Some ideas from the panel:

• The Ohio system: It will take awhile to get there. SUNY online indicates that online is where we will see integration first because there are fewer entrenched ideas
• We need to facilitate and verify student learning.
• Technology enables us to focus on helping students make meaning out of the world of information they have access to. Media enables multiple means of expression.
• Concern expressed about losing the commitment to liberal arts education because of the emphasis on outcomes and the limited perspective of education as an economic engine.
• We should commit to the ideas that anyone in Ohio can get the education they want wherever they want.
• Can we have a system where, as Chancellor Fingerhut says, institutions coordinate programs so there is less duplication and more sharing across the state? Some programs need to be place specific because there are regional needs.
• Concerned expressed about the notion of self-paced learning. Need to keep the social dimension of learning that cultivates critical discourse.
• Open entry open exit may be appropriate for developmental education. In this arena students can begin at the appropriate level and build foundational skills at their own pace to get them ready for higher education.
• Students view college education as a commodity, they are “buying” and education as a consumer choice or “right” rather than a privilege or an achievement. More consumer oriented behavior will push us change or other private entities like University of Phoenix will step in. If we become like Phoenix we will lose what is important and valuable to us: We are creating the citizens of this state.
• Students are burdened by debt so they are likely to welcome more efficiency and a quicker path to graduation and certification.
• We need rich and robust faculty development. Students are far more diverse and faculty need support in meeting all of their needs and differences.
• We can't assume we will grow enrollment through more online options. Those who need to come to college currently do not believe they are college material. This is an attitude issue that must be addressed.
• Blending high school with community college and universities will help create a bridge to college enrollment for those who currently do not pursue higher eduction.

Ideas from audience questions

• Faculty need to learn student skills with technology but we can't assume that students know how to learn with these tools.
• Still too much lecture driven education. Most enjoyable classes are those that are participatory
• Progress. One death at a time.;-)
• When are we going to help k-12 educators get rid of standardized testing?
• Is information technology literacy worthy of being part of our core curriculum? Curriculum is the responsibility of faculty and faculty must be engaged on this issue. We might want to look at general requirements but also discipline-specific literacies.
• There is now more coordination at the State level with the Department of Development that may make more funds available to higher education.
• Our funding system creates competition by basing it on enrollment. The system does not reward what we can do collectively. We also have a culture of competition and individualism. This is reflected in tenure and how we evaluate student learning.
• Students have great pride in their schools and want to keep that identity. Students need to see how they can get a better education by selecting from many institutions while still keeping the local identity and tradition.

Miami University-Andrea Han, Janet Hurn, and Suzanne Gord

Demonstrate a variety of tech
Describe edu applications
Lisrt advantages and disadvantages
Provide price and access

Multimedia tools lead to greater student satisfaction and student achievement.  They use Quality Matters model--interactivity--providing students the opportunity to interact with content in different ways.
Students interact with content by reading, interact with each other through discussion boards, and interact with faculty through e-mail.  Expect instructors to have a strong presence in their online course!

CamStudio
LectureScribe
articulate
FM
Electa
StudyMate

95% of students have a computer and 85% have high speed access in a student technology access of 571 students--surprising results about what students actually DO have access to!

SCREEN CAPTURE PROGRAMS and USES

PROBLEM...need a ways to provide online feedback to students on multimedia projects
                 need to create tutorials for students about a variety of applications and online resources

Use
CamStudio--Open Source--screen capture FREE--some issues--not a smooth screen capture--keep them short with this tool due to tool limitations  Record to SWF or AVI--simple --Does not work with VISTA!!

PROBLEM..need to show students how to solve math and scientific equations on a whiteboard
Use
LectureSCribe--Freeware  Record your voice while you write on the whiteboard, you can copy and paste images, charts--simple to use record, play, change colors  YES< WORKS WITH VISTA!!  need to use a tablet or a Waycon(?) tablet and a Smartboard

PROBLEM-Need a screen capture utility to teach computer application course online
Use-
WINK-freeware--makes small Flash files, makes individual pictures so you can modify, you can narrate after you do the screen capture

Captivate-disadvantage-learning curve for product use is high--not a good tool for faculty due to learning the software and the time involved.

