UW-Oshkosh Adult Student Recruitment & Retention Conference March 14,2017 Madison, Wis. Janet Staker Woerner Ph.D. Program Manager & Online Instructor

Agenda Background Google Suite: What is it? Review of tools: Google Docs and Google Forms Benefits Activity Q & A

Background Current workplace looks for collaboration and teamwork Challenge is how to teach to learners Google perfect match Use of technology supports building of students communication and collaborative skills (Cahill, 2014)

“G” Suite

Benefits Collaboration Teamwork Supports: -learner to instructor -learner to learner -learner to content (Moore, 1989)

Google Form https://docs.google.com/a/wisc.edu/forms/d/1DVnnJkCnTfF5WNE9VFx-c4eqPwYOCogIgZEqra9xLDY/edit

Unedited Responses How did this session benefit you?(8 responses) Fostered presence through video with instructor and learners I think that observing how the instructors interacted with the group, the delivery (casual - but with purpose) - gave me some ideas of appropriate instructional delivery/feedback for learners. Good to imagine me facilitating a course discussion in this format. I really enjoyed getting to interact more with my fellow FoOT students and it was nice getting to ask questions and getting answers right away. This session allowed me to see members of the class, thus making it a more personal experience. The questions posed by the class also revealed some of the questions that i thought about during the class. Pimarily, meeting the other participants. In addittion, I gained a sense of confidence by knowing that others are challenged with similar issues. Great discussion on learner activities

Collaborative Project

Collaboration bit.ly/50waystoblend

Bit.ly/50way

Learners Share “I feel like I am really working with others to collaborate in a group.” “Great space to brainstorm.” “I like the feedback I receive my instructor…. keeps me on track.” “ I can share my comments all in one place.” “ I really like the auto save feature.” “I feel the instructor is right with me.”

Going Forward

Activity https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XH6uhvfS9tJEtq4sloqAI9IpLnlZs1906746STa9-oc/edit or http://bit.ly/2mmttDx

Questions

References Cahill, J. L. (2014). University professors’ perceptions about the impact of integrating Google applications on students’ communication and collaboration skills. Journal of Research Initiatives, 1(2), 7. Eisner, S. (2010). Grave New World? Workplace Skills For Todays College Graduates. American Journal of Business Education (AJBE), 3(9). Herrick, D. R. (2009, October). Google this!: using Google apps for collaboration and productivity. In Proceedings of the 37th annual ACM SIGUCCS fall conference: communication and collaboration (pp. 55-64). ACM. Liu, S. H. J., & Lan, Y. J. (2016). Social Constructivist Approach to Web-Based EFL Learning: Collaboration, Motivation, and Perception on the Use of Google Docs. Educational Technology & Society, 19(1), 171-186. Spaeth, A.D. , & Black, R.S. (2012). Google Docs as a form of collaborative learning.

Contact Information Thank you! Janet Staker Woerner Ph.D. Janet.stakerwoerner@wisc.edu