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ELI 2009 Annual Meeting, January 20-22

The Map Is the Territory: Course "Engagement Streams" as Catalysts for Deep Learning (Innovative Practice)

Session Details

Wednesday, January 21, 2009
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Grand Sierra Ballroom H

Session Type: Concurrent Session
Content Level: Intermediate

Speaker(s)

  • W. Gardner Campbell, Director, Academy for Teaching and Learning, Baylor University
  • Robert F. German, Jr., Vice President for Information Technology, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
  • Session convener: Karen A. Barth, Director, New Media Iniatives, University of West Florida

Abstract

What if course portals, typically little more than gateways to course activities and materials, became instead course catalysts: open, dynamic representations of "engagement streams" that demonstrate and encourage deep learning? The session will begin with case studies in enabling and designing such course portals, from both administrative and faculty perspectives. Participants will then form groups to imagine and design their own catalytic course portals. Finally, the presenters will discuss action steps that can lead to effective innovation at participants' home institutions. Presentation resources, including a record of the participants' design work, will be posted to an online collaborative space for continued discussion after the session.
 
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