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2nd Adobe Connect Session• Overview of Major Communications Theories• Group Breakout Activities – Major

Communications Theories• Break – 15 minutes• Preparation of Group Presentations• Problem Statement Due• Q & A

• Problem Statements• Group Presentations• Case Study Posters and Papers

• Next Session

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communicationstheories• Technology Adoption Theories:

• Diffusion of Innovation Theory• Technology Acceptance Model• Adaptive Structuration Theory• Technology Determinism Theory• Connectivism

• Technology Affordances Theories:• Social Presence and the Community of Inquiry Model• Transactional Distance Theory and Communications Technology• FRAME (Framework for the Rational Analysis of Mobile

Education)• Social Constructivism, Activity Theory, and Communications

Technology• Others...

technologyadoption

diffusionofinnovation

Resources:• Rogers, E.M. (1976). New product adoption and diffusion. Journal of Consumer Research, 2 (March), 290 -301.• Rogers, E.M. (1995). Diffusion of innovations (4th edition). The Free Press. New York.

technologyacceptance

Perceived Usefulness

Perceived Ease of Use

Intention to Use Actual Usage

External Influences on Perceptions

Resources:• Davis, F. (1989). Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and user acceptance of information technology. MIS

Quarterly, 13(3), 319-339.

technologydeterminism

Cycle of Social& Technological

Determinism

Builds constraints into…

Constraints and affordances shape…

Use and interpretation define object

as…

Influences design decisions

of…

PeopleDesigners / Creators

PeopleConsumers / Users

Technological Artifacts

Object Description

Technological Artifacts

Object Meaning

Resources:• Chandler, D. (1995). Technological or Media Determinism [Web page]. Retrieved from

https://web.archive.org/web/20150421235047/http://visual-memory.co.uk/daniel/Documents/tecdet/tecdet.html• Technological Determinism: aka Medium Theory [Web page]. Retrieved from https://masscommtheory.com/theory-overviews/technological-

determinism/

adaptivestructuration

Resources:• Adamopoulos, P. (2012, February 1). Capturing the Complexity in Advanced Technology Use: Adaptive Structuration Theory (DeSanctis and

Poole, 1994) [Web log post]. Available from http://people.stern.nyu.edu/padamopo/blog/ITandOrganizations/DeSanctis_Poole_1994.html• Desanctis, G., & Poole, M.S. (1994). Capturing the Complexity in Advanced Technology Use: Adaptive Structuration Theory. Organization Science,

5, p. 132.

connectivismtheory

“The pipe is more important than the content within the pipe. Our ability to learn what we need tomorrow is more important that what we know today.”

George Siemens (2012)

Resources:• Learning for the 21st Century (2012, December 30). Use a learning theory: Connectivism [Video]. Available from https://youtu.be/Xa59prZC5gA• Sintjago, A. (2013, February 19) Connectivism and Learning Technologies [Presentation]. Available from http://www.slideshare.net/fastfonz/connectivism-final-draft• Siemens, G. (2005). Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. International Journal of Instructional Technology & Distance Learning, 2(1). Available from

http://www.itdl.org/journal/jan_05/article01.htm• Tarney, J. (2014, November 16). Connectivism: A new theory for a digital age [Video]. Available from https://youtu.be/gyA7uGkZlY8

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socialpresencecommunityofinquiry

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Social Presence

Cognitive Presence

Teacher Presence

Educational Experience

Selecting Content

Setting Climate

Supporting Discourse

Social Presence:

• Awareness of other participants

• Degree of social presence determined by level of physical, visual, and auditory contact

• Can communications technologies foster other forms of social presence?

Resources:• Athabasca University (2016). The Community of Inquiry [Web page]. Available from https://coi.athabascau.ca/• Comadena, M.E., Hunt, S.K. & Simonds, C.J. (2007). The Effects of Teacher Clarity, Nonverbal Immediacy, and Caring on Student Motivation, Affective and Cognitive Learning.

