HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Technology and J-Term at GSE ABCD TIE meeting February 2011
J-Term Offerings for-credit: – 10 courses – 13 masters programs; 2 doctoral programs – 45% of masters students; 5% of doctoral students non-credit: – 25 workshops (20 F2F; 5 online) – 413 students registered (raw data) – 9 administrative units
Typical Technologies iSite Discussion board Digital content Streaming class session and other videos Clickers Elluminate
Spotlight Courses Hybrid delivery Last-minute virtual class session
T-210X: Hybrid Delivery Challenges: 1.More content than could fit in the allotted time 2.Students needed to know background content in advance of first session Solution: Move some lectures to an online self-paced format to make room for rich discussion during class time Team: 1.Faculty 2.Instructional designer 3.Instructional technologist 4.PITF Tools: Articulate, Dragon, PowerPoint, Audacity example
Soundbite Thank you very much for all your support in making T210X a successful course. We deeply appreciate you coming into work during the holiday to send us the e-lecture info and all of your patience and expertise. – TF
Spotlight Courses Hybrid delivery Last-minute virtual class session
Initial Forecast
Contingency Plan #1 Encode and stream class session video, available for viewing before the next class session
Streaming 1.Who will film? 2.Who will encode? 3.Figure out turnaround time to complete encoding in time for students to watch before next class session
Revised Forecast
Contingency Plan #2 Experienced faculty teach session via Elluminate
Virtual Class Session Three experienced users One taker!
A-310X: Online Session Challenges: 1.Campus is closed but session must take place 2.Recording must be available for viewing before next class session Solution: Teach session live online via Elluminate, edit recording, post link on iSite Team: 1.Faculty 2.TFs 3.Instructional technologist Technologies: Elluminate, Excel, Snapz Pro X recording
Soundbite