Camtasia Studio-has much of the functionality of Captivate without the cost-user friendly for faculty

PROBLEM:
-need to replace instructor PPT lectures with formate more appropriate for online delivery
-need tool that addresses multiple learning styles and is ADA compliant
-would like ability to include interactive elements and assessment

USE-Articulate
---faculty can do the work in PPT with voice capture in lecture or during PPT...can publish directly out of Articulate--ADA compliant--Grabs the notes out of PPT and puts on a tab for hearing impaired.--Print slide view into a PDF so students can print easily

Advanced Articulate-Interactive elements Articulate Presenter and Engage
Takes PPT to the next level--look like a FLASH developer with just PPT
Quiz module adds on
You can embed web objects within Articulate and the web page is active
Engage module adds on--Templates to do timelines, tab function
Less costly-PointeCast, but has limitations! FlashPaper does not support audio

PROBLEM:
Need to easily create opportunities for students to interact with content (non-graded, fun)

USE-StudyMate 2.0 by Respondus  --glossary, flashcards, fill in the blank, pick a letter, matching, crossword for lower level knowledge based info

PROBLEM:
need to create self assessment that exists outside the CMS (must provide feedback about specific responses)
USE: Hot Potatoes-free-crosswords, assessments, feedback etc....produces to an HTML file and can print out results--provides individual feedback on questions

PROBLEM:
need application to replicate the peer review process used in F2F english courses (allow for simultaneous editing, would like to include chat)
USE:  Google Docs--supports MS Office, collaborative way to work on documents synchronously--WORD, EXCEL or PPT   Google Docs is really a wiki

PROBLEM
Need for low cost video conferencing solution for office hours, advising, presentation, group work
USE FM--Flash Meeting --Flash based meeting solution

PROBLEM:
need synchronous virtual meeting space for online courses and meeting, need meeting space with whiteboard, audio and chat for online math tutoring
Use-ElectaLive- 60 seats $8100 use for tutoring! issues with slow response

PROBLEM
need to find method for online students to practice interviewing skills, need more effective method than email for troubleshooting
Use THE TELEPHONE!!

Christopher Keesey and Muriel Ballou--Ohio University without Boundaries
    An innovative wing of OU that parters with industry to design and deliver engaging learnig experiences for professionals and adult learners. Involved in non-credit training programs using Second LIfe...

Let's take a look at some of the  context for learning.  Increased importance of context vs. content to a learning experience.  OU is seven island on the adult grid, 3 islands in the teen grid--handle the day to day permissions and parcels for the use of SL.  Specific interest in the context of creating better learning experiences and better leaning. Experimenting with learning kiosks...they are very focused on using the campus for LEARNING!  Just what I have been looking to learn about!

FYI-Second LIfe was officially launched in 2003--3 dimensional, user-defined world of general use in which people can interact, play and LEARN. Chris showed a nice J curve of the growth of SL, also attributes to the performance and technical issues with SL.

SL in the proper context is one of 50+ Virtual World Platforms--Barbie Girls, Club Penquin, Forterra Systems, GAia Online, Habbo Hotel, Neopets, the Sims Online, Whyville, Zwinktopia.  The 3-D Internet is inevitable--call for interoperability.  We will be able to bring assets into other VWs.

Historical context  1991-Internet of Prodigy    2007 Second Life

Content in Context--What are people saying? Quotes from relevant people about SL.  Content can be found in "external human hard drive" and other online sources.      "Construction of context is the hallmark of a broadly education person."   "If content is king then context is the kingdom."--Buzz phrase!

Which context are we talking about?  Orienting, Instructional or Transfer "payoff" context---we are talking about the instructional context but are aware of the other contexts.  SL adds social, cultural, physical, and psychological experiences.  Idea of creating an alternative culture for business travelers to understand how to operate in the real culture before actually traveling there and interacting.  " This is what it might be like when you travel to China."  for example

People who are autistic can actually function in a VW better than in a real world.  Beginning to use VW to help people experience cultural and social aspects of the real world to prepare them for real world experiences.

Internships are actually being done in SL.

Ultimately, the burden is still on the instructor to create that charge that will drive inquiry.  This is the greater context of your learning.  Burden still on the instructor to facilitate student reflection--SL is very much a synchronous experience and so will need to send students out to access message boards and other asynchronous tools.

SL is an early stage 3D Internet app.  Difficult to deliver a TOTAL experience--important for instructors to properly frame the experiences. 

Well I discovered that our wiki service has a 40 attachment limit (at least at our current service level). At least one you discovered that the attachment link had vanished because of that. I deleted a few files from the 2007 conference to free some space. Later I will delete a few more files when I have the time to evaluate what I am deleting and find a way to archive it so the information is not lost. So if you happen to run into the 40 attachment limit please be patient. Free space should be coming soon.

