Well: I did it! I created my first Xtranormal video for the ELC next Monday. Thanks Melissa and Lance for the encouragement, you know I have "issues."
That being said, I had great fun making it (and editing it over, and over...). Seriously, it is a creative venue that hopefully will facilitate some provacative discussions at the Educational Leadership Conference.
Check it out, and if possible, give me your comments. Like a good producer, I am anxious to hear what you thought! There are some snaffoos in the wording, but each time I re-publish it there is a small cost! If for some reason you have trouble responding, shoot me an email at maryb@nova.edu
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12500506/the-talk?page=1?listid=25725340
This blog is the story of NSU's Hybrid DPT Program in Tampa FL. Hybrid learning refers to the purposefully blended fusion of 2 types of instruction: online and face-to-face. I hope this blog will help answer the questions on everyone’s mind: How can students learn if they’re not always in the classroom? What makes hybrid teaching/learning special? What are the challenges? Rewards? And my personal favorite: SERIOUSLY? So, relax, sit back, and enjoy the “ride” on this hybrid blog!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Diversity is the SPICE of LIFE in Hybrid Education
After a nice hiatus (aka-vacation), I'm back in the saddle of the HE-DPT Program! I'd like to take a moment to thank my fabulous faculty, associated faculty, and staff for not just keeping things on track while I was gone, but really revving things up and making great teaching/learning happen! Here's what's been happening while I was away:
Lessons learned: diversity is the spice of life, team learning is PRICELESS!
- Dr. Page has been "chatting away" with the students in the Professional Issues in PT class! Phone chats are, as it turns out, a low-tech but VERY effective way to have meaningful discussions with small groups of students. Her insights include: have the chats AFTER the assignments have been turned in, keep the groups small (~ 4 people), and give them the freedom to direct the conversation! Also, if your goal is NOT related to the skill of searching online databases, minimize the searching time for assignments so that they can get to the meat of the assignment sooner. Her take: students are ENGAGED in the material!
- Dr. Shaw has been using a VARIETY of instructional strategies (voicethread, powerpoint, discussions, quizzes) to keep the students active in the Essentials of Exercise Physiology class. Similar to Dr. P, she noticed that students are very active on the discussion boards and have meaningful discussions. Quiz grades have been improving as students realize that you need to read the text(s) to answer the questions! For those of you reading this who are not in the academic world, it might be surprising to you that reading assignments are considered by many students as "merely a suggestion." One of the great aspects of a hybrid program is that, without the comfort of powerpoint slides each day, students take more responsibility for their learning by actually buying and then reading the text. Dr. Shaw, like many of us, provides powerpoint slides in the electronic classroom, it's just that the slides cover the basics rather than the entire text. Students, if you are out there, we are so proud of you!
- Dr. Riba has been busy blogging and having her students blog their progress in palpation skills. The blog, set up in the Blogger website but with privacy settings, allow students an excellent forum to post pictures or videos of themselves palpating while simultaneously reflecting on their learning. The blog format allows sharing (via invitation) and commenting by the instructor and peers. Very cool stuff! Dr. R's input: don't assume that setting the blog up is easy, perhaps instruct while on campus to minimize the technology frustration.
- Dr. Morris has been busy making "short but sweet" tegrity videos on the pharmacology topics. His strategy this semester is to have many shorter tegrity videos (lectures) rather than several long sessions. We look forward to hearing his input on which method he prefers!
Lessons learned: diversity is the spice of life, team learning is PRICELESS!
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