ATMI Presentation

Dr. Charles Griffin: ATMI National Conference, Richmond Virginia, October 20th 2011

Dr. Charles Griffin [email protected] www.charlesgriffin.net

Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Interaction and Teaching Music Online


Scope of Presentation

•  Overview of Full Sail’s MPBS Program •  Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Interaction •  Web 2.0 fatigue affects us all •  Making choices •  Other considerations


Full Sail University - MPBS


Categories • General Education – Digital Literacy, English Composition, Math, etc. •  Practical - Digital Audio Theory, Digital Recording Principles, MIDI, Interactive Audio, Advanced Audio Workstations, Audio Postproduction, etc. •  Academic - Music Theory, Listening, Composition, Music History, Arranging, Songwriting, Genres, Game Music, etc. • Music Business – Marketing, Copyright & Publishing, Special Projects


Synchronous Communication

• iChat (Text, Audio, Video, Screenshare) • Blackboard, Wimba, Adobe Connect, etc.

LIMITED


Just because it’s limited…

• iChat (not just for answering questions) • One-on-one screen-sharing   review student performance in real time

•  Audio/Video chats can be used for aural testing of student comprehension •  Chat sessions (text) can be automatically archived  Email to student for review


Just because it’s limited…

• Wimba/BB/AC (truly interactive) • (Relatively) media rich • Participatory • Archivable for later or repeated viewing •  If Powerpoint or Keynote Presentations are used, slides can be uploaded to SlideShare.com • or converted to PDF and emailed as a study aid


Asynchronous Communication

STUDENT SUBMISSIONS

•  Sibelius files for notation • DAW Session files •  Utilize the NOTES section

• QuickTime movie Screen Captures • Google Quizzes •  Screenshots (Auralia, Musition)

FEEDBACK

•  Color coding feature and sticky comments in Sibelius •  Embedded (in the LMS) Screenflow videos •  ‘Self’-grading PDF rubrics • Google Quiz scripts (elaborate set-up)

BE CREATIVE (and efficient)


2 Way Communication with Session Notes


Track Notes


Student comprehension using QuickTime


Auralia/Musition - Screenshots


Sibelius

•  Mistakes or conceptual errors are color coded •  Assignment is emailed to the student, along with an explanatory color key •  Keyboard Maestro is used to partially automate the process


Assignment Key


Instructor Feedback Using Screenflow


Interactive PDF Rubric


Web 2.0 Tools

•  How to select and integrate the best free resources currently available •  In the never-ending battle between Depth & Spread, who’s winning? • Visual Overload


Back of the mind issues with Web 2.0 Tools

•  Do I need to bend my teaching goals to it? o  or the other way around?

•  Who needs to work harder to figure out how to use it? o  me or the students?


How I Choose Web 2.0 Tools • Pedagogical Utility • Usability • Embeddable/Portable • Price • Look


Useful Sites/Services – Diigo.com


Useful Sites/Services – Diigo.com


Group Linkroll


Useful Sites/Services – Issuu.com


Useful Sites/Services – SoundCloud.com


Useful Sites/Services – SoundCloud.com


Useful Sites/Services – Spotify.com


Useful Sites/Services – Spotify.com


Google forms •  Design test questions •  Variety of question types available •  View Source (Live form) •  Copy Source Code •  Import to HTML editor •  Now you have workable HTML •  Embed anything embeddable •  Student answers populate a spreadsheet •  Self-grade certain question types •  Possibility to write a customizable script that emails students their scores with feedback


Google Forms – Bringing it all together.


Google Forms – Bringing it all together.


Keeping information from intimidating



THANK YOU!

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