Update 3/4 10:30: All the 2007 attachments have been removed. If we exceed 40 attachments again, please add your information as a link if you can or provide contact information to obtain the material. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Re-Conceptualizing your course for online teaching and learning
Robin Parker
Kent State University- School of Communication Studies

The session grew out of the need for better quality courses online.  Many people take what they have and just put it online.  There is much we can do online that we cannot due in the online classroom, this is an opportunity to do things I cannot do in the f2f classroom.

She shared that she teaches her course different online than she does in the classroom.  Think about the way you think learning happens in your world...how do students learn?  Learn by doing, although some students (adult learners still like to learn passively).

Drop out rates for online courses is about 1/3. 

DIME--organizing scheme for this workshop is the metaphor for online learning.
Things can change on a "dime"--dynamic
Smallest coin that is of any use at this time.  It is tangible and of value.

Design
Interaction
Media
Evaluation

Think about a metaphor about your students and how they learn.  Our table had metaphors for students shopping at a mall and gathering information at different locations and in different ways with the teacher as facilitator.

Mall Metaphor Supports:
Learner Choice
It is a social place
It is an environment
Peer and instructor support

Other metaphors:
Building a House
  Foundation-Learning Styles
  Rooms-Content
  Roof-Success at college and career

Design of Instruction

• Target Audience
• Learning Objectives--make these behavioral and observable
• Instructional Methods

Her Instructional Design Metaphor
    Office environment--upload resume, upload photo
                                   detailed job description (syllabus)
                                   apply to Learning Services Consultants

      Check computer requirements, are you ready, resources--Assess if they are ready for resource based learning

Students are HIRED!  Congratulations you are hired!  Learn how course is organized, how do I move through the course. Course colleagues-instructor as manager (audio file)--students load pictures of themselves and post bios

Students go to WORK!  Set up like an office--metaphor sets up a visual environment and students progress through folders as this is a job.  Lessons start out with an intro, video is by linking out to YouTube, then they take a Knowledge Check that they take until they get it all right, things are adaptively released so students must go through the steps, move on to applying organizational theory and writing.  All nine lessons are consistent in structure.

    WaterCooler is there for discussions and collaboration.

    Learning Library for Resources.

What are some ways students could authentically practice the skills that work within your online course environment?

Great handouts and structure for those who need to understand what to think about when you design online classes!

His main points:

• OH ranks 38^th in the nation in educational attainment.We need to graduate more people, keep them here, and attract more talent. Income corollates with level of educational attainment
• Higher ed has a role to play in retaining talent. Through internships/externships, incubating new businesses by supporting research, and creating livable communities, our presence and contribution is pervasive.
• We need to a build a collaborative system to enable all to access the education the need: University System of Ohio. The system belongs to all of us.
• Work with private institutions to help us graduate more and keep talent.
• Integrated technology infrastructure makes all of this work. Any course at any college should be available to anyone in the system. Technology must be used to facilitate access to the best educational option for each student. Need to enable search of all courses. Need to leverage group purchasing. Single technology infrastructure under it all.

What are the opportunities and obstacles to doing this? How can the tools and methods we discuss over these two days help us enable 230,000 more students to enroll in college over the next 10 years?

He suggests we need to get beyond funding based on enrollment and, instead, support collaborations and specialization among colleges and universities.

Kentucky has a model that can be emulated that targets adult learners who are coming back to school later in life. We need to become a more adult friendly system to meet the needs of returning adult students. He suggests we measure graduation rate compared to what the historical population demographics would suggest.

He vowed that higher ed will get involved with preparing k-12 students to be ready to engage in college level work.

Carrie Rathsack Assistant Director Center for Teaching Learning and Technology BGSU Bowling Green State University

I attended this first conference of the morning, found it fun and informative... just a few highlights below

Why use digital tools:
Serve multiple learning styles
Supplement learning in the classroom
Save paper
Students are already using these tools socially
Digital Literacy
Serve people with disabilities
FIGHT BEING BOARD
Because it is fun
Involving students
Students learn better when they are involved
Facilitate instruction of different learning styles

Tools discussed:

Many were discussed but these stood out to me. I hope I have typed in the links correctly... I will fix later if so

Animoto: upload pictures, pick music and it automatically makes a video montage
http://www.animoto.com

Jing: Record what's on your screen and turn it into a video
Uses:
Language: Show word with pronunciation
Teach software
http://www.jingproject.com

Vyew: Free always-on collaboration and live web conferencing
http://vyew.com/site/

Cmap Tools:
http://cmap.ihmc.us

Wetpaint: Wiki
http://wetpaint.com

Podomatic: podcasting
http://www.podomatic.com

PodProducer: PC Podcasts
http://www.podproducer.net/en

Audacity: Podcasting
http://audacity.sourcefourge.net

Zoomerang: Survey tool
http://www.zoomerang.com
Uses: You can make surveys available outside of your class, make it available to the whole world.

