EdTech Discussion w/ Dr. Gregory Zobel

A discussion with Dr. Gregory Zobel about challenges and ideas within Education Technology.

Open Education Resources w/ Dr. Gregory Zobel

A discussion with Dr. Gregory Zobel about open education resources.

Open Education Resources

Open educational resources are a growing topic in higher education as concerns over the cost of education and the ability to collaborate and share using the Internet have rapidly expanded in recent years. In this episode we address:

Defining “open”

Using OER to provide current and affordable resources to students

Potential OER economic models

Social Media in Education

Outside the classroom -

In Episode 2, we discussed the role that social media can have in the classroom and how to use social media to make the classroom more authentic and relevant to students. In this episode, we discuss how to use it outside of the classroom to help create a sense of community and teach digital literacy/citizenship.

How we can use Facebook to connect students outside of the classroom

Connecting with educators on Pinterest and by using Twitter

Teaching students about LinkedIn and managing their online identity

Social Media in Education

In the classroom —

Nicole shares her experiences in integrating social media in the classroom and working with students.

The ECAR student study from last two years reported this with last year’s being up to 73% from 60% of students saying that they want keep their social and academic lives seperate http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ss14/ERS1406.pdf

Mixing of personal/academic lives at issue, potentially? Manufacturing two identities is a lot of work.

Lack of comfort experience “new” methodologies? Have seen resistance to other teaching changes as well, from “sage on the stage” to “guide on the side” methods, or from removing/simplifying PPT decks

Hybrid Learning

Episode 1 of this podcast is about hybrid (or blended) learning. Nicole Kraft leads us in a discussion about hybrid learning, framed around questions that are common among faculty that are new to teaching in this modality:

What is a hybrid course? How does it differ from a flipped classroom?

What are the expectations from faculty, students and administrators?

What is the “blend” of face to face and online?

How can we make this the best possible experience for students.

Getting to Know Us

What is Higher Ed Tech?

A recurring podcast about topics around educational technology in higher education and how they affect teaching and learning in the United States of America.

That is a pretty specific focus but we realize that Higher Ed Tech does not happen in a vacuum. We will be bringing in a broad spectrum of interests from the worlds of K-12, public/private universities, international issues and all sorts of things related to how technology affects education – the good and the bad.

Our hosts will be your guide and in this episode they each introduce themselves. They all work in educational technology in higher education and are students of educational technology at The Ohio State University.

Cory Tressler http://twitter.com/TresslerTech

Cory is an Associate Director of Learning Programs he has experience in mobile learning, both in higher ed and k12, online learning and in improving lectures with technology. He is also a PhD student in Educational Technology, in his spare time.

Autumm Caines http://twitter.com/autumm

Autumm has worked in a variety of higher ed environments and currently works for a small liberal arts college as the Associate Director of Academic Technology. Autumm’s interest are in faculty development, hybrid and online courses, the flipped classroom and community development in online environments. Autumm is currently a master’s student in ed tech.

Byron Roush http://twitter.com/ntderosu

Byron does stuff with things. He has spent almost ten years supporting blended learning, mobile learning and online learning projects in a traditional university setting. Current interests have shifted toward faculty development and innovative assessment. Byron is currently a master’s student in ed tech.

Nicole Kraft http://twitter.com/Nicole_Kraft

Nicole teaches journalism with a digital dynamic, specializing in news reporting, editing, feature writing, social media in journalism and multimedia journalism. Nicole has interests in understanding the intersection of technology and journalism education, specifically mobile technology like iPads and personal learning environments. She has authored five iTunes U courses, and the interactive textbooks: “Always Get the name of the Dog,” on media interviewing, and “Writing Like Rabbits.” Her work in social media, iPads in teaching and the flipped class has been featured by Apple, and in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and USA Today. In addition to all of that, she is also working on her PhD in Educational Technology. *Whew*