Time Management

Archiving (and ending) the Feed: April 2010 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy

Posted in Articles, Collaboration, Course Activities, Fun Miscellany, Learning Aids, Library & Info Science, News in Online Education, Pedagogical Theory, Social Networking, Time Management, Video, Visual Aids, Web Tools on April 30th, 2010 by Anne – Be the first to comment

CC-licensed photo, IMG_2883 by Richard Mansfield via Flickr

Each month, I post a list of @wisepedagogy Twitter posts from the previous month. If you missed them the first time, you can find them here.

Unfortunately, this will be the last archive for @wisepedagogy. We have reached the end of our grant funding for this project, and most WISE Pedagogy initiatives are being discontinued after April 30. Anyone who wishes to read more tweets for eLearning and online pedagogy can follow my personal feed, @amckinn.

So long and thanks for following! Just for fun, here are two additional images of dolphins  for your amusement:

CC-licensed photo, La saga del zoo de Madrid VI - Acrobacias con los delfines by Carlos Alejo via Flickr

CC-licensed photo, dinner by snailo86 via Flickr

Archiving the Feed: March 2010 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy

Posted in Articles, Collaboration, Course Activities, Fun Miscellany, Learning Aids, Library & Info Science, News in Online Education, Pedagogical Theory, Podcasting, Social Networking, Synchronous Learning, Time Management, Video, Visual Aids, Web Tools on April 1st, 2010 by Anne – Be the first to comment
cc-licensed photo, Chicks, by nickgraywfu via Flickr

cc-licensed photo, Chicks, by nickgraywfu via Flickr

Each month, I post a list of @wisepedagogy Twitter posts from the previous month. If you missed them the first time, you can find them here.

Not included in this list are posts related to the Spring 2010 ELI Focus Session on Mobile Learning. You can find those in this post: Mobile Learning: Educause ELI Focus Session Recap

Introduction to Online Pedagogy Workshop Survey: New Forum for Discussion Board?

Posted in Collaboration, News in Online Education, Pedagogical Theory, Time Management on February 18th, 2010 by Anne – Be the first to comment
cc-licensed photo, Day 30 | 01 May 2008 | Decision Time via Flickr by Shereen M (has been away far too long. Back soon!!

cc-licensed photo, "Day 30 | 01 May 2008 | Decision Time" via Flickr by Shereen M (has been away far too long. Back soon!!

Those who have participated in the WISE Introduction to Online Pedagogy On-Demand Workshop are familiar with the workshop’s discussion board  in phpBB. For those who aren’t familiar, this has been our solution to the need for an open forum independent of a course management system. The on-demand workshop has been open to anyone, free of charge, without the need to wait for a time-sensitive online course with a seat limit and wait list.

The phpBB system has provided a discussion board, but it has not been without its drawbacks. People who want to join need to wait to be approved first, to keep the board free of spammers. What’s worse, phpBB does not send notifications of new members, or notices of new messages or responses — meaning that unless people remember to actively return to the site, the participation rate drops off.

How to fix this: A poll has been created for forum users to help us choose a better, more effective venue for continuing discussion of online pedagogy. Because space for explanation on the poll page is minimal, the options are listed below.  If you would like to participate in this forum, please respond to the poll by March 5: http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2721699/

Which online service would you most likely use to participate in asynchronous discussion about online pedagogy?

  • The Commenting feature within the PBworks wiki. Users will get notices when new comments are made. Comments will be visible to anyone who views the wiki. If over 100 people want to join, the ones who have already completed the workshop can opt out. A free registration would be required for the 100 users who can join the wiki at any given time.
  • A Facebook Fan Page. Users can post their discussion responses in the Discussions page, and keep in touch by visiting the fan page itself. Once users comment they may receive notifications of replies to their comments, if not new discussion threads. Comments will be visible only to people who join the fan page. A free registration would be required for those who are not already on Facebook. An unlimited number of people could participate.
  • A private blog. This would be separate from the public WISE Pedagogy Blog; users would need to be invited to a private space in order to view discussion prompts (as blog posts) and participate in discussion (as blog comments). Users could receive notification of new messages by signing up for RSS feeds of both the blog and blog comments in addition to joining the blog as a private reader. Private membership is limited to 100 readers at a time.
  • An email list like Listserv or Google Groups. Messages will be viewable only to registered users, who will receive all new messages individually or in a digest. Discussion would take place as email messages or replies to existing discussion threads. An unlimited number of people could participate.
  • I would prefer to stick with the phpBB forum.
  • Other (Please specify).

