Enjoying OLC’s ACCELERATE: Come By My Session Today – An Analysis and Critique of the United States Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences New Report on Using Technology to Support Postsecondary Learning!

Dear Commons Community,

I am enjoying OLC’s ACCELERATE Conference.  Yesterday I was part of a panel that discussed the future of higher education and online education. It was well attended with about eighty in-person attendees and another seventy virtual.  I also attended a rousing keynote presentation given by  Dr. Talithia Williams, Associate Professor of Mathematics from Harvey Mudd College.

In the evening, I had dinner with friends Mary Niemic and her husband Terry, Tanya Joosten, Kaye Shelton, Patsy Moskal, and Julia Parra.

I will be doing a session today entitled,  An Analysis and Critique of the United States Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences New Report on Using Technology to Support Postsecondary Learning: Insights, Suggestions, and Methods. The panel and I will be critiquing the findings of this report. Below is the abstract, time and place. 

Please stop by if you are at the conference.

Tony

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An Analysis and Critique of the United States Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences New Report on Using Technology to Support Postsecondary Learning: Insights, Suggestions, and Methods

Date: Thursday, November 21st
Time: 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Streamed session
Lead Presenter: Anthony Picciano (CUNY – Hunter College and Graduate Center)
Co-presenters: Eric Fredericksen (University of Rochester), Mary Niemiec (University of Nebraska ), Peter Shea (SUNY – University at Albany)
Track: Research
Location: Asia 4


Abstract:  The United States Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences(IES) released a new report on May 8, 2019, entitled,  Using Technology to Support Postsecondary Student Learning.  The 104-page report  is based on a meta-analysis of the research on online learning in colleges and universities. The authors of the report were a panel of scholars and practitioners in higher education and staff from Abt Associates of Bethesda, Maryland. Here is a blurb from the announcement.

This practice guide, developed by the What Works Clearinghouse™ (WWC) in conjunction with an expert panel, focuses on promising uses of technologies associated with improving postsecondary student learning outcomes. It provides higher education instructors, instructional designers, administrators, and other staff with specific recommendations for supporting learning through the effective use of technology.

This practice guide makes five evidence-based recommendations (see below) around how to use technology to support postsecondary learning. Each recommendation includes examples of technologies and how to implement them, advice on how to overcome potential obstacles, and a summary of the research evidence that supports the recommendation.

Practice Recommendations:

  • Use communication and collaboration tools to increase interaction among students and between students and instructors.
  • Use varied, personalized, and readily available digital resources to design and deliver instructional content.
  • Incorporate technology that models and fosters self-regulated learning strategies.
  • Use technology to provide timely and targeted feedback on student performance.
  • Use simulation technologies that help students engage in complex problem-solving.

During this session, the lead panelist who was one of the authors of the report will present its findings and subject them to an analysis and critique by three experienced administrators and faculty.

 

 

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