Twitter: microblogging
http://twitter.com
Uses: Reminders to yourself or your students

Rubistar: create rubrics
http://rubistar.4teachers.org

Jott: Audio to text based conversion and notification
http://www.jott.com
Uses: Reminders phoned in and converted to text and emailed to yourself or others

Zamzar: Convert flies to different format
http://www.zamzar.com

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Not sure why my name is not listed as author... any help with this would be helpful

Autumm Caines acaines@capital.edu

Carrie Rathsack -Bowling Green
carrier@bgsu.edu
http://carrier.with.bgsu.edu    Click on Showcase for session handout

Talked about the progression from film, TV, Internet and Web 2.0 tools...are we overwhelmed yet??
Key is about the learning--YEAH!

ISTE Standards that came out last year will now be required for teachers to integrate into their classrooms-"What student should know and be able to do to learn effectively in a digital world"

We discussed the question: Why use digital tools for teaching and learning?  Meet learning styles, differentiation, engagement (students are bored out of their gourd!) digital literacy, living in digital society so classroom would be isolated if not used.

• Some tools are better than us!
• Differentiating instruction
• Extend learning beyond the walls

Tell me I forget, teach me I remember involve me and I learn--Ben Franklin

Dale's Cone of Experience--Majority of what students remember is what they do!
Activity allows students to use more of their brain-brain research--connections in the brain=LEARNING!

We worked to contribute to the wiki of Today's Digital Tools for Enhancing Future Learning--Carrie will be developing a wiki for this presentation and compiling the information gathered.

Guskey's work-Model of Professional Development--Integrate and then will change--show examples of how it works! 

Two Questions to ask when implementing new technologies: How can I use this in my teaching?  How can my students us this in their learning?   I also think we need to consider this question:  What learning problems would be solved through the use of this technology and does it really impact student learning?

FREE TOOLS

Animoto   Use for marketing, intros for websites, 30 secont

Jing--take pictures of desktop or videos of action on the screen--swf flash files

• Show students on screen pics
• Navigation
• Explaining a diagram
• Student use to show knowledge

VoiceThread-website to upload pictures, people can comment, or add own ideas--collaborative work on a graphic--connected space to converge the discussion

Vyew-Collaboration and live web conferencing

CMap Tools

The 4Rs Tools-Read, wRite,Reflect and Revise

Blogging-Blogger, WordPress, Blogmeister, Bloglines (RSS aggregators compress into short pieces to skim) WetPaint, PBWiki, Wikispaces

Audio Tools-GarageBand, Podomatic,PodProducer, Gcast, Vod caster, Audacity, FreePlay Music, iTunes, Podshow, Odeo, Podcast Alley

Social Tools-Second LIfe, SightSpeed, Skype, iChatAV, Meebo, GoogleTalk, Zoomerang, Surveymonkey, PulsePoll, Ning, LinedIn, Faceboolk My Space, Publishing-Lulu, Blurg, Del.icio.us, SlideShare, Twitter

Productivity Tools: Google Docs, Zoho, Open Office, NeoOffice--Firefox, Rubistar, Jott, Pando, MediaFire, Zamzar, Meeting Wizard, LibriVox, Kayak-graphs

Jott--Audio to text based tool--Call yourself with an idea or reminder and then it sends an e-mail to you!

Zamzar-converts documents, video

Second Life Bootcamp Pre-Conference session on Sunday was excellent. Here I am on the OLN property learning about all the educational opportunities that await you if you can only learn to walk and fly!

I have attended presentations on Second Life before, but Boot Camp from University of Cincinnati was a great blend of logistical SL skills and a focus on the pedagogy supporting the use in various applications.  We are all interested in how this will support student learning and after this presentation, I can start understanding how we can make these connections for students and for our colleagues. 

I'd actually like to use this initially to do some virtual advising.  Is anyone out there using Second Life for advising that I could talk with about your process and success??  cward@uakron.edu

So here I am at the ODCE conference for the first time and have decided to blog my experiences since I encourage my students to do this when they attend conferences to add to their field experiences.  One advantage I see to blogging is that you might remember and actually implement some of the great things you learn due to the online access versus having to dig out the old conference material in some obscure binder or actually still in the conference bag given at check-in!  So this looks like a great place for a conference, everything is very accessible, not a far walk, eating and shopping close by and awesome sessions to look forward to!

