Humanizing Technology
Dr. Angela Gibson
OLC IDEATE
2020
Technology We Need You!
Technology is helpful
Technology is needed
Technology continues instruction
Technology We Need You..
To Help Us Continue On
Technology is helpful
Technology is needed
Technology continues instruction
However…
Instructional design and delivery should not stop with the technology
A Big Concept - The Community of Inquiry
The Community of Inquiry:
Educational experiences of the online learner: student engagement, student learning, student satisfaction.
Teaching presence, Cognitive presence, and Social presence
The basis for the theoretical framework and pedagogy of the Community of Inquiry guides practitioners in their creation and application of methods and tools that can support student learning and add to the opportunity’s students have for deeper engagement in the course, increased academic success, and continued persistence in their education. (Arbaugh, Cleveland-Innes, Diaz, Garrison, Ice, Richardson, & Swan, 2009)
What is humanizing technology?
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Humanizing Technology Is...
Connection
Bridging the Divide
Engagement
Creativity
Relationships
Knowing Your Learners
Support
Why is humanizing technology important?
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Importance of Humanizing Technology
Student learning and student engagement are critical to our mission
Moving past the technology allows the learner to focus on content
Reduces barriers to learning & engagement
Effective tool use by students as modeled in design and delivery of instruction
Tools for building effective social presence
(Wingo, Ivankova, & Moss, 2017; Kebritchi, Lipschuetz, & Santiague, 2017)
Who needs to think about humanizing technology?
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Where does humanizing technology take place?
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Humanizing Technology in Learning
Asynchronous & Synchronous Environments
Communication
Announcements
Emails & messaging
Content
Recorded sessions
Recorded lectures
Discussions
Office hours
Grading
Feedback
Live sessions
Live lectures
Demonstrations
Brainstorming
Explaining concepts
Working towards solutions
Phone calls
IM - Instant messaging
Social media
What does humanizing technology look like?
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The Move to Humanize
Email Interaction
From Student
Dr. Gibson
I had trouble understanding the assignment but just submitted. Hope it’s okay! Please be gentle.
– Student X
From Faculty
Okay
Announcement
Welcome to Unit 2
If you have any questions about the class, send me an email.
Dr. Y
Welcome to Unit 3
Email me with any concerns with the course. Have a good week of learning.
Dr. Y
Welcome to Unit 4
If you have any questions about the class, send me an email.
Dr. Y
Lesson Introduction
The Unit 7 assignment is due Friday by 11pm.
Read the lesson and the directions for the assignment.
No late assignments will be allowed!
The Move to Humanize
Use their names, Use your name
Tone
Use of first and second person
Purpose, Objective, Audience
Clarity
Change up language, Images
Infuse personality
Working technology and links
Support aids
Change up tools used
Sandwich - greeting, information, closing with contact reminder
Connect individually
Connect with relevance
Consider the Following...
Accessibility/Compliance
Access/Firewalls
Copyright
Directions for Learners
Know Your Support Team
Parting Gifts - Your Salon Takeaways
Recipes for Success with Technology
Humanize your instruction with these fun and free tools:
Voki
Animoto
ScreencastOMatic
Adobe Spark Video
Powtoon
Link to documents with each recipe
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vch6w3f-K3UKyYFnAZx9niXc6PR8yJOX?usp=sharing
If you can’t get past the technology, you can’t get to the learning
- Dr. Angela Gibson
Thank you!
Let’s Continue the Conversation!
OLC IDEATE Collaborative Worksheet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VleLV5J5TSMvDfOTMYDhkyU6yNgzuJZk_ZVodlDe2sA/edit#
Connect on Twitter
@AgilistaAG
Email me angelamgibson@hotmail.com
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/drangelagibson
References & Resources
Arbaugh, J. B., Cleveland-Innes, M., Diaz, S. R., Garrison, R. D., Ice, P., Richardson, J. C., and Swan, K. P. (2009). Developing a community of inquiry instrument: Testing a measure of the community of inquiry framework using a multi-institutional sample. Internet and Higher Education, 11(3/4), 133-136.
Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education model. The Internet and Higher Education, 2(2-3), 87-105. Retrieved from http://cde.athabascau.ca/coi_site/documents/Garrison_Anderson_Archer_Critical_Inquiry_model.pdf
Kebritchi, M., Lipschuetz, A., & Santiague, L. (2017). Issues and challenges for teaching successful online courses in higher education: A literature review. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 46(1), 4-29. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0047239516661713
Lu, H. J. (2017). Sustainability of e-learning environment: Can social presence be enhanced by multimedia? International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 7(4), 291. Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hwangji_Lu/publication/301483515_Sustainability_of_e-Learning_Environment_Can_Social_Presence_Be_Enhanced_by_Multimedia/links/58736e5f08ae6eb871c583f9/Sustainability-of-e-Learning-Environment-Can-Social-Presence-Be-Enhanced-by-Multimedia.pdf
References & Resources
Mohr, S. C., & Shelton, K. (2017). Best practices framework for online faculty professional development: A Delphi study. Online Learning, 21(4).
Singh, R. N., & Hurley, D. (2017). The effectiveness of teaching and learning process in online education as perceived by university faculty and instructional technology professionals. Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 6(1), 65-75.
Wingo, N. P., Ivankova, N. V., & Moss, J. A. (2017). Faculty perceptions about teaching online: Exploring the literature using the technology acceptance model as an organizing framework. Online Learning, 21(1), 15-35. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1140242.pdf