Using Educational Technology to Achieve a Truly Collaborative Pedagogy in English Classrooms
Ann Gagné, Ph.D.
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Defining Terms
What is Educational Technology LMS/CMS
Educational Technology Tools:• Social Media• Blogs• Wikis• Videos
Educational Technology Clickers Cel Phones iPads
Collaborative Pedagogy and the Architecture of Learning
Broadcast Model Collaborative Model
What is Blended Learning?
Blended Collaborative Education and Bloom’s PyramidTraditional Lecture Format Blended Learning
Flipping the Classroom
#flipclass
Blended Learning Models
From http://www.knewton.com/blended-learning/
Blended Delivery Outcomes and Practice
Rotation Blended Course Model Week One in class
delivery In-class work:• Group work• Collaborative
exercises building from online work which leads to a small written assignment
• Guidance about sources and concepts.
Rotation Blended Course Model Week Two Online
delivery Online work:• Post sources
appropriate to the topic
• Analyze and discuss sources
• Comment and give constructive feedback on the sources brought in by peers.
Role of Instructor and Student in Blended Delivery Role of the Instructor
Role of the Student
Moderate and Curate Maintain an inclusive
environment Review evaluative
exercises and assign grades
Participate in discussions
Perform research and be prepared for activities
Collaborative Blended Delivery: Benefits and Considerations
One of Many Benefits: An Ethical Classroom How do you maintain
and ethical and inclusive environment in a blended delivery?
The synchronous and asynchronous nature of blended delivery supports students who may be shy.
Considerations Hierarchy of LMS as mediating collaboration Role of instructor as moderator and curator
Ed Tech Requires a Different Skill Set
Digital Literacy Reading Communicating Critical Thinking Research “Wayfinding”
“Way-Finding”: Social and environmental clues to navigate information.
(From George Siemens: http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2011/09/06/coherence-sensemaking-and-wayfinding/)
Seneca eLiteracy Modules
Attention Literacy Attention is a skill
that must be shaped and practiced (Rheingold)
In an information saturated environment it is easy to tune out
When students tune out they are not engaged, they are not learning
#Contentfail
Educational Technology in English Classes
The College / University Divide
Questions and Divides
College University
Easier to use Ed Tech because of smaller class sizes
Those with research mandates slower to use digital technology
Issues Remaining Copyright BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and the ethics
or divides it can suggest Privacy
Contact Ann Gagne, Ph.D.InstructorCurriculum LeadFaculty of Continuing Education and TrainingNewnham CampusSeneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Twitter:@AnnGagneBlog:
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