OOpppsss, I am in the lobby and cannot hit the wireless from here so had to pay to access the Internet....hotels need to provide this for free since it is as essential as toothpaste!

I am off to Second LIfe Bootcamp and hope I have time to actually develop a second life!

It appears the Suprglu site that I am using to aggregate Ohio bloggers is down as of the morning of February 27. I am not sure when this began or when it will end. If you have added your blog to the list of blogs on the wiki I will add your blog as soon as the service is back up and running.

UPDATE 2/28/08: Still down as of Thursday 2/28 in the AM. A Google search of news, groups and blogs yields no other reports. I'll start looking for an alternative.

Update 3/1/08: Suprglu is back up and running.

In case you are wondering what Suprglu is ... it is a service that allows you to subscribe to multiple feeds then displays them all in one blog-like display. It also generates a single RSS feed that includes all the incoming feeds. I am using that feed to display Ohio blog posts in the blue box to the right.

There are only a few days left to save $50 off regular conference rates for the Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2008 Conference. Registrations must be received by February 7 to receive the discount. View the schedule, find out more about the sessions, and register for the conference online at the ODCE 2008 Web site.

Register today to ensure your access to the great learning opportunities at ODCE 2008, including:

1. Affordable, hands-on training via a pre-conference workshop on Sunday, March 2. Choose from: Second Life Bootcamp; Introduction to Multimedia Production for Classroom; Web-Based and Distance Instruction; Redesigning Courses Using the NCAT Approach; Integrating Quality Matters in the Course Development Process; and Social Networking for Dummies!
   
   
2. Two intriguing keynote sessions on the future of Ohio higher education. Learn more about The University System of Ohio and its master plan from Chancellor Eric Fingerhut on Monday, March 3. Go to the Ohio Education Panel on March 4 and hear a range of Ohio voices discuss key issues facing Ohio higher education.
   
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4. Innovation Island: A showcase of the innovative ways Ohio institutions are using technology for teaching and learning with exhibits on virtual worlds, podcasts, learning objects, lab experience at a distance, developing digital content and more. (March 3, 4:30-5:30 p.m.)
   
   
5. Great ideas from high school teachers and students on how to engage more students in STEM disciplines at the Preparing Students to Succeed in STEM Disciplines poster sessions and several intriguing sessions (March 3). Both high school teachers looking for ideas, as well as college and university administrators wanting tips on recruiting more STEM students, should attend. (special conference rate available for high school teachers and students)

ODCE 2008 will be held March 2-4, 2008 at the Hilton Columbus, at Easton Town Center, in Columbus, Ohio.

Still deciding whether to attend the Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2008 Conference – The Convergence of Learning, Libraries and Technology? Here are 10 great reasons to register today.

1. Meet, connect and share success stories with colleagues from across Ohio. ODCE 2008 will provide endless opportunities to talk with 300+ faculty, librarians, administrators, IT gurus and others facing the exact same challenges you do.
   
   
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3. Find out about the future of Ohio higher education. Learn more about The University System of Ohio and its master plan from Chancellor Eric Fingerhut on Monday, March 3. Go to the Ohio Education Panel on Tuesday and hear a range of Ohio voices discuss key issues facing Ohio higher education.
   
   
4. Get affordable, hands-on training via a pre-conference workshop . Choose from: Creating Accessible MS Word, MS PowerPoint and PDF Documents; Second Life Bootcamp; Introduction to Multimedia Production for Classroom, Web-Based and Distance Instruction; Redesigning Courses Using the NCAT Approach, Integrating Quality Matters in the Course Development Process, and Social Networking for Dummies!
   
   
5. View the innovative ways Ohio institutions are using technology for teaching and learning with exhibits on virtual worlds, podcasts, learning objects, lab experience at a distance, developing digital content and more at Innovation Island. (Monday, 4:30-5:30 p.m.)
   
   
6. Learn more about Second Life, online professional development, the latest digital learning tools and other hot topics featured in 45 engaging sessions.
   
   
7. Get great ideas from high school teachers on how to engage more students in STEM disciplines at the Preparing Students to Succeed in STEM Disciplines poster sessions (Monday). Both high school teachers looking for ideas, as well as college and university administrators wanting tips on recruiting more STEM students, should attend. (special rate available for high school teachers and students)
   
   
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9. Unwind after a hard day of learning at our vendor reception from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Monday. Then, enjoy the delights of Easton Town Center including great restaurants, a variety of shopping and entertainment.
   
   
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