1. Training Faculty for Mobile Course
Development and
Instruction
Jeff Kissinger jkissing@fccj.edu
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2. Background
⢠National Guard
⢠PDA
⢠Army: 100% portability
⢠deliver distance college courses w/o
connectivity
⢠same academic rigor
⢠motivating & engaging learner experience
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3. Year One Courses
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English Composition I Spanish I
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Introduction to Criminal Justice Earth Space Science
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College Algebra Computer Applications
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4. Learner Population
⢠deployed
⢠minimal space
⢠access to minimal technology [need for
all-in-one device]
⢠minimal or no connectivity
⢠motivation
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5. Challenges
⢠what is the best device for the
learner population?
⢠supporting the disconnected learner
⢠motivating the disconnected learner
⢠instructional feedback
⢠training faculty: media development
[Moodle, Elluminate]
⢠mobile learner framework---
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6. mobile learning theoretical
framework learner self
learner
motivation centered directed motivation
isolation
Situated
higher order
learning
learning
correspondence
absent?
courses
Social
mobile
constructivist technology
learner
self-efďŹcacy
learning motivation
pedagogical performance
instructional tracking
agents [scorm]
multimedia
higher order
learning
surrogate
motivation
engagement
affective
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11. training plan december 2006
Training Trainer Method Timeline Cost Learning Outcomes
ID for self-directed and Sebastian Foti Workshop, Elluminate, and TBD [complete TBD [500.00] By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
paced content & Moodle by Dec 29th]
instruction ⢠Apply research-based motivational techniques in course
development, learning activities, and assessment
⢠Apply motivation research & best practices to media
development
⢠Acquire best practices based on learning and motivation
research to promote effective instructional practices in a
distributed and untethered distance course delivery model.
⢠Become proďŹcient at creating instructional media using
iMovie Apple & FCCJ Workshop, Elluminate, and TBD [complete None
Staff Moodle by Dec 29th] iMovie
⢠Become proďŹcient at creating instructional media using
Garage Band Pod-casting Apple & FCCJ Workshop, Elluminate, and TBD [complete None
Staff Moodle by Dec 29th] Garage band
Applying Motivational Bill Ganza Online Asynchronous Nov 12-Dec None By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
Research to Create through Blackboard 30th
Optimum Learning ⢠Identify the factors that make up what we call motivation
Environments ⢠DeďŹne motivation and its related components
⢠Explore motivation theory through a real-life case example
⢠Identify the research trends regarding motivation research
⢠Identify the major theoretical approaches to the study of
motivation
⢠Apply the research in various ďŹelds such as education,
business, and marketing
⢠Design self-regulatory strategies that will aid learners in
developing self-motivation
LMS Demonstrated Staff FCCU Online Asynchronous None By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Competency or prior through Blackboard
⢠use common Blackboard features to: post an online syllabus
training [BlackBoard]
and assignments; interact via discussion board; develop
quizzes; and manage grade books;
⢠use the tools to enhance interactivity such as teams and
collaboration
⢠understand the experience of a course management system
from both the student and instructor perspective;
⢠convert existing content for display in Blackboard
⢠use the communication and course management tools
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12. challenges for faculty
⢠short time frame
⢠new course concept
⢠distributed team
⢠required moderate media skills
⢠required excellent team skills
⢠experienced with DL
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13. lessons learned year one...
⢠focus on instructional quality
⢠speaking skills essential
⢠tighter design guides
⢠auditions via YouTube
⢠media heavy courses
⢠utilize cross-departmental QA process/
team
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15. Outcomes
⢠most did well, 75% media was used
⢠some were quite proliďŹc...
⢠most needed scaffolding and support initially
⢠some were self sufďŹcient [ENC1101 & GLY1001] the
entire time
⢠some drove to Florida...
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16. Future
⢠iPhone/iTouch
⢠OLPC
⢠Classmate PC
⢠OfďŹine LMS
⢠Generalize to non-
military populations
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17. Thank You!
Please contact me
for ideas and questions
jkissing@fccj.edu
ofďŹce 904.632.5052
mobile 904.485.0653
Jeff Kissinger
Director Emergent Development
Florida Community College
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