1. Introduction to Enhancing Courses
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Program for universitetspedagogikk
Introduction to Enhancing Courses
Robert Gray, PhD
Associate Professor / Førsteamanuensis
15. September 2015

2. Primary Concerns Determine the purpose of the enhancement
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Primary Concerns
Determine the purpose of the enhancement
Determine the optimal organization and delivery of the enhancement
Evaluate the effectiveness of the enhancement

3. Important consideration…
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Important consideration…
This course is not about the technicalities of how you do this stuff
Rather, it is about why

4. What do you need to do this?
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What do you need to do this?
Training?
Tools?
Time?
Tenure?

5. What considerations need to be made?
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What considerations need to be made?
Technology requirements?
File types and sizes?
Quality v. time?
Efficiency v. effectiveness?

6. Program for universitetspedagogikk
Advantages
Provide access to content from multiple sources in multiple modalities
Provide opportunities for interaction between students, content, and the instructor
Provide a platform for students to share projects and productions

7. Advantages, cont’d Enable students to become more active learners
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Advantages, cont’d
Enable students to become more active learners
Enable instructors to facilitate, model, and inspire, rather than regurgitate the same reified information over and over
Enable teaching to be about the generation of knowledge rather than the consumption and evaluation of knowledge

8. Tools available in Canvas
Program for universitetspedagogikk
Tools available in Canvas
Syllabus
Announcements
Modules / Pages / Files
Assignments
SpeedGrader
Quizzes
Grades
Calendar
Collaborations
Polls

9. Materials that can be delivered via Canvas
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Materials that can be delivered via Canvas
Syllabi
Agendas
Day
Week
Module
Instructor content
Videos
Lectures
Lecture notes
Slides
Others’ resources
YouTube
Khan Academy
iTunesU
Vimeo
Colleagues’ materials
Additional readings and resources
Student-provided resources

10. Materials that can be delivered via Canvas, cont’d
Program for universitetspedagogikk
Materials that can be delivered via Canvas, cont’d
Lesson Objectives
Simulations
Games
Study guides
Rubrics
Assignments
Feedback
Advanced organizers
Reminders
Clarifications

11. Program for universitetspedagogikk
A few teaching tips…
Everything should be focused on what you want your students to know or be able to do at the end of lesson, unit, or course.
If it’s not about that, don’t do it…

12. Program for universitetspedagogikk
A few teaching tips…
Devote some time to introducing students to the technology.

13. A few teaching tips… Connect online activities to in-class activities.
Program for universitetspedagogikk
A few teaching tips…
Connect online activities to in-class activities.

14. Program for universitetspedagogikk
A few teaching tips…
Make sure outside activities have a clear relevance (and don’t seem like busy work).

15. Program for universitetspedagogikk
A few teaching tips…
Feedback is very important (whether it is directly from you or automated).

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A few teaching tips…
Adopt a “before and after” approach (that is, have them do something online to prepare for class, and then have them do something online afterward with the information they gained during class).

17. Program for universitetspedagogikk
A few teaching tips…
Respect the environment (that is, be aware of how people interact with information differently online than how the do in other forms and reshape your presentation appropriately).

18. Program for universitetspedagogikk
A few teaching tips…
Have students reflect on how their learning is happening differently and try to (responsibly) play a part in that narrative (that is, make sure they understand why they are doing it this new way—people don’t typically like change and there may be some resistance; be careful that this resistance doesn’t gather too much momentum).

19. Program for universitetspedagogikk
A few teaching tips…
Don’t concern yourself with bells and whistles (that is, use tools because they are useful, not because they are cool or because they are there).

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A few teaching tips…
Be aware of the tension between how these new activities and resources add or reduce student workloads and the extent to which learning outcomes are adequately achieved and measured.

21. Program for universitetspedagogikk
A few teaching tips…
This is not about providing more; it’s about providing better.

22. Program for universitetspedagogikk
A few teaching tips…
The advantages offered by these enhancements should not be seen as additional content so much as the freeing up of time for interaction, support, and active learning.

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