizes

Those with research mandates slower to use digital technology

Issues Remaining Copyright BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and the ethics

or divides it can suggest Privacy

Contact Ann Gagne, Ph.D.InstructorCurriculum LeadFaculty of Continuing Education and TrainingNewnham CampusSeneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

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