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2. Integrating New Media Into Your Course Design
New Media has become an integral part of higher education. Community colleges and their faculty and staff must utilize these technologies in a manner that better serves the highly diverse nature of our students. This session will provide simple ways to integrate these technologies into your course designs and classrooms.
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Assistant Professor Communication Region 6
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4. Instructors as Facilitators
“By Any Means Necessary”
Instructors must modernize
Instructors must be more interactive
Provide content in many ways as well as integrating technology
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5. Learner Centric Not Transactional
Advancing technology can be a plus
Instructors are able to share lots of information
Instructors can share lots of content
Communication has become more global as well as more interactive
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New Media
Helps to develop pedagogy?
Leads to positive outcomes?
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Online Learning
The wave of the NOW!
50% of online enrollments are at 2 year institutions
Becoming key to teaching and learning
Not just online courses but all courses
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8. Community College Learners
Some less quick to embrace
Tech has become more complex
Distant for non traditional age students
Can be a distraction
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9. Students Want Easy Access
Content
Availability
Students need tech development
Key in delivery
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Discussion Break One
How are you currently using “New Media” and technology in your classes? How has technology changed your pedagogy? Do you think that it positively impacts student outcomes?
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11. Educational Technology and Instruction
Mobile
Blackboard and Starfish
Companion Websites
Faculty persuaded to stay current by institutional decisions
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12. Tech Now Part of The Fabric
Institutional Implementation
Institutional Maintenance
Facilities and Resources
Immersed in institutional mission and goals
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13. Electronic Books and Texts
More affordable
Mobile
Less paper
Demand for technology on the students
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Positives of EBooks
Availability growing
More choices for faculty
Improves curriculum development
Accessible on multiple platforms
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15. The Extended Classroom
Access on the go
Becoming more affordable
Becoming smaller
Becoming a higher ed. necessity for students
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The Smartphone Age
Single device
Multiple functions
Instant communication
Educational and productivity apps
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Accessibility
Website or Blog
Twitter
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Interaction
LinkedIn
Facebook
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19. The Relative Classroom
Boundaries extended
Educator’s role changing
Mobile programs
Limiting the excuses
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Discussion Break Two
Do you feel that education relies too heavily on technology? How can instructors balance accessibility and autonomy as it relates to access? What boundaries need to be set?
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Social Media
Mobile
Interactive
Accessible
Meets learners where they are
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22. Social Media Integration
Personal pedagogy
Contact with students
Content delivery
Information and Help
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23. Issues with Social Media
Privacy
Views on sharing
Boundaries
Implementation
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Audio and Video
Distance Learning
Conferencing
Advising
Mobile and accessible
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Instructor Site
jdortch.wordpress.com
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Tips
Make it fit you
Do not make social media focal point
Promote communication
TextNow
Make content readily available
Link for efficiency
Have fun!
Bonus
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Thank You
Please complete this very short New Media Poll.
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