Evaluating Tools in the Higher Ed Classroom: What Works

EVALUATING DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE HIGHER ED CLASSROOM

WHAT WORKSDR KATHERINE HEPWORTH & DR DONICA MENSING

@khepworth and @donica UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

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PURPOSE

Social and technological disruption in education mirrors similar disruption in journalism.

How are journalism faculty responding?

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METHODCase study of faculty at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. Depth interviews with ten full-time faculty members, ranging from first year faculty to faculty who have been teaching for more than 20 years.

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QUESTIONS• What online tools are faculty at the Reynolds

School using to enhance student learning in the classroom?

• What do these tools reveal about educational pedagogy?

• How might faculty think more deliberately about matching tools and educational pedagogy?

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RESULTS

Faculty identified more than 30 different tools that they were using in the classroom to facilitate learning and manage activities.

DIGITAL TOOLS USED FOR...

Communication1

Resource Sharing2

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DIGITAL TOOLS USED FOR...

Communication1

Resource Sharing2

one way!

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!S!

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two way!

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three way

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Communication

Resource Sharing

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2

Assignments3

DIGITAL TOOLS USED FOR...

creation

completion

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feedback on progress!

Ssubmission

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Communication

Resource Sharing

1

2

Assignments3

DIGITAL TOOLS USED FOR...

creation

completion

!T

!S

feedback on progress!

Ssubmission

!T

grading & final feedback!

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Communication

Resource Sharing

1

2

Assignments3

Assessment4

DIGITAL TOOLS USED FOR...

LEARNING THEORIES

Instructivism

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INSTRUCTIVIST ONLINE TOOL USE

INSTRUCTIVIST

Resource Sharing

WEBCAMPUS COURSE CONTENT

WEBCAMPUS KALTURA

KNOWLEDGE CENTER FILMS ON DEMAND

INSTRUCTIVIST

Assignments

Resource Sharing

INSTRUCTIVIST

Assignments

Resource Sharing

completion!

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PREZI

WORDPRESS

INSTRUCTIVIST

Assignments

Resource Sharing

!Ssubmission

GOOGLE DRIVE

INSTRUCTIVIST

Assignments

Resource Sharing

!Ssubmission

grading & final feedback!

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WEBCAMPUS ASSIGNMENTS

INSTRUCTIVIST

Assignments

Resource Sharing

Assessment

WEBCAMPUS TESTS

LEARNING THEORIES

Instructivism

Constructivism

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CONSTRUCTIVIST ONLINE TOOL USE

CONSTRUCTIVIST

Communication

GO SOAPBOX CONFUSION BAROMETER

GO SOAPBOX SURVEYS

PIAZZA SURVEYS

CONSTRUCTIVIST

Resource Sharing

Communication

DROPBOX

CONSTRUCTIVIST

Assignments

Resource Sharing

Communication

CONSTRUCTIVIST

Assignments

Resource Sharing

Communication

completion!

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!Ssubmission

VINE

STORIFY

WORDPRESS

CONSTRUCTIVIST

Assignments

Resource Sharing

Communication

creation

completion

!T

!S

feedback on progress!

Ssubmission

!T

grading & final feedback!

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WEBCAMPUS JOURNALS

WEBCAMPUS WIKIS

CONSTRUCTIVIST

Assignments

Communication

Resource Sharing

Assessment

WEBCAMPUS LEADERBOARD

LEARNING THEORIES

Instructivism

Constructivism

LEARNING THEORIES

Instructivism

Constructivism

Constructivism

Social Constructivism

LEARNING THEORIES

Instructivism

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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST ONLINE TOOL USE

SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST

Communication

Resource Sharing

FACEBOOK CLOSED GROUPS

NING

PIAZZA SURVEY DISCUSSIONS

TWITTER #CLASS #GROUP

WEBCAMPUS DISCUSSION BOARDS

WORDPRESS BLOG, SHARED BY CLASS

Assignments

Resource Sharing

Communication

SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST

ZEEGA

TUMBLR, SHARED BY CLASS

Assignments

Communication

Resource Sharing

Assessment

SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST

Constructivism

Social Constructivism

Connectivism

LEARNING THEORIES

Instructivism

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CONNECTIVIST ONLINE TOOL USE

CONNECTIVIST

Assignments completion!

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FINAL THOUGHTS

• Faculty are using an astonishing array of tools for a wide variety of purposes

• Learning about these tools is unstructured and primarily through informal networks

• Formal knowledge sharing is limited

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