Presentation delivered at the Designs on Elearning 2014: Forging Creative Connections Conference on Thursday 18 September, 2014. Shares the experiences of the faculty of the Reynolds School in using and evaluating a variety of online tools for teaching. The pedagogical strategies and online tools presented are limited to those that have been proven particularly effective at fostering creative connections between faculty and students in an art and design education.

1. FACILITATING
INNOVATIVE CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS
USING ONLINE TOOLS
WHAT WORKS
DR KATHERINE HEPWORTH
& DR DONICA MENSING
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

2. Technological disruption
in education mirrors
similar disruption in journalism.

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PARTICIPATE
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CASE STUDY
In-depth interviews with ten faculty
at the Reynolds School of Journalism
at the University of Nevada, Reno.

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RESULTS
More than 30 online tools used
in four kinds of classroom connections

7. CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS
1 Communication
2 Resource Sharing
one way !T
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8. 1 Communication
2 Resource Sharing
one way !T
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two way !T
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three way
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!S CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS

9. 3 Assignments
creation
completion
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feedback on progress
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submission
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CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS
1 Communication
2 Resource Sharing

10. Communication
Resource Sharing
1
2
3 Assignments
creation
completion
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feedback on progress
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submission
grading & final feedback !T
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CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS

11. CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS
Communication
Resource Sharing
1
2
3 Assignments
4 Assessment

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RESULTS
Innovative classroom connections
are not tool dependent.
Online tools combined with
innovative pedagogy is best.

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COMMUNICATION
ONE WAY

15. VIDEO
http://vimeo.com/104355673

16. RESPONSIVE SYLLABUS
http://300.kathep.com

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COMMUNICATION
TWO WAY

19. PIAZZA
SURVEYS

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COMMUNICATION
THREE WAY

22. FACEBOOK
CLOSED GROUPS

23. TWITTER
#CLASS #GROUP

24. GO SOAPBOX
CONFUSION BAROMETER

25. BLACKBOARD
LEADERBOARD

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RESOURCE SHARING
THREE WAY

27. DROPBOX

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ASSIGNMENTS
COMPLETION

30. BLACKBOARD
DISCUSSION BOARDS

31. NING

32. VINE

33. STORIFY

34. FACEBOOK
NEWSFEED

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ASSIGNMENTS
PEER FEEDBACK

37. BLACKBOARD
BLOGS

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PARTICIPATION RESULTS
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THANK YOU !!
FOLLOW OUR WORK...

40. KATHERINE
KATHEP.COM
TWITTER.COM/KHEPWORTH
PINTEREST.COM/KATHEP
DONICA
DONICAMENSING.COM
TWITTER.COM/DONICA
MORE
Presentation, data and background available at:
WHATWORKS.KATHEP.COM