I pioneered the first movement of course from FTF to online in FCE at MSU, more than 1 in 4 college students will take at least 1 online course, 17% growth As one with a background in social psychology, I couldnât agree more that pedagogy and content knowledge are STILL the most important components to quality online education TPACK helps us to get at the tensions in a systematic way
Much of my own research resides up in the tech and pedagogical knowledge interaction. E.g. â how are social processes (belonginess, social presence, immediacy of instructor) affected by technological structures such as synchronous and asynchronous communication
Really Moodle seems to do the forums best, but thatâs an issue for another day
Although writing some requirements into bylaws and making online education a part of the faculty tenure portfolio is still an important step to think about What tech to use and not how to think about integrating it into individual teaching activities
Because their explorations of technology are tied to their attempts to solve educational problems, teachers learn âhow to learnâ about technology and âhow to thinkâ about technology. Hence, teachers go beyond thinking of themselves as being passive users of technological tools and begin thinking of themselves as being designers of technology; i.e. they learn to use existing hardware and software in creative, novel, and situation specific ways to accomplish their teaching goals. Spurred not only research, but a training on how to match technology (synchronous v.. Asynchronous communication) with certain learning tasks
Really struggling with the issue of spending a lot of time with a few faculty and then that knowledge doesnât get passed on to others in department⊠peer learning is important and helps to get at the unique issues of technology and content knowledge Best thing we can do is introduce faculty to other like-minded instructors and resources around the world FOD at MSUâŠ
Use of an anatomy simulation software in undergrad human anatomy course⊠what are affordances and constraints Afford â quickly cover many learning objectives, see 3d relationships of anatomical structures Constraints â learning transfer to an actual cadaver was poor
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