Archiving the Feed: September 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy

Posted in Articles, Collaboration, Course Activities, Fun Miscellany, Learning Aids, Library & Info Science, News in Online Education, Pedagogical Theory, Podcasting, Social Networking, Synchronous Learning, Time Management, Video, Visual Aids, Web Tools on February 2nd, 2010 by Anne – Be the first to comment
cc-licensed photo, Sprinkles, M&Ms and Chocolate Crunch, via Flickr by Sister72

cc-licensed photo, Sprinkles, M&Ms and Chocolate Crunch, via Flickr by Sister72

I am in the process of archiving the wisepedagogy Twitter announcements from past months. Links have been expanded to show the entire URL rather than bit.ly shorthand.

September 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy:

I have left out a few tweets that related to dated events, such as webinars and calls for participation. I’m guessing that the people who would read this archive would be most interested in resources that still have a chance of being available.

Archiving the Feed: October 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy

Posted in Articles, Collaboration, Course Activities, Fun Miscellany, Learning Aids, Library & Info Science, News in Online Education, Pedagogical Theory, Podcasting, Social Networking, Synchronous Learning, Time Management, Video, Visual Aids, Web Tools on February 1st, 2010 by Anne – Be the first to comment
cc-licensed photo, P1060127, via Flickr by jessicareeder

cc-licensed photo, P1060127, via Flickr by jessicareeder

I am in the process of archiving the wisepedagogy Twitter announcements from past months. Links have been expanded to show the entire URL rather than bit.ly shorthand.

October 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy:

Archiving the Feed: November 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy

Posted in Articles, Collaboration, Course Activities, Fun Miscellany, Learning Aids, Library & Info Science, News in Online Education, Pedagogical Theory, Podcasting, Social Networking, Synchronous Learning, Time Management, Video, Visual Aids, Web Tools on February 1st, 2010 by Anne – Be the first to comment
cc-licensed photo, DSC00948, via Flickr by godutchbaby

cc-licensed photo, DSC00948, via Flickr by godutchbaby

I am in the process of archiving the wisepedagogy Twitter announcements from past months. Links have been expanded to show the entire URL rather than bit.ly shorthand.

November 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy:

Archiving the Feed: December 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy

Posted in Articles, Collaboration, Course Activities, Fun Miscellany, Learning Aids, Library & Info Science, News in Online Education, Pedagogical Theory, Podcasting, Social Networking, Synchronous Learning, Time Management, Uncategorized, Video, Visual Aids, Web Tools on February 1st, 2010 by Anne – Be the first to comment
cc-licensed photo, Lunch Time! via Flickr by AR Nature Gal

cc-licensed photo, Lunch Time! via Flickr by AR Nature Gal

I am in the process of archiving the wisepedagogy Twitter announcements from past months. Links have been expanded to show the entire URL rather than bit.ly shorthand.

December 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy:

Archiving the Feed: January 2010 Twitter posts by wisepedagogy

Posted in Articles, Collaboration, Course Activities, Learning Aids, Library & Info Science, News in Online Education, Pedagogical Theory, Social Networking, Synchronous Learning, Time Management, Uncategorized, Video, Visual Aids, Web Tools on February 1st, 2010 by Anne – Be the first to comment
cc-licensed photo, Freezer Meals, via Flickr by armigeress

cc-licensed photo, Freezer Meals, via Flickr by armigeress

Thanks to Twitter I’ve been able to share a plethora of announcements about new e-learning technologies and pedagogical research studies, all in a very quick, easy manner. No thanks to Twitter, however, I’ve been announcing fewer of these announcements on this blog.

I’m hoping to reverse this trend by posting summaries of my Twitter updates at least on a monthly basis, if not more frequently. In the meantime, I’ll archive what I can in a few posts, beginning with January. Links have been expanded to show the entire URL rather than bit.ly shorthand.

January Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy:

Schedule for this year’s WISE Pedagogy Workshop at ALISE: Keys to Successful Online Collaboration

Posted in Collaboration, Library & Info Science, News in Online Education, Pedagogical Theory, Social Networking, Time Management, Web Tools on December 22nd, 2009 by Anne – Be the first to comment
CC licensed photo, Digitage Web 2.0 via Flickr by ocean.flynn

CC licensed photo, "Digitage Web 2.0" via Flickr by ocean.flynn

Will you be in Boston next month at the annual conference for the Association for Library & Information Science Education (ALISE)? We will explore practices for online collaborative learning through presentations and breakout discussions on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. Here’s the schedule:


Tuesday, January 12, 2010 – Stanbro Room, Boston Park Plaza Hotel

9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Keys to Successful Online Collaboration: WISE Pedagogy Workshop

WISE (Web-Based Information Science Education) Consortium and ALISE Distance Education SIG

This workshop is open to all interested conference attendees, especially doctoral students. Activities will address effective practices for collaboration in LIS online education through a participatory series of rotating stations, discussing topics in breakout sessions and interacting directly with presenters.

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Welcome and Overview of Best Practices in Online Education

This introduction to the workshop will recognize ALISE Award recipients for WISE Faculty of the Year 2009 and discussion of their best practices. Bruce Kingma (Syracuse University); Linda C. Smith and Anne McKinney (University of Illinois)


9:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

Presentations and Breakout Groups

Presenters and breakout leaders will be stationed around the room. Workshop participants may plan to spend 15-20 minutes at each station. There will be a ten-minute break from 10:10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

Station #1: Teaching Collaboratively Online through the Prism of Course Content

Presentation provides an overview of LIS online collaborative teaching: theoretical, conceptual, technical, procedural, and literary strategies. Carol Gordon and Sung Un Kim (Rutgers University)

Station #2: Best Practices in the Pedagogical Design and Development of Full-Credit Short Courses

Presentation offers a process-oriented approach to collaborative teaching of a full-credit short course, Online Graphic Novels and Comics, from development to evaluation. Elizabeth Figa and Janet R. Macpherson (University of North Texas)

Station #3: Team Teaching as Online Collaboration

Presentation on co-teaching at a distance: How instructors communicate for development and teaching of online courses when they are not co-located. Lisa Hinchliffe and Melissa Wong (University of Illinois)

Station #4: Fitting Collaborative Activities Into the LIS Curriculum

Breakout discussion on implementation of student collaborative projects in LIS courses. When is collaboration a more effective learning method than individual assignments? Facilitator: Debbie Faires (San Jose State University)

Station #5: Working the Group Work

Breakout discussion of successful strategies for managing student group project assignments. Facilitator: Chip Bruce (University of Illinois)

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Conclusion

Discussion of the presentations and breakout sessions and general closure of the workshop: what is the future of online collaboration? Facilitator: Rae-Anne Montague (University of Illinois)

See you in January! In the meantime, have a happy new year!

Avoid “Death by PowerPoint” with the Pecha Kucha Method

Posted in Fun Miscellany, News in Online Education, Pedagogical Theory, Podcasting, Time Management, Video, Visual Aids on November 2nd, 2009 by Anne – Be the first to comment
Death by PowerPoint: image from Pundit Kitchen

"Death by PowerPoint": image from Pundit Kitchen

The invention of PowerPoint software made it possible for great strides in the way people present information to others. Unfortunately, it’s also borne the reputation for great snores when lecturers are allowed to blather on from slide to slide ad infinitum.

A technique that is being practiced to prevent “Death by PowerPoint” is the pecha kucha method of presentation delivery. Named after the Japanese word for “chit-chat”, pecha kucha (pronounced “peh-CHA-k-cha”) sets specific perimeters for slides and presentation: 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide.

To give a pecha kucha presentation, you will need to set your slides to self-advance every 20 seconds. This frees you from the need to click to advance each slide so you won’t have to pay attention to the clock — but you will need to keep up with the slides. The result is a paced presentation style that leads the presenter to get to the point expeditiously and think critically about selecting the best slides to carry that point. Not all presentation topics can or should be delivered in this method, but for speakers who are concerned about audience engagement or staying within a limited time allotment, it might be worth practicing.

This lecture method would be especially useful for online learning, both for synchronous and asynchronous lectures. In addition to aiding bandwidth issues, the frequently changing slides would ensure closer attention from students who are at greater risk of distraction online.

The following video is an example of a lecture presented using the pecha kucha method by Daniel Pink. He begins the presentation with a brief explanation of pecha-kucha before launching into his intended topic, Emotionally Intelligent Signage. The topic itself is interesting enough to merit viewing, but if you only have time to investigate the lecture technique you can turn it off after the first minute or so:

(Thanks to ProfHacker for introducing me to both pecha kucha and Daniel Pink’s presentation!)

The PechaKucha website provides more information as well as several uploaded presentations following this method.

Have you ever taught a lecture using this method? Share your experiences in our comment thread!

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