Communication Research Reports, 24(3), 241-248. • Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education model. The Internet and Higher Education, 2(2-

3), 87-105. Available from http://cde.athabascau.ca/coi_site/documents/Garrison_Anderson_Archer_Critical_Inquiry_model.pdf• Gunawardena, C. (1995). Social Presence Theory and Implications for Interaction and Collaborative Learning in Computer Conferences. International Journal of Educational

Telecommunications, 2(2-3), 147-166. Available from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/15156

transactionaldistance

Resources:• Moore, M. (1989). Three types of interaction. The American Journal of Distance Education, 3(2), 1-6.• Moore, M. (1991). Editorial: Distance education theory. The American Journal of Distance Education, 5(3), 1-6. Retrieved from

http://www.ajde.com/Contents/vol5_3.htm#editotial

peers

teacher

learner

content

framemodel

Resources:• Koole, M. L., (2009). A model for framing mobile learning. In M. Ally (Ed.), Mobile learning: Transforming the delivery of education and

training, 25-47. Edmonton, AB: AU Press. Retrieved from http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120155

socialconstructivsmactivitytheory

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Resources:• Chaiklin, S. (2003). The zone of proximal development in Vygotsky’s analysis of learning and instruction. Available from

http://people.ucsc.edu/~gwells/Files/Courses_Folder/documents/chaiklin.zpd.pdf• Graduate Student Instructor Teaching & Resource Centre (2016). Social Constructivism [Web page]. Available from http://gsi.berkeley.edu/gsi-guide-contents/learning-

theory-research/social-constructivism/• Glaserfeld, Ernst von. (1989). Cognition, Construction of Knowledge, and Teaching. Synthese, 80(1), 121-140.• Kaptelinin, V. & Nardi, B. (2007). Activity Theory: Basic concepts and applications. Retrieved from http://www.sigchi.org/chi97/proceedings/tutorial/bn.htm

Can objects (technology) also be subjects (actors)?

Can other people also be objects?

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generalinstructionsbreakoutactivities

Complete one of the following mind mapping activities, as follows:

• Divide into breakout rooms

• Choose a reporter(s) to summarize your findings after the breakout session

• Watch the pair of videos corresponding to your breakout room number

• Complete the corresponding MindMup mind map

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openingmindmup

Diffusion of Innovations https://youtu.be/kxVeLlTEgtU

Technology Acceptance Modelhttps://youtu.be/ydIFH1q2NHw

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Breakout Rooms 1 & 2

MindMup Links:• Group 1 – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbX01tTU5CZW5XTTA/view?usp=sharing• Group 2 – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbSDVMVGtwY1ZQYms/view?usp=sharing

Technological Determinism vs Social Construction

https://youtu.be/kxVeLlTEgtU

Social Constructionismhttps://youtu.be/ydIFH1q2NHw

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Breakout Rooms 3 & 4

MindMup Links:• Group 3 – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbeEU2NUJ5Z3puWEE/view?usp=sharing• Group 4 – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbODVpcl9OamhaQjg/view?usp=sharing

Social Presence: What is it? https://youtu.be/lJVLHAA90jc

Community of Inquiryhttps://youtu.be/ydIFH1q2NHw

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Breakout Room 5 & 6

MindMup Links:• Group 5 – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbcTZld2JEOTBTcE0/view?usp=sharing• Group 6 – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9ufnp3wjEnbalBfZ19FeFM4Tzg/view?usp=sharing

breaktime

We’ll resume class at approximately 8:15 pm ET

QA• Problem Statements• Group Presentations• Case Study Posters and Papers

problemstatementfinding a

Looking for novel or useful ways to integrate a tool is NOT a problem!

problemstatementfinding a

problemidentificationcontextualizing communications problems and technology-enabled solutions

Examples:

How do I share important announcements with students?

How do I organize students to collaborate on group work?

How do I integrate and share multiple methods of interacting with the same content?

How do I help my students feel more connected?

How do I accommodate multiple time zones?

How do I enable large groups to interact with my live presentations?

posterpresentationscase studies

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posterpresentationscase studies

nextsessionAdobe Connect Session #3• 3rd Adobe Connect Session (Thursday, February 8)• Group Presentations on:

• Adaptive Structuration Theory• Community of Inquiry Model• Connectivism

To Do List:• Assignment 1, Part 1: Problem Statement DUE by 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, January 28)• Groups work in MEd General Room to prepare group presentations• Group course topic pages for Week 5 to be published on or before 11:59 pm ET on

Sunday, February 4

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