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Re: Third-Party Tools Used in ASU Online Courses

Dr Éva Szeli — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:39:10 -0000

Sean and Rob.... This is one of the most useful posts ever posted in the history of the internet. Thank you so much for compiling these tools! Immeasurably helpful...

Re: Questions to Consider As You Prepare to Teach Your First Hybrid Course

SmexsElevator — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:07:21 -0000

very useful article, I am forwarding it on to other faculty who are contemplating creating hybrids at the community college

Re: Introducing the ASU Instructional Designers [Infographic]

Ann Blackman — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:25:25 -0000

This is one of th best descriptions of instructional design I've seen. It is true that even though faculty depend on us and work with us every day, there is still very little understanding of the role of instructional designer.

Re: To Get the Right Answer, You Have to Ask the Right Question

Peter van Leusen — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:25:47 -0000

Evaluating quality of students’ responses in discussion forums in larger courses is always a challenge… In addition to the automated systems mentioned, an instructor could also leverage students already enrolled in the class. Large classes could be split into groups where students lead the discussion and/or take on different roles (e.g., moderator, critic, summarizer). Research indicates that these types of discussions can generate critical and higher order thinking (Baran
& Correia, 2009; Guiller, Durndell, & Ross, 2008). Another option for an instructor is to establish discussion protocols (see previous TeachOnline post on RISE
model by Emily Wray) where students learn to provide meaningful peer-to-peer feedback. In both cases, the instructor role would shift to being more of a facilitator than a content expert.

Re: To Get the Right Answer, You Have to Ask the Right Question

Philippos — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 22:09:03 -0000

Coursera seems to be working on an automated system for evaluating constructed responses. Not sure how well it evaluates critical thinking skills but it seems pretty accurate when evaluating general responses.

Re: To Get the Right Answer, You Have to Ask the Right Question

Dale Johnson — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 15:44:22 -0000

This is a nice overview of how to encourage critical thinking. The next step appears to be to develop the capability to take the student answers to these questions and evaluate their quality. We will have something valuable and sustainable when we can do that in large classes.

Re: The Flipped Classroom Series: BYOD Student Response Systems

Mr. Jason Waltz — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:51:36 -0000

Thank you for the couple of resources you spoke of. My class is beginning a BYOD pilot and I'm only so impressed with www.socrative.com

Re: Tips for Online Student Success

Philippos — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:29:53 -0000

We uploaded a new video with the correct information. We left the old video up in case you are using it in a course.

Re: How Does Active Learning Support Student Success?

Yan Botham — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:16:53 -0000

children education games are good for kids as these help them in their studies and all that.

Re: Tips for Online Student Success

Philippos — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:46:37 -0000

Thank you for catching that. We are working on fixing it.

Re: Tips for Online Student Success

L. Voyles MHI instructor — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:56:13 -0000

Loved it--however "management" was spelled incorrectly near the very end :)

Re: Videos in the Classroom: Is That Really Active Learning?

Dale Johnson — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 19:32:37 -0000

The link to the Faculty Focus article was really helpful. We can share that with the lead faculty as we get into the details of creating instructional materials.

Re: Aligning Assessments with Learning Objectives

Little Green — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 07:14:13 -0000

Stephen, thanks so much for sharing this great resource! I came across it via Pinterest, and have included it in my weekly round-up of great pins on my blog. Please drop by if you'd like to see it: http://littlegreenteacher.b...

Kelly at Little Green

Re: Aligning Assessments with Learning Objectives

Irma Sandercock — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:27:59 -0000

I just discovered a very cool tutorial that provides you with an interactive view of
the Bloom's Wheel revised for the 21st century. Check it out!

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Wheel and the Knowledge Dimension. eductechalogy.org/swfapp/bl...

Re: Quality Matters Overview

Jason Rhode — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:10:01 -0000

Thanks Steven for sharing the fantastic introduction to QM!

Re: Writing Measurable Learning Objectives

diana kornbrot — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 07:04:59 -0000

In my view Bloom's levels have zero support from psychology of thinking, learning or cognition or cognitive science or learning theory.

They are particularly PERNICIOUS because they devalue knowledge and practice

The so called 'levels' are simply different, PARALLEL features of expertise about a topic

The literature on EXPERTISE is relevant to learning objectives, Bloom is a red herring, For expertise see, e.g. Chase, Simonn, Chi,& particulalrly ERicsson and references therein

Ericsson, K. A., Krampe, R. T., & Tesch-R√∂mer, C. (1993). The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance. Psychological Review, 100(3), 363-406.
Ericsson, K. A. (2009). Development of professional expertise: Toward measurement of expert performance and design of optimal learning environments: Cambridge University Press.
Anders Ericsson, K. (2008). Deliberate Practice and Acquisition of Expert Performance: A General Overview. Academic Emergency Medicine, 15(11), 988-994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j...

Re: Teach. Play. Learn.

Rhonda Woodruff Jones — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:37:43 -0000

Great sites Tahnja!! Will check this out for my two students.

Re: The Flipped Classroom

Becca Verna — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:08:58 -0000

Great article and infographic, Rob!

Re: Teach. Play. Learn.

Tahnja Wilson — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:35:50 -0000

Hi Karin!

Keep us posted!

Tahnja

Re: Teach. Play. Learn.

Karin — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:50:56 -0000

Thanks! Can't wait to check out what might be useful. My new mantra is "more learning, less grading." I hope these will help!

Re: Create Embeddable Videos with YouTube in 5 Steps

christophersheehan — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:26:04 -0000

Fantastic article!

Re: Teach. Play. Learn.

Tahnja Wilson — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:41:58 -0000

Thank you Aimee! Let me know when you've added some games -- I'd love to see them!

Re: Teach. Play. Learn.

Tahnja Wilson — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:40:39 -0000

I'm glad you like these sites -- they really are an easy way to introduce some interactivity to all the text and videos the students typically see.

Re: Teach. Play. Learn.

Tahnja Wilson — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:39:36 -0000

Thank you!

Re: Teach. Play. Learn.

Aimee — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:53:30 -0000

Thank you for this rich array of resources for interactive game play...er study tools. Will incorporate some in my online courses instead of the same old, boring weekly open book quizzes. Good stuff!