Workshop 11

Title: Engaging learners beyond the traditional classroom experience

Workshop Description:

Would your instructional design benefit from considering other options for communication, collaboration or writing outside of class or beyond your institutional learning management system? Perhaps additional multimedia resources may augment your presentations or learning activities? Increasingly, educators are taking advantage of the potential of current online tools and resources, while students are voicing expectations for learning experiences that go beyond the traditional classroom or the capabilities of many of today’s course management systems. Carefully designed learning activities which use appropriate online resources or tools may provide more opportunities for active learning and engage students through familiar interfaces and features.

In this workshop, participants begin by identifying some instructional objectives and activities. Through demonstrations, hands-on exploration, and discussions, participants will consider instructional design possibilities with “free” online solutions. To better meet the needs of workshop participants, registrants will be surveyed about their interests and instructional objectives prior to the workshop. As well, they will receive instructions on setting up accounts for various tools and environments. Participants should be comfortable with web browsing and trying online tools.

Presenter: Stephanie Chu

Through numerous roles at Simon Fraser University, Stephanie Chu brings a broad range of experience in instructional and faculty development, course and program development, and fostering innovative learning environments to this workshop. For more than a decade, she has been active in the research, planning, development, design, and implementation of instructional practices including technology-use in adult education. This work has enabled her to recognize the value of a multifaceted approach and inclusion of multiple perspectives in instructional design. Currently, Stephanie is Special Projects Advisor to the AVPA, Program Director at the Learning and Instructional Development Centre and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Education. Hence, she is immersed in instructor development, project management and educational consultation on institutional teaching and learning initiatives.