google plus making connections, whitereia nov 2013
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Learning made interactive and effective with Google+™.
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Presenter – Clement Sudhakar, School of Business and ITSlides at ????????
Background
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Key Tertiary Education Trends (2012)
• 422,000 students were enrolled in formal study programmes in 2012, including 47,700 international students.
• Enrolments in degree and higher qualifications by students aged 18 to 24 years continued to increase.
• Enrolments in non-degree qualifications continued their downward trend.
Source http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/142877/2012-Profile-and-Trends.pdf
New Zealanders aged 25 to 34 years with a level 4 or higher qualification
Students perception of effective teaching in higher education
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Sourcehttp://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/handouts/28251_10H.pdf
Respectful
Responsive
Knowledgeable
Approachable
Communicative
Organised
Engaging
Professional
Humorous
Effective organisational practices improve retention and success within the New Zealand context
Source:https://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/download/ng/file/group-3300/how-to-increase-student-retention-and-success.pdf
How can we communicate ?
•Effective for sharing course materials•Bulk communication
•Lacks discussion portal and discussion forum•student blog
• Yet to be fully implemented• Complex administration
• Based on Wordpress• Effective for course material
dissemination• Communicating with students is
difficult
My experience with the School of IT
I DriveJ Drive
Effective communication – Challenges?
Shared Drive accessible through Internet Student Work submission and sharing through Cloud Discussion Forum / Blog Effective Email communication Creating a community Accessible using Mobile Phones and Tablets + others……
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Google+™
Source :http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/features.html
Features trialed in the Pilot Model
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Cloud Storage
Community
Anywhere and Everywhere…
Google+™
User Experience Survey
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IT 5176 & IT 6261
Trimester 2, 2013
Survey Monkey
(https://www.surveymonkey.com/home/)
•17 participants
•10 responses
Use of Google+™
I used Google+ during my course
Email Drive Community Calendar10 10 8 1
Devices and PlatformsWelTec SOIT
Network Home Computer or Laptop
Smart Phone ( Android or
Iphone)Tablet (Android or
Ipad)8 10 6 2
Community
User Preference
Note : This survey was done in other existing systems
Communication
Cloud
Tutor Interaction & Problem Solving
My tutor interacted with the students effectively using Google+™
I shared my course related problems effectively and were able to get support from peer students and the tutor
Future Preference (Student response)
I enjoyed using Google+. It was easy to use and was not an additional burden to use it for my course work
If given an opportunity, I would prefer to use Google+ for my course work organisation at WelTec
Strongly Agree Agree Not Sure Disagree Strongly Disagree
66.7% (6) 33.3% (3) 0.0% (0) 0.0% (0) 0.0% (0)
Strongly Agree Agree Not Sure Disagree Strongly Disagree
60.0% (6) 40.0% (4) 0.0% (0) 0.0% (0) 0.0% (0)
Conclusion
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Summary and Conclusion
• Google+™ comes with various tools in one single package
• No special administration requirements• You are Independent • A Good alternative for someone looking for a
free solution
ReferencesKey Tertiary Education Trends (2012) , http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/142877/2012-Profile-and-Trends.pdf (Last accessed on 19 Nov 2013)
Students perception of effective teaching in higher education, http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/handouts/28251_10H.pdf (Last accessed on 19 Nov 2013)
Effective organisational practices improve retention and success within the New Zealand context, https://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/download/ng/file/group-3300/how-to-increase-student-retention-and-success.pdf (Last accessed on 19 Nov 2013)
CommunicationClement Sudhakar
Lecturer, School of Business and IT