Presentation of my summer 2008 master's level online course taught in moodle and using web2.0 tools to enhance instruction and student engagement.

1. I am at Sloan-C
2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by Twitter
& other web2.0 tools
(In online instruction)
alexandra m. pickett
associate director
suny learning network

2. Introduction
– 2000 EDUCAUSE award for Systemic Progress in Teaching
and Learning
– 2001 Sloan-C award for Excellence in ALN Faculty
Development
– 2002 Sloan-C award for Excellence in Institution-Wide ALN
Programming
– 2006 USDLA 21st Century Best Practice Award - Online
Technology - Higher Education
©alexpickett is at
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

3. Introduction
ETAP 687
– This presentation will highlight &
demonstrate:
» twitter, voicethread, diigo, edublogs, jing,
meebome, audacity, youtube, polldaddy, &
breeze
©alexpickett is at
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

4. HOW?
Moodle
»Access/practicality,
portability, ease of use, cheap
hosting via moodlerooms.
©alexpickett is at
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

5. Links FYI
– http://www.screencast.com/t/MOLSgi8Y - tour of ETAP687
(example of jing screencast).
– http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=38310 – icebreaking activity for
ETAP687.
– http://www.youtube.com/v/MvtxAkPP1xM&hl=en&fs=1&colo
r1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1 – ETAP687 welcome.
– http://twitter.com/ETAP687 - ETAP687 course announcements.
– http://groups.diigo.com/groups/ETAP687 - shared references for
ETAP687.
– http://etap687.edublogs.org – professor and student blogs for ETAP687.
– http://tinyurl.com/5l83or - exemplar courses for observation (faculty
podcasts) for students in ETAP687.
©alexpickett is at
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

6. WHY?
I feel an obligation to
» Participate
» Evaluate
» Document
» & expose and engage students &
©alexpickett
Sloan-C 2008
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faculty to and in this process.
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

7. WHY?
I chose to incorporate tools
external to the CMS for several
reasons:
» to explore, test, & evaluate
» to add bling (i.e., interaction, engagement,
visual appeal)
» to provide student access beyond the end
of the term.
©alexpickett is at
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

8. What Happened ?
According to my students I am
hard, hot, and nurturing!
» http://etap687.edublogs.org/2008/08/26/i
-teach-like-a-girl/
» http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowR
atings.jsp?tid=1106177
» http://polldaddy.com/App/Reports/pageRep
ort.aspx?f=43179&p=1
©alexpickett is at
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

9. 1 Announcements
How?
– http://twitter.com - embedded!
Why?
– Demo Microblogging & Intro to social networking
– Communication, access
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, visually slick.
– Build class community, social presence, public, access
beyond the end of term.
What happened?
©alexpickett is at » http://twitter.com/etap687
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL » http://twitter.com/alexpickett
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

10. 2 Course Video Welcome
How?
– YouTube Quick Capture
– http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_quick_capture
Why?
– Build class community, social presence,
personal, embedded.
What happened?
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» http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvtxAkPP1xM
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

11. 3 Course Icebreaker
How?
– http://voicethread.com/ - embedded!
– Course introductions/comments in 5 different ways
Why?
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, multimedia, embedded.
– Build class community, social presence, choices,
public, personalized, ownership, access beyond the
end of term.
What happened?
©alexpickett is at – http://voicethread.com/share/38310/
Sloan-C 2008 – Scripted themselves, did not interact as much as anticipated.
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

12. 4 Course Blogs
How? http://etap687.edublogs.org
Why?
– Build class community, social & teaching presences
– Public, personalized, ownership, develop writing skills,
access beyond the end of term.
– Self-reflection/evaluation enhance learning & provide
opportunities to demonstrate making their thinking visible.
What happened?
» Evaluation - Blog posting rubric
©alexpickett is at » http://etap687.edublogs.org/2008/06/02/reflec
Sloan-C 2008 tions-blog-post-grading-rubric/
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

13. 5 Shared Resources
How? http://diigo.com
Why? - Social bookmarking features
(bookmarks, highlight, comment, stickies annotation, public &
restricted access/groups, discussion, tagging)
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, multimedia, embedded linkroll widget.
– Build class community, social presence, choices, public,
personalized, ownership, access beyond the end of term.
What happened?
©alexpickett is at - http://groups.diigo.com/groups/ETAP687
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

14. 6 Synchronous Interaction
How? http://www.meebome.com/
Why?
– IM features (instant, clientless, embedded widget)
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, support.
– Build class community, teaching/social presence, choices.
What happened?
– Only used with a couple of the students.
©alexpickett is at
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

15. 7 Voice-annotated lecture
How?
http://www.adobe.com/resources/breeze/presenter/
Why?
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, slick.
– Build class community, social/teaching presences, choice.
What happened?
• http://ualbany.mrooms.net/mod/resource/view.php?id=378
• http://ualbany.mrooms.net/mod/resource/view.php?id=410
• is at http://ualbany.mrooms.net/mod/resource/view.php?id=380
©alexpickett
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

16. 8 Interviews & Observations
How? Podcasted Interviews
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
Why?
– Guided tours of exemplar courses- to focus
observations. To make podcasts more
engaging/”interactive.” Cool, easy, engaging, choice.
What happened?
» http://ualbany.mrooms.net/mod/resource/view.
©alexpickett is at
Sloan-C 2008 php?id=392
Orlando, FL » http://tinyurl.com/5l83or
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

17. 9 Screencast instructions/feedback
How? Screen-capture/casting
• http://jingproject.com/
Why?
– Cool, easy, engaging, personal, social presence, teaching presence,
embedded.
What happened?
» http://www.screencast.com/t/whCXu3oj4b - feedback
» http://www.screencast.com/t/gvb43kilynw - response to
question and how to instructions…
» http://www.screencast.com/t/P8rpgTNt1O - clarification
» http://www.screencast.com/t/hhrJp3h2 - instructions
©alexpickett is at
Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

18. 10 Course Feedback
How?
– Rate your professor - http://www.ratemyprofessors.com
– Polldaddy online survey http://polldaddy.com/
Why?
– Fun, cool, easy, engaging, personal, vulnerable, community, input,
feedback, evaluation & revision loop.
What happened?
» http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=110617
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» http://polldaddy.com/App/Reports/pageReport.aspx?f=43179&p
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Sloan-C 2008
» http://etap687.edublogs.org/2008/08/26/i-teach-like-a-girl/
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls

19. Any Questions?
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Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
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?
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20. Thank You!
Share what you know!!
»Join my networks!
alexandra m. pickett
alexandra.pickett@sln.suny.edu
http://twitter.com/alexpickett
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Sloan-C 2008
Orlando, FL
Twitterpated by twitter & other web 2.0 too ls