Learning to FlyDom PatesDr Ivan Sikora

City, University of London

25/01/17

@dompates@Master_Mentor

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How would you bring the student voice into a live session with a

remote speaker?

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Is there a way I can connect a third party to my class…for the Guest

Lecture? (Ideally) we could have video capture…an option to run a presentation

and also two-way communication…

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The start…

What we did…

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Theory 1: Pedagogy, Space, Technology framework

Pedagogy

Space Technology

usessupports

enhances

contains

enhancesuses

Learner

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Radcliffe, D. et al (2009). ‘A pedagogy-space-technology (PST) framework for designing and evaluating learning spaces’http://www.uq.edu.au/nextgenerationlearningspace/proceedings

Theory 2: Flow Theory

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Flow – a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand and the situation; an optimal state of intrinsic motivation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_H._Pink

‘Flow is essential to mastery; but flow doesn’t guarantee

mastery. Flow happens in a moment; mastery unfolds

over months, years, sometimes decades.’

http://www.marshallcf.com/assets/book_reviews/drive.pdf

Theory 3: Learner Experience Design• ‘Even distance students have a

physical space’

• ‘It’s not about the interfaces…it’s about the experience…about transcending the material’

• ‘(education needs) to humanise the interactions with its systems’

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‘You just might be a Learning Experience Architect’ Seitzinger (2016), http://www.lxdesign.co/2016/04/you-just-might-be-a-learning-experience-architect/

Session 1 (Apr 2016)

Pedagogy

Space Technology

Expert guest lecture, delivered remotely

Student Q&A at the end

Moved furniture in room around to fit

into screen

Designed on-screen layouts matched to

session plan

Web conferencing platform

(Adobe Connect)

Crowd Mics, for student voice

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Session 2 (Dec 2016)

Pedagogy

Space Technology

Two part lecture, to aid attention

Students given group task

Flexible learning space, with node chairs

Web cam with mic to pick up room

Connect app for text questions

Dom Pates (@dompates) & Dr Ivan Sikora (@Master_Mentor)| Learning To Fly | City, University of London | HE Learn Live Arena

Participant feedback+

‘(the) experience… was positive – I would do this again…’

- ‘the lack of

interaction with students was like

spraying them with a fire hose…’

+ ‘Inspiring and

gives you a great insight into the

aviation industry’

- ‘(Next time) make the session

interactive from the beginning’

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What does ‘flow’ mean to you, in the context of a learning experience?

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https://padlet.com/dompates/bett_learningtofly

Tips

Iterative testing

Learnervoice

‘Hide’ thetech

Enablerapport

Break upa talk

Recordsession

Have a ‘co-pilot’

Enable text

questions

Make it interactive

Get feedback

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Any questions?

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And finally…

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The most important thing is…

Wherever possible, make learning an experience

What should you DO after this talk, if you do nothing else?

Build interaction into remote guest lectures from the beginning