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#humanmooc Human Element: An Essential
Online Course Component Starts October 21, 2013 - FREE

How to Humanize Your Online
Class with VoiceThread (eBook) Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies More info at: TeachingWithoutWalls.com

CC-BY-NC-SA Wendy Gratz Get Your
Goody Bag! http://tiny.cc/humanize Links to: sample videos VoiceThreads & more!

CC-BY-ND B Rosen

Link is included in the
Goody Bag: http://tiny.cc/humanize According to these online students, what makes an online class more human?

2flavorsof online learning

CC-BY-NC-ND Selbe B

CC-BY-NC-ND Mark DeSouza

CC-BY-SA Quinn Dumbrowski what will
you make?

The social aspects of learning
must be addressed before engaging directly with content. Wenger, E. (1999). Communities of Practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Wenger, E. (1999). Communities of
Practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. 2ingredientsof socializing online learning

presence
instructor or teaching
1

presence visible Savery, (2005). instructor
or teaching 1

presence actively engaged visible Savery,
(2005). instructor or teaching 1

presence actively engaged aware of
and sensitive to student needs visible Savery, (2005). instructor or teaching 1

presence actively engaged aware of
and sensitive to student needs visible part of the class Savery, (2005). instructor or teaching 1

social
presence
2

sense of belonging social presence
(Picciano, 2001) 2

social
presence
2

social presence student satisfaction (Gunawardena
& Zittle, 1997; Rovai & Barnum, 2003) depth of learning (Picciano, 2002; Richardson & Swan, 2003; Rovai & Barnum, 2003) interaction (Tu, 2000; Stein & Wanstreet, 2003) 2

CC-BY-NC-SA Zanthia

CC-BY Carlos Maya

CC-BY-NC Pulpolux !!

CC-BY Gustavo Devito VULNERABLE?" "What
value is there in being

CC-BY-NC-SA SusanVan Gelder "People will
support what they help create." post-it note at front reception in Office Nomads, co-working space in Portland OR

Wisdom Wall students co-creating the
value of the class as a learning experience Link is included in the Goody Bag: http://tiny.cc/humanize

CC-BY-NC-ND Lynn (Gracie's mom) •
Ask questions • Listen & respond to input • Empower students to become teachers • Acknowledge & share when you've learned TRUST • Be transparent • Share your stories is the foundation of communit6

Conditions of Participation • Which
external tools will be used? • Who will have access to student content? • Which tools require account creation? Building Trust

Class Philosophy Community Groundrules •Share
your vision for the class is, how students fit into it, what your role is. •Create safe, trustworthy foundation for all. • Remember, you are violating students' expectations of college learning! & Building Trust

Add Your Presence & Make
Your Syllabus Interactive! Link is included in the Goody Bag: http://tiny.cc/humanize

CC-BY-NC-SA Daniel HonanCC-BY-NC-SA Daniel Honan

CC-BY-NC Thomas Hawk BE REAL"I
was so sur9rised to lear: you weren't a computer."

Upbeat Welcome Video! Link is
included in the Goody Bag: http://tiny.cc/humanize

Link is included in the
Goody Bag: http://tiny.cc/humanize

Open the Class with a
Personal Story make relevant ties between content & real life

Start with an Online Ice
Breaker: invite students to share Link is included in the Goody Bag: http://tiny.cc/humanize

Ice Breaker: Invite Students to
Share

Ice Breaker: Invite Students to
Share 3-min video Clear Instructions

Ice Breaker: Invite Students to
Share Sara Smith Barbara Long Radolfo Lermo Jerome Moffatt Personalize pages with student names.

CC-BY-NC-ND Mark DeSouza set the
table...and let the feast begin

Following Unit: Reflective Blog Post.
•What did you learn about photographic meaning from viewing the "My Favorite Photograph" presentation?

Units with Brief Video Introductions
and Text Alternatives Click here for transcript. (UDL, 508) Recorded w webcam into free YouTube account & embedded into LMS. Presence

improves social presence Asynchronous Voice
& Video Feedback Borup, J., West, R. E., & Graham, C. R. (2012); Ice, P., Curtis, R., Phillips, P., Wells, J. (2007).

improves social presence Asynchronous Voice
& Video Feedback Borup, J., West, R. E., & Graham, C. R. (2012); Ice, P., Curtis, R., Phillips, P., Wells, J. (2007).

CC-BY Gustavo Devito LEARN OUT
LOUD? What happens when st?dents

Asynchronous Voice/Video Interactions Link is
included in the Goody Bag: http://tiny.cc/humanize

Optional Check-In Slides

Optional Check-In Slides

Transforming Learning turning students into
teachers & content creators

A Wiki-Like VoiceThread students are
granted edit-privileges "the shell"

A Wiki-Like VoiceThread students are
granted edit-privileges "the completed project"

CC-BY-SA Kristina Alexanderson "[Lear:ing out
loud] helps us get to know each other...it makes us more sensitive to one another's opinions and thoughts. ...We are more likely to be respectf?l to one another."

94% strongly agreed or agreed
The VoiceThread activities helped me feel like I was part of a group. Student Survey Results (22 students surveyed; 77% response rate) Pacansky-Brock, (2012).

94% strongly agreed or agreed
The VoiceThread activities helped me feel more connected to my instructor. Student Survey Results (22 students surveyed; 77% response rate) Pacansky-Brock, (2012).

89% strongly agreed or agreed
The VoiceThread activities helped me feel more connected to my peers. Student Survey Results (22 students surveyed; 77% response rate) Pacansky-Brock, (2012).

Michelle Pacansky-Brock
@brocansky
www.TeachingWithoutWalls.com

#humanmooc Human Element: An Essential
Online Course Component Starts October 21, 2013 - FREE

CC-BY-NC-SA Wendy Gratz Don't Forget
Your Goody Bag! http://tiny.cc/humanize Links to: sample videos VoiceThreads & more!