Engaged Learning: The Expanding Classroom
Videos
- (1) Alan Aycock Morning Workshop Part 1 – Dr. Alan Aycock (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) leads an interactive workshop on blended learning.
- (2) Alan Aycock Morning Workshop Part 2 – Dr. Aycock continues the workshop, discussing the potential difficulties for instructors doing blended learning, and the opportunities for deeper learning available to students in this setting.
- (3) Julia Kleinschmit – Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Social Work shares her knowledge using Adobe Connect for distance education.
- (4) David McGraw – Lecturer in the Division of Performing Arts shares his experience redesigning an introduction to arts management course for distance education
- (5) Jim Stachowiak – Coordinator for Iowa Center for Assistive Technology Education and Research presents his work on considering accessibility in blended learning course redesign to improve the learning experience for all students.
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Participants discussed how to choose the most suitable components of their course to move online for blended learning. Frequent, low-stakes assessment was also discussed in the process of backwards course design (Wiggins and McTighe) key for maintaining student engagement in new learning environments.
Engaged Learning: Theory into Practice
Videos
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Participants engaged with UI faculty presenters and shared their experiences and ideas about incorporating technology into the classroom to increase student engagement. Breakout sessions provided a chance gain hands-on experience with instructional technologies.
Posters
Faculty and Instructional Support Staff presented current projects that use technology to engage learners.
The Open Academy: Who Owns Knowledge?
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Participants considered some of the teaching technologies that can widen the creation and sharing of knowledge as they also challenge instructors and students to possibly rethink their roles in the academy, education, and society.
Interviews
Brandon Alleman from the Carver College of Medicine (CCoM) discusses Noteservice, a CCoM student organization that records courses and makes them online-mostly as streaming media files.
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Kembrew McLeod (Professor in Communication Studies) discusses the release of his book under the Creative Commons license. Interested individuals can, under certain conditions, download his book free from the internet.
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Faculty and Instructional Support Staff presented current projects that use technology to engage learners.
Social Networking: Opportunities and Impact
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Participants identified ways in which social networking tools are impacting teaching, how instructors can leverage these emerging technologies to engage students in and out of the classroom, and areas that will require additional support at the University of Iowa as the use of these technologies increases.
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Faculty and Instructional Support Staff presented current projects that use technology to engage learners.
