EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Online Teaching Strategies, and Instructional Design

Teaching and Learning in Second Life

drupal — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:52:33 -0500

This presentation will examine teaching techniques in virtual environments, particularly Second Life, from the perspectives of an instructor and instructional designer and demonstrate how a second-year nursing program successfully uses Second Life to teach clinical procedures, critical thinking, and decision making.

Using Video Streaming and Podcasting to Design Rich-Media Online Courses

drupal — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:16:30 -0600

This session will cover lessons learned and best practices for creating highly interactive, student-centered, rich-media online courses with customizable and mobile learning using Mediasite video streaming and video and audio podcasting. It will include a tour of a course Web site, 10 principles for good practice for innovative online education, and a course design toolkit.

Models for Collaborative Online Learning: Pedagogy, Design, and Epistemology

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:41 -0500

This session will examine models for collaborative learning evidenced within the context of an online Master of Educational Technology program. This session will examine models of online learning from pedagogical and instructional design perspectives and consider the epistemological implications of collaborative spaces for learning and knowledge production.

Verbal Immediacy: Effective Online Interactions

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:48 -0500

This session will describe the results of a study investigating the effect of visual and verbal immediacy cues on interaction, motivation, and learning in an undergraduate course delivered completely online. Implications for instructional design and teaching in a technology-mediated learning environment will be described.

The Internet and Face-to-Face Go Head-to-Head

drupal — Thu, 06 Dec 2001 10:24:12 -0600

We will present an assessment of instructor-led versus Internet-based instructional design by using statistical analysis and control group comparisons of multiple sections of the same course. Course management software and narrated PowerPoint slide shows are used to asynchronously distribute lectures. Teaching and learning are supported by course design stressing collaborative learning operating in asynchronous learning communities.