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NERCOMP ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Providence, RI - March 12, 2013
What Makes the Biggest Impact
on Student Learning?
David Mamorella Instructional Developer / Adjunct Public Speaking Professor
Victoria Gurrieri, Jacqueline Warren, Dylan Buckley
Students
http://www.albany.edu/faculty/dmamorella
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Student Demographics
114 students surveyed
29% Sr, 40% Jr, 18% So, 12% Fr 39% Psychology Majors
23% Communication Majors
38% Other Majors
29%
71%
males
females
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Agenda
Learning Styles What impacts and motivates students to learn?
Classroom Environment
How can professors measure student learning? Impact of Blackboard/Technology
Findings/Lessons Learned
Conclusion Q&A
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Learning Styles
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What is the most important factor
that impacts student learning?
The Professor
Textbook / Assigned readings
Class activities and assignments
Your interest level in the class
Ability to apply knowledge/skills to real world
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What is the most important factor
that impacts student learning?
#1 – The Professor – 52%
52%
19%
8%
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professor interest level classactivities/assignments
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Teaching
“The mediocre teacher tells.The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.”
-William Arthur Ward
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Audience Results
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What is the biggest factor that motivates
you to learn/do well in a class?
The Professor
Receiving a good grade
Acquiring knowledge/skills for use in real world Your interest level in the class
Self-fulfillment, sense of accomplishment
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What is the biggest factor that motivates
you to learn/do well in a class?
#1 – Receiving a Good Grade
30%27%
17%
0
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30
35
receive a good grade professor's teachingstyle
interest level
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Audience Results
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Which classroom environment do you
learn best in?
student-centered classroom
traditional one-way lecture
the classroom environment has little to no
impact on how I learn
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Which classroom environment do you
learn best in?
72%
22%
6%
student-centeredclassroom
one-way lecture
no impact
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Interesting Finding
Communication Majors 89% student-centered classroom
11% one-way lecture
Psychology Majors 60% student-centered classroom
30% one-way lecture
10% classroom environment has no impact
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Audience Results
http://twtpoll.com/evoiqj
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Follow up Question
How, or in what ways, does an interactive,engaging classroom impact your learning?
OR
Does it just make the class moreinteresting/fun to attend?
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Student Comments
Captures my attention Helps me understand and retain information
longer
Getting me involved makes me want to cometo class, makes me want to participate.
Encourages me to voice my opinion
We, as in students, have a short attention
span, so it helps keep us awake.
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Student Comments
Encourages me to not only learn but also dowell in classes.
I am able to hear what others have to say as
well as how my opinions relate/differ from my
peers.
Makes a more comfortable learning environment
Gives you a sense of responsibility and
belonging
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My Teaching Strategy
Arrange seats in U-shape Build community
Get students to know one another
Post picture/brief bio on Blogs
Minimal “lecturing”
Class time – Informal, interactive speaking
activities and discussions, short video clips
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Community Building Activities
Fun but serve a purpose Nonverbal
Impromptu
The HOTSEAT
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What are the most effective ways professors
can measure student learning?
multiple-choice / short answer tests
written assignments / papers
oral presentations
pre/post quizzes
student created projects/products
student evaluations of the professor/course
surveys
student self-assessments
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What are the most effective ways professors
can measure student learning?
43%
43%
44%
46%
59%
63%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
projects/products
pre/post quizzes
self-assessments
surveys
written assignments / papers
mc / short answer tests
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Surface Learning
If multiple-choice testing = memorization andrecall of information which is often forgotten by
students shortly after the course has ended,
then what’s the point?
Numerous studies at several universities
world-wide found that students became
stronger surface learners in college and not
deep learners.
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My Public Speaking class
Deep Learning Assignments Survey Presentation
Debate
Ceremonial Speech
Student Self-Assessments
Students watch themselves on video
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Student Self-Assessments
Self-assessments are invaluable Goal of my class: Confidence
How do I measure confidence?
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Surveys
iclickers surveymonkey.com
twtpoll.com
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Audience Results
http://twtpoll.com/0b68g3
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Do you expect professors to use Blackboard
or technology to some extent in the
classroom?
73%
19%
7%
yes
indifferent / doesnot matter
no
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Does the professor’s use of technology
improve your learning?
86%
12% 2%
yes, but depends onhow effectively used
not much of adifference
no
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Key Point
Technology does not teach students -effective teachers do.
How will incorporating technologyimprove/enhance teaching and learning?
Why is this a Bad Podcast?
http://www.albany.edu/faculty/dmamorella/badpodcast.mp3
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Advantages of using Blackboard
95% Viewing course content 94% Viewing your grades/feedback
72% Communicating with the professor
and students
62% Submitting assignments/tests
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Weaknesses/Disadvantages of Blackboard
45% - Technical difficulties
42% - We had a Blackboard site but the
professor rarely used it.
30% - Professor’s inexperience with using
Blackboard
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What Blackboard communication tools
do you find useful / not useful?
Useful, if used99% Announcements
84% Email/Messages
76% Calendar 73% Discussion Board
60% Groups
56% Journal
54% Wiki
52% Chat
46% Blogs
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What Blackboard communication tools
have you never used?
Never Used 77% Chat
75% Wikis
63% Blogs60% Journals
59% Groups
51% Calendar
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How does participating in a required
online discussion impact your learning?
35% - Never participated in an online discussion
42%
31%
27%depends on theclass/discussion
little to nodifference;requirement
positive impact
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Findings / Lessons Learned
It’s not what you take, it’s who you take
Motivation - Receiving a Good Grade
Student-Centered Classroom preferred
MC/Short answer tests were most beneficial;
written assignments a close 2nd
Surface Learning vs Deep Learning
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Findings / Lessons Learned
Students have different learning preferencesthat vary based on major
Blackboard
Students expect professors to use it
It’s helpful and improves learning
Required Online Discussions - mixed resultsFurther research needed
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Findings / Lessons Learned
A much larger sample size from a cross-range of majors is needed.
It would be interesting to compare results of student learning across majors.
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Conclusion
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"Ask not what your students cando for you - ask what you can do
for your students"
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Questions?
David Mamorella
Victoria Gurrieri
Jacqueline Warren
Dylan Buckley
http://www.albany.edu/faculty/dmamorella
https://twitter.com/UAlbanyNercomp