Talk:Learning Design Summer Camp 2008
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Feedback on Learning Design Summer Camp
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Not sure about project work
Hmmm...I love the sound of this summer camp, but I'm not sure about the team project portion. Sorry, but sounds a bit like busy work...??? Maybe someone could explain that concept a bit more? - Annie
Hey Annie. The idea of the project is to have attendees take an active role in the event and possibly walk away with something tangible. The ideas for the project would come from some of the attendees. Or it could be something like the design session that EMS had in the fall -- where your group invited people in to discuss thoughts around using Drupal to develop course content. Or maybe a discussion around using the Movable Type platform for ePortfolios -- or a summary of seven things that faculty need to know when they are thinking of assigning a video project to students. Does that sound better? I'd like to pick topics that are practical so the projects are NOT busy work. - Allan
A-ha...that sounds better! Thanks Allan! :-) Annie
Sounds similar to how the EDUCAUSE Instructional Technology Leadership Program worked
A few years ago (maybe 2005?) I attended an EDUCAUSE institute at UP (Larry Ragan was heading this up, I believe). We had mini-sessions throughout and then the intent was to work on a group project and present at the end. That may have been one of the first times that format was used so there were some issues, but if the project has some meat to it, it could work. I remember that time was an issue - we were pretty much wiped out by the evening to want to work on a project. - Jackie Ritzko
Thanks for your input Jackie. I mentioned the Educause Leadership Institute to Cole yesterday as well. I really hope that if we do a project, it will be lighthearted, conversational, and useful. I don't want people to feel wiped out, especially if we want people to stay involved in developing these ideas beyond the end of the camp. I'd like people to leave this Summer Camp feeling good and looking forward to coming back in subsequent years. I'd be willing to sacrifice some short-term outcomes if it leads to long-term collaborations. - Allan
An alternative to project work
What I see being talked about is projects related to technology and developing projects to implement technology. I think it might be productive to think about what you are doing in the same way as I (we) think about helping teachers get better at their practice. I know you are all designers, so you naturally want to solve your problems with design (e.g. Allen's thread about harnessing backchannel communication). My suggestion is to think about taking a "problems of practice" and have teams of designers actually develop small research projects where they try and address a research question about their practice, gather data, and bring it to bear in making their practice better. I am suggesting something like what Kelly suggests in the ten faces of innovation, two faces in particular, the experimenter and the anthropologist. If you set up teams that had some folks that were designing and some that were there specifically to study the project and answer a question the group felt was important, I think you could have some really interesting things. It could make the TLT symposium much more of a research(y) conference where people talked not just about what they were doing, but how they were studying it to make improvements. Organizing the summer camp into research teams or research/project teams with a focus on problems of practice could transform the way designers think about how they solve problems (and design). I would be glad to talk to you about this more if you are interested.
[Scott McDonald]
Hey Scott, could you give a specific example of how you see this working? It sounds like you're suggesting that one team would be working on a problem from a specific course while another group studies the process that the design team uses? Also, I hope we have a mix of designers, technologists, librarians, faculty, and eLearning leaders (not just designers). -Allan
Don't Invite Me
Stubbs: Is it worth having a session or some sort of talk to dissuade the notion that invitations are required for web 2.0 social activities? Perhaps a bit of etiquette if needed? Stevie also had the idea of a podcast. Based on our first meeting, it seems as though the "I wanted to participate but I wasnt invited" notion might be a big hurdle that we will need to overcome in order to drive community.
I think this is one of those things that will either make or break the success of something like this summer camp. To steal from Lotto, "ya gotta be in it to win it." I agree it can be a hurdle, OR it can be an opportunity to pull more people on board and expand the community. So it's like kids on the school ground. You want to play dodgeball with the bigger kids, but you're afraid to ask. Meanwhile, the dodgeball kids are thinking, "Man, this is great, but it would be SO much better with more people!" So, as part of the current community, we carry the responsibility of catching their eye and welcoming them into the fold. You can TELL people they don't need an invitation but, in reality, we will need to invite them into the fold at first. "Hey, nice to see you! Have you had the kool-aid yet?" Word of mouth is where we need to push; the podcasts, the wiki, the twittering are ALL key, but only grabs those people who are attuned to that sort of thing. Allan's initial "broadcast email" this week was a good way of reaching out to those who aren't yet plugged in. It's a start, and I see there are people on the wiki that I haven't seen there before. Yay! Still, it's going to mean that everyone on the initial team buys in to the effort and actively works to expand the circles of community. Just because you don't _really_ need an invite doesn't mean we shouldn't be inviting people left and right. I think critical mass will happen; until then, we will need to repeat our invitations to come and join the game, in as many venues as possible. --Robin
I just told the volunteers, Twitterers, and ID Lounge that registration is open now (so that was kind of an invitation). I think it will be worth making a personal invitation to some of the eLearning leadership people -- which will help to enable staff who attend this event implement ideas that they get while at camp. Chris: I see you added the "no-invitation" to the topics list. I think it will be good to formally address that idea at the Summer Camp.
student sexual protection education
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