Providing Badges for Self-Paced Professional Development Modules: Providing Badges for Self-Paced Professional Development Modules Dr. Carolyn Awalt - Dr. Teresa Cortez College of Education, UTEP W ith the kind assistance of Cyndi Castro Manager, Blackboard Central - Academic Technologies, UTEP IOL 2014 May 22, 2014
The Origin: Saturday Solutions Workshops: The Origin: Saturday Solutions Workshops Professional development/mentoring for new and aspiring teachers – 8 years
What Worked: What Worked Mentoring Networking One on One Critical Friends Protocol
What Didn’t: What Didn’t One-time events Scheduling College Students Parking Assessment
Face-to-face vs. Webinars Your Experience?: Face-to-face vs. Webinars Your Experience? Face-to-Face (F2F) Webinars
Face-to-face: Face-to-face Strengths Richer experience Networking Brainstorming Employ collaborative learning techniques Interactivity Group work Role playing Conducive learning environment
Face-to-face: Face-to-face Weaknesses Specific Time Date P lace Travel costs Parking
Webinars: Webinars Strengths On demand Same event for less Less travel hassle Cost efficient Shorter time to market Global access Interactivity tools Archive capabilities More structure Weaknesses Can’t replace face-to-face People like real experiences Less interactive Archived – no interactivity Less sensory rich learning experience One -way nature - No interactivity http:www.edweb.net
Virtual Workshops: Virtual Workshops
Target Audience: Non Traditional : Target Audience: Non Traditional Part time Students Usually working part time or full time Alternative Teacher Certification Students – Making a career change Family Responsibilities
Immediate Access: Immediate Access Your time Your place Mobile devices
What’s Next? - Examples: What’s Next? - Examples Expanding our reach with archived modules combining video, resources, quizzes, badges and certificates Blackboard edWeb.net
What’s Next? – Blackboard Example: What’s Next? – Blackboard Example
What’s Next? – Blackboard Example: What’s Next? – Blackboard Example
What’s Next? – Blackboard Badge: What’s Next? – Blackboard Badge
What’s Next? – Blackboard Badge: What’s Next? – Blackboard Badge
Blackboard Resources: Blackboard Resources Creating a Custom Achievement in Blackboard https ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScAVbaNmFgs Quick Hit Video - Achievements https ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr6DKgx4sH8 Help file on Achievements http://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Administrator/060_Application_Management_and_Support/Tools_Management/Achievements http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Learn/Products/Blackboard-Learn/Features.aspx# achievements
What’s Next? – Proprof Quiz Feedback: What’s Next? – Proprof Quiz F eedback
What’s Next? – Proprof - Notification: What’s Next? – Proprof - Notification
What’s Next? – Proprof Certificate: What’s Next? – Proprof Certificate
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