UCEA West Regional Presentation 2009 about the Technology Instructional Enhancements (TIE) project at the University of Wyoming Outreach School.

1. T I ETechnology Instructional Enhancements Outreach Credit Programs Outreach School University of Wyoming

2. Purpose Identify, explore and evaluate new technologies and their application to teaching and learning.

4. Support faculty in this innovation

5. Develop “Best Practice” models

7. Excellence

9. Streaming Video

10. Podcasting

11. Advanced technologiesOutreach faculty were invited by instructional designers to participate in one of the development program projects

12. Incentives Monetary, material, and support incentives Varying monetary stipends, depending on level of participation “Tech toy” of voice recorder or mini-videocam

13. Commitments from faculty Participate in training Assess outcomes Present on experience Revise class design Use it ! from UW Outreach Monetary stipend “Tech toy” Software & hardware Training Instructional design Technical support

14. Student Connectivity Students in fully online classes

15. Mediated Student Connectivity* I have high-speed Internet access at: (check all that apply) * Survey data from TIE Streaming Project only n=129

17. Podcasting A podcast is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers.

18. TIE Program Outcomes Students and faculty in classes utilizing the instructional technologies of the TIE projects were surveyed to assess the effectiveness of the introduced technology

19. Podcasting Would you like future online classes to use podcasting?

20. Future Interest in Streaming Video The availability of streaming media is the best thing the university could have done for the outreach students. I would like to see more classes offer this… It was very nice to be able to use streaming videos, especially since college expenses add up quick! I recommend that you continue this service so as to not deter potential future students. Thanks! More classes on streaming video would be awesome!! It's a good and even necessary service. Thanks!

21. In the future, I will prefer classes where web conferencing is included.

22. The use of streaming video in this course enhanced my learning Streaming Video n=89

23. Web conferencing enhanced learning

24. The podcasts that I listened to provided useful information.

25. Connecting with Outreach Students A challenge in distance learning is to create a connected learning community. How did podcasting and web conferencing enhance the connection between faculty and students?

26. Podcasts allowed me to feel more connected with the instructor

27. I felt socially connected with my instructor through web conferencing.

28. What motivated you to participate in this TIE Development Program? Monetary stipend “Tech Toy” Provision of hardware and software Instructional training, design, and support from OCP instructional designer Interest to expand teaching skills Desire to use this technology for specific teaching and learning activities in this class

29. Faculty Motivations Web Conferencing Most important

31. Please assess the effectiveness of the following development activities as they contributed to your successful adoption of web conferencing into your teaching. Trainer-led live orientations at Elluminate, Inc. Resource materials at Elluminate, Inc. OCP instructional designer led training Email tips from OCP instructional designer Personal consultation with the OCP instructional designer. Practice sessions with cohort peers Increasingly using Elluminate.

32. Faculty Satisfactions Web Conferencing

33. Conclusions Technology adoption extends beyond TIE e-volution Tech Forum success Evidence for continuing Elluminate Greater understanding of faculty motivations Demonstrated “what we do.” (internal marketing) Institutionalizes the exception as the standard

34. Activity

36. Larry Jansen, jansen@uwyo.edu

37. Jeff Miller, jmiller@uwyo.edu

38. Dr. Reed Scull, wscull@uwyo.eduOutreach Credit Programs 307-766-4300