Greetings!
My husband and I just returned from our honeymoon in Tennessee.
We did see some snow a couple of days we were down there, but yesterday it was
sunny and nearly 60 degrees! I am longing for that weather now, but onto this
week’s blog post…
Currently, I am not teaching. I work at WSU in the IRB
Administration Office. I can think of several instances in which web 2.0 tools
could be used to help those who are submitting research for review, however in
my job, I do not typically meet with these people or answer most of their
questions. In my office, we have a person who is responsible for meeting with
people in order to help them fill out forms and who fields a lot of common
questions.
I could try the following tools using the SAMR Model:
Substitution – I have made a lunch choice order form (in
Word) and printed it out for our members to fill out for upcoming meetings.
They fill out the form and then I pass on the lunch order information to the
person who does the ordering. I could possibly alert the members to fill out
this form via Twitter instead of printing it and handing it to them.
Augmentation – For this phase (using the same example of the
lunch choice ordering), I could create a Google document and ask the members to
fill in their lunch choices on that, or if I am not giving everyone lunch
choices, I could pick a few selections and then send that in a Survey Monkey
poll to see which choice to order for the group at the next meeting.
Modification – Currently, new members are emailed an
instructional sheet on how to access files on Blackboard. It may be helpful to
members to access a step by step slide show (or video) in order to learn how to
use Blackboard for those who aren’t familiar. I could possibly create this in
Prezi or Picsviewr.
Redefinition – Currently, if I field any questions, I do so
via email or telephone. Often, it would be nice to be able to physically look
at what the person is calling or emailing about. It would be helpful to use a
Google Hangout (or maybe share info on Yugma) to help conference with someone
who has questions, that way there would be face to face interaction and help
both of us.
There are a lot of tools available that could potentially enhance
many areas in my office.
Congratulations! Where in TN, I live just outside Chattanooga, and I am here to get away from the snow!
ReplyDeleteYour modification is a great idea, when I first started using blackboard it was challenging, and now I have used videos on you tube and common craft to help understand some of the things we are doing in this class. I particularly like your redefinition, words on paper, or a video still do not always answer every question, but talking live can help even more.
We stayed in Wears Valley (near Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg). I agree that Blackboard can be challenging. A lot of members don't use it often, but they need to access it to look at files. Any aids would be helpful to them.
DeleteIn your line of work, I'm sure the screenshare option would be of tremendous help.
ReplyDeleteI really like your goggle doc for lunch ordering. I think that is a great way to organize your information. I think Google Hangout is wonderful. I used it for the first time a couple of weeks ago and it is an excellent communication tool. The slide show for Blackboard is also very helpful. Many people find that blackboard is intimidating-This will definitely help. Thanks for sharing.
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