I'm a very technical lecturer. Here's a snapshot of everything technically inclined I could identify I was using in the semester.

1. Innovative use of technologies in education
SHOWCASE: STEPHEN DANN

2. Visual Feedback Loop
• Cards replace “hands up if” question
– Green card for yes
– Red card for no
– Yellow card for maybe
• Put up the yellow card when…
– You feel lost
– I’m going to fast
– I’m making no sense
Yes No Maybe

3. Youtube, Soundcloud, Formspring, Twitter, course blog, oh my!
TECH IN THE CLASSROOM

4. A history...
• Hosted my courses online in 1998-1999
– Which melted the hosting server
• reprimanded for issuing a denial of service attack
– A.K.A. 120 students getting their assignment questions…
• “The server was not intended for such high traffic activity”
– Switched to my own host (1999-2001)
• “Students should not be required to access a website to find
out their course readings”

5. Server Killer

6. Online audio hosting in 2000s
“Students should not be required to go to a website to download audio of the lectures”

7. The ANU Tech Trials
Tech (prior) Course Twitter
• 2006-2007 Blogger • eMarketing
• 2007- ANU Blogs • Social Marketing
• Intro
• Slidecast presentations! • Strategy
• YouTube video • Business Decision
assignments! Making
• Blogs as assignments!

8. “Do we have to use the internet?”
STUDENT FEEDBACK

10. DESPITE THAT…

11. THE SCENARIO

12. MKTG2001
Score Problem to solve…
2.2 I had a clear idea of what was expected of me in this course
2.6 The teaching and learning activities supported my learning
3.3 I had ready access to the learning opportunities provided in this course
2.8 The assessment seemed appropriate given the goals of the course
2.3 The feedback I received during the course supported my learning
2.3 Overall…Experience of learning

13. Preferred Option: Kill it with fire.

14. The Challenge
Score Problem to solve…
2.2 I had a clear idea of what was expected of me in this course
2.3 The feedback I received during the course supported my learning
Bonus Round Challenge:
• The Lecture is 2-4pm Friday.
• The Tutorials are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• Week 1 is the Bush Week holiday.
• Nobody likes the content (fear of statistics)
• Subject has a reputation for horror
• Topic area has a horrible reputation across the sector.

15. Plan B: Throw technology at the solution
Problem Solution
Expectations
• Clear idea of expectation Video Briefings.
• Friday lecture Monday Content
Feedback loops
• Studentwards Assessment Feedback, Low tech, high touch
• Lecturerwards Ah, now we have a problem…
• Lecturer Capture Consultation Timing
Subject is scary Remote access / anonymous questions
Wattle is creepy Open non tracked channels

16. Caveat: Why not all through wattle?
• Wattle’s lovely and all…
– Doesn’t have automated timed releases (blog)
– Streams like a dammed river (Youtube)
– Times out during a lecture (Twitter)
– Student preference (Yikes!)
– DLD is not a media server (No kidding)
– Can’t schedule appointments(Meet.me)
– Forum is awfully crude (Twitter)
Plan B

17. Expectations
• What tech lets me set the direction for the course?
– Command and control approach
– Information outbound
Blog: http://mktg2001.weblogs.anu.edu.au/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/drstephendann
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/drstephendann
Wattle: Uglier than strictly necessary
Plan B

18. Sunday Night at the Subject
• Draft slides (week’s content)
• Draft blog post
– Windows Live Writer
• Record briefing video
– Canon Vixia pack
• Edit/Upload video to YouTube
– Windows Live Movie Maker
– Convert video to mp3 using VLC
• Upload audio to Soundcloud
• Update blog with links (Y, S), post blog
• Update Wattle with links (B, Y, S)
• Record preview lecture on DLD
Plan B

19. Feedback Loops
• Lecturerwards feedback
– How can I react quickly to short questions?
– How can I react quickly to urgent questions?
– How can I get students to ask the embarrassing
questions with the straightforward answers?
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mktg2001 | @mktg2001 | #mktg2001
Formspring: Ask a question
E-mail: mktg2001@anu.edu.au
Plan B

20. Feedback Loops
• Studentwards feedback
– What generic advice can be sent outbound?
– How can I reframe student assessment expectation?
– What can I do with individual task data on aggregate?
Blog: http://mktg2001.weblogs.anu.edu.au/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/drstephendann
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/drstephendann
Plan B

21. Aggregate and Individual Feedback
Plan B

22. Aggregate and Individual Feedback
Plan B

23. Lecturer Capture
http://meetme.so/stephendann http://www.scheduleonce.com/meetme.aspx
Plan B

24. Subject is scary
• Anonymous inputs
– Wattle anonymous
– Formspring
– Quora*
* Didn’t work out so well, aka Formspring was so much better
Formspring: Ask a question
Plan B

25. Summary of Technologies
Blog: http://mktg2001.weblogs.anu.edu.au/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mktg2001 | @mktg2001 | #mktg2001
Readings: Old School Paper book
Formspring: Ask a question
E-mail: mktg2001@anu.edu.au
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/drstephendann
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/drstephendann
Plan B

26. Points of Contact
• @stephendann
• Stephen.dann@anu.edu.au
• Stephendann.net / stephendann.com
• Slideshare
Plan B I’m a very technical boy