repackaging the introductory is survey course: an information technology solution sharen bakke...
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Repackaging the Introductory IS Survey Course: An Information
Technology Solution
Sharen BakkeCleveland State University
Is this familiar?
Introducing …
A Unique Curriculum
Objective
1. Enjoyable classroom experience2. Students can regulate the learning
process3. Electronic administration and grading
Effectiveness
Pedagogical Considerations
Positive learning experience
Active learning techniques
Giving students a choice
Practice opportunities
Formative assessment
1. Enjoyable Classroom Experience
Environment Rapport Guided lectures In class quizzes to earn tokens
Single: 1 student - 1 question – 10 seconds
Teams: 2 teams - 2 students – 3 questions within certain time period
Group: 1 team - 4 students – 10 questions within certain time period – whole class helps
Token Awards
Gift Type Variation Options Points
Due date extension
Quiz/
Homework
1 – 5 days .3 - 4
Erase a grade Retake a quiz 4.5
Additional submission
Submit 1 more homework
.15
Rewind Late assignments
Assessed a late fee
.5
2. Students can regulate the learning process
Homework completed and graded online range of due dates may be submitted 3 times – last one counts
Quizzes Administered in a computer lab - proctored Range of due dates Open book/ open note/ open application
Prerequisite practice exercises Must be completed successfully before taking quiz
Prerequisite Practice Exercises
Selecting from the Gift Catalog
Extra-Credit Opportunities
Early-bird specials
Pop questions that randomly appear while online
3. Electronic Administration and
Grading
Homework and Quizzes created graded recorded
Game shows set up administered
Tokens created redeemed
Calendar Student information Communication Grades
ORION – online classroom management application
Managing the Tokens
Effectiveness of the new curriculum
Sample Large introductory IS course mid-western public university
Quiz scores 5 semesters before 5 semesters after Compared difference between quiz 1 and
quiz 5 Student comments
Empirical Results Ha= Quiz scores for students after the
implementation of the new curriculum are higher than quiz scores obtained before the new curriculum was adopted
Independent sample t-test: quiz score differences Before: M = .3422 SD = 14.88 After: M = -3.85 SD = 13.9 T(3317) = -8.378, p = 0.00 significant
Research hypothesis was confirmed
Student Comments ORION lets me do things when I want to –
I like that
I like the feedback ORION gives me – it helps me get my work done
ORION keeps me focused and requires me to do the work
the pop extra credit is nice - I used the points several times to buy gifts from the catalog
the chatroom is a good way to get help from other students
Conclusions The class is fun and entertaining compared to
the traditional approach
Students successfully self-regulate the learning process
Class is almost completely administered electronically through ORION
Greatest impact completing prerequisite exercises successfully
before taking quizzes tackle more challenging topics