Digital Technologies and Strategies For Teaching Large Class
In a large traditional college classroom, many strategies can be evaluated. In this exercise, we compare Online classroom using Digital Technologies and Strategies For Teaching Large Class.
List as many traditional instructional strategies you have experienced. Next to each traditional instructional strategy (mentioned or implied), list all of the possible digital technologies and strategies that could be used.
Review Bloom’s new Digital Taxonomy. You may have several technologies/strategies per item. See example below:
Do indicate if these traditional instructional strategies are viewed or implied. So in the example below, the RED Asterisk (*) means an implied strategy.
| Traditional Strategies | Digital Strategies and Technologies |
| *Class Roll Call |
OR
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| Traditional Strategies
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Digital Strategies and Technologies
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| Communication: Out of Class | Open Student class social media channel, and or wiki
And Or Add Instructor included channel using Skype, Twitter, etc. |
| Next Traditional Strategy | Example of an equivalent digital strategy or technology |
| Class Size Environment: 25 plus | Maximize class size and efficiency by digitizing lectures which can result in less actual attendees.
Make lectures available on-line for easy access and less interruptions |
| Next Traditional Strategy | Example of an equivalent digital strategy or technology |
| Student Instructor Environment: Interactions/stress | Use of Skype and message channels to increase interactions and reduce classroom stress. |
| Next Traditional Strategy | Example of an equivalent digital strategy or technology |
| Natural breaks in lecture every 20 mins | Digital lecture duration should not exceed 10 minutes. A natural break then occurs. |
Additional ideas
| Traditional Strategies | Digital Strategies and Technologies |
| Lecture | Video, podcast, web article, news report, live lecture (Periscope, Facebook Live), record classroom lecture with Tegrity (and post to LMS) |
| Open the floor for questions | Twitter, discussion boards, group chat/IM or a Polling App |
| *Provide individual help/office hours | Skype or online chat (Blackboard has office hours through IM) |
| Grading | Scantron quizzes/tests, Automatic grading on online quizzes, grade book on Blackboard |
| *Note taking (paper/pencil) | Word processor, audio recording, provide PowerPoint slides to the class |
| *Journal | Online journal, blog |
| *Presentation | PowerPoint/Prezi, video, webinar |
| *Reading assignments | Articles, eBooks, short videos or podcasts about a concept |
| Group discussion | Discussion boards, online chat/IM, emails, Skype |
| Short breaks in lectures | Shorter videos/articles, brief quizzes or response activities interspersed in an online module, class response system/online polling tool |
| Get to know students | Email students before the semester, participatory discussion boards that draw from students’ experiences, class response system/online polling tool |
| Engage student with brief problem/activity | Class response system/online polling tool, online 3D model or simulation, discussion board |
| *Display instructions for a task | PowerPoint slide/overhead projector, instructions/rubric on Blackboard/LMS |
The RED Asterisk (*) means an implied strategy.
