Blending Technology into Course Delivery

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Blending Technology into Course Delivery

• Dr. Ronald K. Williams, P.E.
• Department of Technology
• Minnesota State University Moorhead

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TECH 394

• Developed in 1993
• Desktop Application Software
• Required course for
• Construction Management
• Industrial Distribution
• Industrial Management

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Original Structure

• DOS Fundamentals
• Word Processing
• Assume keyboarding skills
• WordPerfect
• Spreadsheets Quattro Pro
• Databases dBase
• File sharing

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Original Delivery

• Computer Lab
• One student per machine
• Teaching station with projection
• Two 75-minute class sessions per week
• Watch me do this demonstrations
• Grading based on in-class tests

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Changing Needs

• Students arrive with better skills
• All use word-processors
• Most have some background with spreadsheets
• Executive Advisory Board needs
• Presentation skills
• Data analysis
• At least minimal programming skills

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Current Layout

• Data Analysis
• Macro programming with VBA
• PowerPoint Presentations
• Relational databases
• Mail Merge/OLE

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Current Layout
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Instructional Technology

• Teaching Station/Projector
• SmartBoard
• Website
• Shared Mass Storage

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SmartBoard

• Interactive Projection Screen
• Computer image projected
• Touch screen mouse click
• Markers for color annotation
• On-screen keyboard
• Electronic whiteboard

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Website

• Course Management
• Syllabus
• Schedule
• Assignments
• Resources
• PowerPoints
• Tutorials
• In-class files
• Switching to Desire2Learn

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Shared Mass Storage

• 30 Gigabytes
• RAID back-up
• Mapped for each class
• Accessible from campus labs
• Student use
• Store work in progress
• Submit assignments
• Not secure!

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22 Program

• Technical Management
• 2-year technical AS or AAS
• 2 year at MSUM
• Management courses
• Liberal Studies
• Internship
• Only accredited BS in Minnesota
• Non-traditional students
• Working full-time
• Looking for flexible class schedules

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On-line Tutorials

• Students asking for more review
• Need to see step-by-step processes
• Began looking for process to
• Record on-screen activity
• Put results on-line
• Camtasia Studio from TechSmith.com

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Camtasia Software

• Camtasia Recorder
• Define what to capture

• F9 to start, F10 to stop
• Records AVI movie
• Camtasia Producer
• Edit movie
• Edit sound
• Save as ShockWave file

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Blended Delivery

• Mix of in-class and on-line
• Delivery based on content
• Lecture conceptual material
• On-line use of tools
• Current schedule 2 days/week
• Lecture Tuesdays, On-line Thursdays

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Blended Structure
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Spring 2004

• Pilot semester
• Follow structure shown
• Thursday sessions meet
• Allow students to choose delivery
• Use Desire2Learn to track

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Summer 2004

• First fully blended delivery
• Smaller group
• Add end-of-tutorial quizzes?