Instructional Media Design Commons^™

Cybersecurity Threats & Challenges, Jr Nobles

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium

Cyberattacks have brought a paradigm shift in how we secure & protect information. Today, NATO ranks attacks from phishing & malware among their greatest concerns. These attacks are attractive to hackers, who find them to be cheap, hard to track, and even harder to attribute. As budgets rise and fall, awareness of cyber threats and challenges has never been more critical. Theft of intellectual property, loss of research, and attacks on the reputation of the University are among the challenges managed by our team. Join the UNL Information Security team for a talk about today’s cyber threats and how they …

Enhancing The Quality Of Online Teaching Via Collaborative Course Development, B. Jean Mandernach, Steve Mcgahan

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium

Collaborative course development offers a host of opportunities for academic departments to ensure consistency, maximize resource allocation, and increase scalability of online course offerings. By utilizing a collective design model, a team of content experts (i.e., department faculty), curriculum specialists, instructional designers, and instructional technologists can collaborate to develop dynamic online courses that can be taught by multiple instructors over successive terms. The key to a successful collaborative course design lies in an increased up-front investment of time and resources to ensure a well-designed course that aligns learning objectives, instructional content, activities, and assessments in a manner that is uniquely …

Scaling Up Student Assessment: Issues And Solutions, Paul Van Vliet

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium

Online courses permit the enrollment of large numbers of students, which forces instructors to address the problem of providing valid and reliable assessments of student performance on a large scale. This paper examines two broad approaches for scaling up student assessment and feedback in higher education: automated assessment techniques and distributed assessment methods.

The Use Of Response To Intervention With English Learners, Anna Burnley

ECTESOL Review

RTIs assist teachers in adjusting instruction to support ELs in acquiring English and content-area knowledge and learning behaviors. The use of RTIs with ELs can supplement support for ELs as an integrated concept of the sheltered instruction (SI) commonly provided for this student population.

Connecting North And South: Engaging Latin American English Learners, Kenyan Intercultural Communications And American Undergraduate Students Through Reciprocal Service Learning, Laureen Fregeau, Ukaiko A. Bitrus-Ojiambo, Suhana Chikatla, William Cornejo

ECTESOL Review

Reciprocal Service Learning through videoconferencing is an efficient tool for connecting native English speakers of various world Englishes and ELs in other nations for the benefit of all. The authors of this study recognize the reciprocal nature of teaching and learning and the social justice of equalizing power structures through the inclusion of participants and researchers from both North and South as members of a project and research team. Through participant observation and document review the authors examine the experiences of educators and learners in the phenomenon of reciprocal service learning through videoconferencing focused on cultural competence and English language …

From The Editor, Laureen Fregeau

ECTESOL Review

No abstract provided.

Employing Word Study With Spanish-Speaking Els, Timothy Rodriquez

ECTESOL Review

Phonics Instruction has had a controversial history. How to teach phonics to Spanish-speaking ELs is also controversial. Understanding the differences between Spanish and English and how phonics instruction occurs in each language would be insightful. Also, knowing how the nature of the two languages affects instruction would be beneficial. Furthermore, exploiting similarities between English and Spanish and examining differences will bolster instruction. This paper will discuss the reasons for word study and how it may be utilized to teach spelling and decoding to Spanish-speaking ELLs.

Context-Focused Grammar Teaching: A Comparison Between English Present Perfect And Past Tenses And Affects On Korean English Learning, Seungheui (Ellie) Lee

ECTESOL Review

Despite massive amounts of time Korean English Learners (KLL) study English grammar, they continue to have problems becoming proficient in verb tenses, especially the present perfect. This study examines this problem through a linguistic comparative analysis of Korean and English present perfect and past tenses. Two possible reasons for KLL difficulty with verb tenses could be mode of instruction and L1 interference.

Not “One China,” Not “One Culture”: Multicultural Exploration Of Differences And Similarities Between Mainland China And Taiwan, Philip J. Ward, Michelle Loo

ECTESOL Review

This study focuses on the outwardly similar cultures of Taiwan and mainland China and the subtle differences within them. The study was conducted as part of the requirements of doctoral program in Instructional Design and Development at a public university in the southeastern United States. Using a qualitative case study approach, the study demonstrates that there are cultural similarities between mainland China and Taiwan, however instructors should also be aware of the differences when developing relationships with students and developing course content. A mini-workshop was developed for the study to help teach instructors about the two cultures. However, the mini-workshop …

Five Challenges For New Online Instructors, Constance Wanstreet

The International Institute for Innovative Instruction Blog

A boot camp for new online instructors focused on five challenges related to transitioning to online teaching, building spaces for learning, preparing students for the work of online learning, managing the classroom & assessing learner outcomes.

