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== Cognitive Presence - Assessment and Feedback to Maximize Student Learning==
 
  
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== Social Presence: Engaging and Retaining your Students==
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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explores factors that impact the learner’s cognitive presence and sustain deep learning.  You will have opportunities to develop feedback strategies in relation to assessment and those which will encourage deeper student learning. 
 
 
==Outcomes==
 
==Outcomes==
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#analyze the characteristics of ‘cognitive presence’ in an effective online learning environment
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# analyze the characteristics of ‘social presence’ in an effective online learning environment
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#explain the importance of deep approaches to learning in relation to assessment, feedback and student attainment of learning outcomes.
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# identify factors or considerations that contribute to student engagement and retention in distance learning environments.
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#evaluate the quality of the feedback that they provide for students in light of relevant evidence-based research (SOLO Taxomony and [http://%20http://rer.sagepub.com/content/77/1/81.abstract Hattie & Timperley].
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# evaluate effective course facilitation strategies to increase student engagement and retention.
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#facilitate learning activities and provide high quality feedback using appropriate tools to promote deep approaches to learning.
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# create and implement strategies to maximize student engagement in distance learning courses.
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#establish 3 goals related to improving and enhancing the degree of cognitive presence in your courses
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# identify at-risk students and apply appropriate retention strategies.
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#develop a plan for implementing your goals in improving and enhancing the degree of cognitive presence in your courses.
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# create an environment that supports and enhances social presence in your courses.
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# monitor your progress towards achieving your goals resulting in an improved and enhanced social presence in your courses.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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*[[Teaching_and_Learning_Resources_Portal/Distance_Technologies/Feedback|Feedback resources from OLFM Workshop]]
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*[http://nsse.iub.edu NSSE] (does NSSE apply to online?)
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*[http://cmadland.wikispaces.com/Quality+Feedback Outside the Box Feedback]
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*Interaction Equivalency Theorem
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*SOLO Taxonomy
 
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::http://www.johnbiggs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/solo_taxonomy.jpg
 
  
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==Course Overview==
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==Course Outline==
 
===Week 1 - Welcome and Intro===
 
===Week 1 - Welcome and Intro===
 
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====Outcome====
 
====Activities====
 
====Activities====
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*Draw yourself as...?
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*Instructor to post short video
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* Wordle?
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**outside activities
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**how to contact? (other, later students, social media)
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*Participants to post on challenges they have faced in connecting with students in paced or continuous entry courses.
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*reading on social presence
  
 
====Resources====
 
====Resources====
 
====Assessments====
 
====Assessments====
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===Week 2-3 -- ===
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====Outcome====
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2&3
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====Activities====
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*lit review (NSSE)
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*identify a MOOC (Coursera, EdX, Udacity...)
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**rate according to initial impressions of engagement and retention strategies
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**identify strategies for improving engagement and retention in distance learning
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*readings on engagement and retention
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**reflect on differences between initial impressions and published strategies and models
  
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===Week 2-3 - Deep Approaches to Learning===
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====Resources====
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====Assessments====
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*Blog post #2
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===Week 4-5 -- ===
 
====Outcome====
 
====Outcome====
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4 & 5
 
====Activities====
 
====Activities====
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*video creation module from CMS
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*case study
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**create video resource explaining suggested strategies to engage with the class depicted in the case study and maximize student retention
 
====Resources====
 
====Resources====
 
====Assessments====
 
====Assessments====
  
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===Week4-5 - SOLO Taxonomy===
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===Week 6 -- ===
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====Outcomes====
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6-7
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====Activities====
 
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*Review and summarize 2-3 current articles on enhancing teaching presence
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*interview a peer or expert
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**analyze peer's engagement strategies
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**based on the research and your analysis of their engagement and retention practices identify 2-3 goals relevant to enhance social presence in your courses.
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*Present strategies for achieving your goals...develop a plan
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*identify gaps in your current practice and establish relevant goals related to improving and enhancing your social presence in your courses
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====Resources====
 
====Resources====
 
====Assessments====
 
====Assessments====

Latest revision as of 14:22, 4 July 2014


Social Presence: Engaging and Retaining your Students

Overview

Outcomes

  1. analyze the characteristics of ‘social presence’ in an effective online learning environment
  2. identify factors or considerations that contribute to student engagement and retention in distance learning environments.
  3. evaluate effective course facilitation strategies to increase student engagement and retention.
  4. create and implement strategies to maximize student engagement in distance learning courses.
  5. identify at-risk students and apply appropriate retention strategies.
  6. create an environment that supports and enhances social presence in your courses.
  7. monitor your progress towards achieving your goals resulting in an improved and enhanced social presence in your courses.

Links

  • NSSE (does NSSE apply to online?)
  • Interaction Equivalency Theorem

Course Outline

Week 1 - Welcome and Intro

Outcome

Activities

  • Instructor to post short video
    • outside activities
    • how to contact? (other, later students, social media)
  • Participants to post on challenges they have faced in connecting with students in paced or continuous entry courses.
  • reading on social presence

Resources

Assessments

Week 2-3 --

Outcome

2&3

Activities

  • lit review (NSSE)
  • identify a MOOC (Coursera, EdX, Udacity...)
    • rate according to initial impressions of engagement and retention strategies
    • identify strategies for improving engagement and retention in distance learning
  • readings on engagement and retention
    • reflect on differences between initial impressions and published strategies and models

Resources

Assessments

  • Blog post #2

Week 4-5 --

Outcome

4 & 5

Activities

  • video creation module from CMS
  • case study
    • create video resource explaining suggested strategies to engage with the class depicted in the case study and maximize student retention

Resources

Assessments

Week 6 --

Outcomes

6-7

Activities

  • Review and summarize 2-3 current articles on enhancing teaching presence
  • interview a peer or expert
    • analyze peer's engagement strategies
    • based on the research and your analysis of their engagement and retention practices identify 2-3 goals relevant to enhance social presence in your courses.
  • Present strategies for achieving your goals...develop a plan
  • identify gaps in your current practice and establish relevant goals related to improving and enhancing your social presence in your courses

Resources

Assessments

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