1. On the right SIDE Exploring a new ID model for Distance Education Exploring a new ID model for Distance Education TxDLA Conference March, 2008

2. Who are we? Michael Sullivan, Associate Professor Janice Butler, Assistant Professor University of Texas at Brownsville Online M.Ed. – Educational Technology

3. Adult Learners Psychologically & physically comfortable Actively participate Collaborate with peers An eclectic approach to learning MUST have a purpose -- Zemke & Zemke (1984)

4. Class time well spent Hope courses solve problems (relevant) Irritation factors: –long lectures, –interminable sitting –absence of doing

5. Millenials Engaged Meaningful, relevant Applicable now Challenging Fun* Collaborative

6. Dick and Carey ADDIE ??? Old Model other ID decisions tools

7. New Model Objectives Assessments –Level I –Level II Tools

8. Leveraging the tools… What do you use? –Synchronous vs. Asynchronous –Wimba Voice Tools –Articulate –Respondus –StudyMate –Camtasia –PPT

9. SoftChalk SL Ning Wikis, Blogs Jing Flash Podcasts Open Source Chalk

10. Web 2.0 Tools – First Life Wikis* Google Docs* Blogs* Podcasting* Del.icio.us Twitter RSS Feeds Wimba Presentation

11. Wimba Live Classroom* Skype* Voice Emails/feedback* Skrbl Tegrity Pronto Voice Discussion Board Soft Chalk*

12. Focus on Low-Threshold YouTube* VoiceThreads Google MashUps Jing Project PhotoStory 3* CamStudio, Wink* Camtasia*

14. Scenarios EDTC 6355 EDTC 6320

15. Authentic Assessments Level I –Are our students learning? Level II – –Are their students learning? How do we know?

16. 44 respondents in UTB graduate distance ed classes – Ages 22-60

17. Sessions Attended

18. I feel more connected to the instructor using Wimba.

19. I feel more engaged with other students...

20. Wimba encouraged me to complete the course.

21. I prefer that online courses use Wimba Live Classroom.

22. Recommendations other ID decisions tools

23. Essentially, hermeneutics involves cultivating the ability to understand things from somebody else’s point of view, and to appreciate the cultural and social forces that may have influenced their outlook. –Gadamer’s Hermeneutics

24. Questions?

25. Resources Gadamer's Hermeneutics (n.d.) Retrieved Jarch 22, 2008 from https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/holtorf/3.10.html https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/holtorf/3.10.html Learning as an adult (n.d.). Retrieved February 6, 2008 from http://www.studygs.net/adulted.htm http://www.studygs.net/adulted.htm Muir, M. (2006),. The Millenials: Who they are & how they learn. Retrieved March 2, 2008 from http://www.mcmel.org/workshops/Millennials.ppt_4perPage.pdf http://www.mcmel.org/workshops/Millennials.ppt_4perPage.pdf Zemke, R., & Zemke, S. (1984) 30 things we know for sure about adult learning. Innovation Abstracts (6)8. Retrieved January 23, 2008 from http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachti p/adults-3.htm http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachti p/adults-3.htm

26. Web 2.0 Social Collaboration Tools http://www.solutionwatch.com/515/back-to-school-with- the-class-of-web-20-part-2/http://www.solutionwatch.com/515/back-to-school-with- the-class-of-web-20-part-2/ http://www.solutionwatch.com/519/back-to-school-with- the-class-of-web-20-part-3/http://www.solutionwatch.com/519/back-to-school-with- the-class-of-web-20-part-3/ http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Harness ingTheNewShapeOfInformationhttp://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Harness ingTheNewShapeOfInformation http://www.go2web20.net/ http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/web2edu/ http://mashable.com/2007/10/25/web2-value/

27. Photo Credits Slide 3: From http://www.sxc.hu/profile/iofotohttp://www.sxc.hu/profile/iofoto Slide 4: Purchased http://www.dreamstime.comhttp://www.dreamstime.com Slide 5: by Stefan K from http://www.sxc.huhttp://www.sxc.hu Slide 7: http://www.apple.comhttp://www.apple.com Slide 10: Screenshot personal computer at http://docs.google.com/Presentation?docid=dftkhjk6_215c8kwr4g4& hl=en http://docs.google.com/Presentation?docid=dftkhjk6_215c8kwr4g4& hl=en Slide 11: Screenshot personal computer Slide 12: Screenshot personal computer at http://www.voicethreads.com http://www.voicethreads.com Slide 13: Screenshot personal computer at http://www.go2web20.net Slide 23: From http://www.phillwebb.net/History/TwentiethCentury/Continental/Phen omenology/Gadamer/Gadamer.jpg

28. Contact Information Michael Sullivan –Mike.sullivan@utb.eduMike.sullivan@utb.edu Janice Wilson Butler –Janice.butler@utb.eduJanice.butler@utb.edu