Future Directions For University Of Nebraska Wireless Networking, Brian Cox, Jay Wilmes

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium

Future Directions for University of Nebraska Wireless Networking

Olive Branch

Brian Cox (NU ITS - UNK), Jay Wilmes (NU ITS - UNL)

Information Technology Services is working to take the separate wireless network environments currently found throughout the University of Nebraska and move toward a single network, providing a common and convenient network environment throughout the university. This session will leave the audience with a general feel for where the network is headed and what it means to the University community.

Online Course Design In Higher Education: A Review Of National And Statewide Evaluation Instruments, Sally Baldwin, Yu-Hui Ching, Yu-Chang Hsu

Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations

This research identifies six online course evaluation instruments used nationally or in statewide systems. We examined the characteristics (i.e., number of standards and criteria) and coded the criteria that guide the design of online courses. We discussed the focus of the instruments and their unique features.

Creating Accessible Video For The Online Classroom, Krista Greear, Patrick R. Lowenthal

Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Videos are being integrated more and more into the online classroom. However, they can create barriers for learners with hearing problems. If a student asks for an ADA accommodation for a video, you will be scrambling at the last minute to create a text supplement. That's why it's good practice to create a text supplement at the same time that you create a video.

Cognitive Load Theory: Applications In Medical Education, Adam W. Wissman

Technical Communication Capstone Course

This article examines how cognitive load theory can help instructional designers in medical education design material and content to best suit their audience. Through the examination of schema construction, working and long-term memory, biologically primary/secondary knowledge, and novice and experienced learners, this article proposes instructional design best practices. This article separates these best practices into three categories: activities, pre-lecture resources, and teaching strategies, which can be applied to either novice learners or experienced learners.

Improving Online Learning With Learning Analytics, Martonia Gaskill, Phu Vu

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium

The overarching goal of this presentation is to discuss the use of learning analytics in Canvas to track and predict students’ performances and to provide timely support for success in online courses. In addition, the issue of students’ privacy in online courses will also be reviewed through preliminary survey data. According to Horizon Report 2016, learning analytics is an educational application of web analytics aimed at learner profiling, a process of collecting and analyzing details of individual student performances in their online courses. Learning analytics has developed in three stages, moving from an emphasis on hindsight to foresight. The first …

Translating Studio Courses Online, Claire Amy Schultz

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium

This presentation will highlight some of the successes and struggles of translating a studio art class to the online format. Teacher reflections on pedagogical and instructional designs will be shared along with ways to provide students with a quality studio course experience in an online format.

Group Portfolios As A Gateway To Creativity, Collaboration, And Synergy In An Environment Course, Katherine Nashleanas

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium

Group Portfolios as a Gateway to Creativity, Collaboration & Synergy in an Environment Course

Yankee Hill I

Katherine Nashleanas (UNL)

Recent studies have suggested the world students are facing today is moving so fast that the professions and skills they are training for now might be obsolete by the time they graduate. As a result, students in the 21st century need to think more flexibly, innovatively and creatively as well as practice in collaboration, negotiation and teamwork. With an entry-level class of 49 students in a hybrid course, groups were assigned with a semester portfolio project on the general topic …

Male Allies At The University Of Nebraska, Heath Tuttle, Wes Juranek

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium

Greater demands and limited resources mean that innovation is essential for Information Technology Systems (ITS) at the University of Nebraska. A key element of a successful and innovative organization is a culture that values and respects diversity. Diverse teams, in turn, lead to improved performance and a more effective organization (Hutchings & De Cieri, 2016). In this interactive session, presenters will discuss the role male allies have in creating an inclusive culture, discuss every-day actions that everyone can take to improve the work environment, and promote the 2 development of a Male Ally group within ITS and how participants can …

Creating A Student Success Center: Transitioning Graduate Students Into An Online Community Of Learners Through A Collaborative Approach, Brian Wilson, Christina W. Yao, Erica Defrain, Andrew Cano

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium

Community building and socialization are key to success in graduate education, particularly as students are facing two new realities at the start of their academic careers: shifting identity into becoming graduate students 2 and scholars, and developing online learning competency. As a way to address these challenges, the EDAD Student Success Center was created in Fall 2016 to increase interactions with faculty and peers as a way to develop a community of learners. This collaborative project included interest and effort from departmental faculty and staff, colleagues from the UNL Libraries, and current graduate students representing the EDAD Graduate Student Association …

A Course Delivery Evolution: Moving From Lecture To Online To A Flipped Classroom, Kim Michael, Tanya Cluster

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium

This presentation will focus on the findings of a research study designed to evaluate different modes of course delivery in a Genitourinary Sonography course. The purpose of the study was two-fold, first to determine if the mode of delivery (traditional, on-line, flipped) affects student satisfaction in a genitourinary sonography course and second to evaluate overall course outcomes.

The study reviewed current data over a 9-year period from a single sonography course offered in the spring semester of a 12-month Bachelor of Science health professions program. During the first three years (2010- 2012), the course was offered in a traditional, lecture …