Workshops
Workshop sessions involve extensive interaction between presenters and participants around an idea or hands-on experience of a practice. These sessions may also take the form of a crafted panel, staged conversation, dialogue, or debate – all involving substantial interaction with the audience. [45 min. each]
Designing Effective Teaching and Significant Learning: A Blueprint for Student Success
Workshop Presentation Zala Fashant
Faculty and instructional designers realize the importance they have in delivering quality courses. However, many faculty have had little formal education in the art of designing courses to deliver significant learning. In a time where the need for student success and retention through course and program completion is greater than ever, we examine how course design helps to achieve this goal. Session participants will actively learn how to apply the elements of designing quality courses. Participants will use hands-on materials to plan for integrating course design by identifying the situational factors and pedagogical challenges. Deeper discussions of developing and aligning course outcomes, assessments and learning activities will take place as participants will analyze one of their own courses to see how it can deliver significant learning. Faculty worldwide have told us how valuable this process is in designing the kind of courses they have always wanted to teach as they see their students succeed. Our hope is that, by the end of the session, participants will be able to reflect on the effect integrated designed course has on the ability to improve teaching and significant learning by: 1) planning for course situational factors and pedagogical challenges; 2) aligning course outcomes, assessments and learning activities; and 3) developing means for greater faculty “buy-in” as they participate in applications of design theory. Participants will apply the elements of designing quality courses, and use materials to plan for integrating course design as they analyze their own courses to deliver significant learning.
Creating Interactive Videos Using H5P
Workshop Presentation Faith Kwa
Digital technology in the 21st century has transformed the education milieu and revolutionized student learning. Students entering the tertiary sector have an advanced set of technological skills with different social demands. With information being readily accessible through the Internet, the role of educational institutes has now shifted from being a place where foundation knowledge and skills are developed, to an environment where collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving and application of concepts are enhanced by educational technologies. The current student learner prefers to engage with online learning activities as reflected by declining lecture attendance rates. While online lecture recordings may be available, not many students absent from lectures listen to these as suggested by course learning analytics. Therefore, teachers are embedding technologies in their pedagogies to stimulate student engagement and to align with the digital learning styles of their students. One approach is the transformation of face-to-face lectures into online interactive videos using H5P. This free software enables the integration of pop-up notes, questions of different format (e.g. drag-and-drop, multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blanks, etc.), instantaneous/customizable feedback, and a summary of learning outcomes. Learning analytics and student survey results indicate a high level of student engagement with these interactive videos. This workshop provides an overview of H5P functions, demonstrates how to create interactive annotations and questions, and discusses useful tips. Attendees will also be guided through creating their own interactive videos, and will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussion to maximize the potential of using H5P in their own curriculum.
