Pedagogy

=Seven Principles of Good Practice= (Chickering & Gamson, 1987)

Good practice: 1. encourages contact between students and faculty (Interaction)
 * Weekly announcements
 * Community Questions
 * Podcasts: Yodio, PodOmatic
 * Videos: VoiceThread, UStream
 * Texting groups: Swaggle
 * Online office hours: Skype

2. develops reciprocity and cooperation among students (Cooperation)
 * Groups
 * Community Questions
 * Asynchronous discussions
 * Example: Emerging Educational Technologies
 * Group projects
 * Example: Building a content repository
 * Example: Building a glossary
 * Example: Peer reviews (Google Forms)

3. encourages active learning techniques (Activity)
 * Videos
 * YouTube
 * Vimeo
 * Exit ticket (Google Forms)
 * Student presentations
 * Google Presentation (Google Docs)
 * SlideShare
 * Prezi
 * Example: Implicit Beliefs online quiz
 * Example: Group Intelligence activity
 * Example: Simulation activity

4. gives prompt feedback (Communication)
 * Page changes
 * RSS
 * Email notification
 * Texting groups: Swaggle
 * Community Questions

5. emphasizes time on task (Responsibility)
 * Time stamp
 * Paperless classroom
 * Google Docs
 * Scribd - Syllabus
 * Calendar (Google Calendar)
 * Backchannel
 * Google Docs chat
 * Chatzy
 * Polleverywhere
 * Edistorm

6. communicates high expectations (Expectations)
 * Paperless classroom
 * Exit ticket
 * Detailed instructions and target outcomes
 * Example: Modular format
 * Example: Assignment and Rubric
 * Student portfolios
 * Example: Undergraduate Child Development
 * Example: Graduate Instructional Design

7. respects diverse talents and ways of learning (Diversity)
 * Digital stories and Group projects
 * VoiceThread
 * AuthorStream
 * Animoto
 * Xtranormal