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{"id":19842,"date":"2020-07-29T20:22:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T20:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/?page_id=19842"},"modified":"2020-09-28T22:04:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T22:04:37","slug":"conveying-content-in-remote-online-settings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/resources\/e-modules\/high-leverage-teaching-practices-for-remote-teaching\/conveying-content-in-remote-online-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"CONVEYING CONTENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\tHigh Leverage Teaching Practices for Remote Teaching\t<h1>CONVEYING CONTENT<\/h1><\/header><!-- .entry-header -->[vc_column_text]<strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">In-Depth Analysis<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepared by Raffaella Borasi, Center for Learning in the Digital Age<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Use this webpage as a resource to inform the design of specific learning activities aiming at conveying content online. <\/i><\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While created specifically for online\/remote settings, many of the considerations reported here are applicable to face-to-face instruction as well.<\/span><\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ITS4MGskxSo&#8221; el_id=&#8221;video&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;arrow-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-video-camera&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]Watch\u00a0<a href=\"#video\">VIDEO<\/a> as introduction[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-plus-circle&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]Explore by clicking on \u201c+\u201d across the page<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-download&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Analysis.editable.2020.08.07.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In-depth Analysis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Handout.2020.07.18-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summary Handout<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-list-ul&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]Plan implementations of this practice (using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Handout.2020.07.18-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summary Handout<\/a>)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-lightbulb-o&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]Reflect on your implementations (using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Synthesizing.Learning.Handout.2020.07.28-2.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Journal Template<\/a>)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-pencil&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text](If desired) Add to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Analysis.editable.2020.08.07.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In-depth Analysis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Handout.2020.07.18-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summary Handout<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Detailed Guide for Use as Resource&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochester.edu%2Fwarner%2Flida%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F09%2FHow-to-use-this-eModule_As-a-resource.pdf||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Detailed Guide for Individuals&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochester.edu%2Fwarner%2Flida%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F09%2FHow-to-use-this-eModule_for-Individuals.pdf||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Detailed Guide for Groups&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochester.edu%2Fwarner%2Flida%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F09%2FHow-to-use-this-eModule_for-Groups.pdf||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Introduction&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1596053349661-08bdfcf6-c95d&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can save precious synchronous class time by having students access most of the course content asynchronously online. This could involve presentations and other materials you created specifically for your students, or \u201cpublished\u201d multi-media content you selected for them.\u00a0 Each of these options, as well as the specific media you choose, has its own advantages and disadvantages, which you need to consider when making decisions about the online resources you assign to your students.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Potential benefits of Conveying Content we want to maximize&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1596053349680-7e47464d-b195&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Freeing up class time for activities requiring synchronous interaction.<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing students\u2019 understanding of the materials by providing them with the opportunity to review content at their own speed, interrupting and repeating as needed, stopping to take notes, and possibly using different modalities that may be more conducive to their learning preferences.<\/li>\n<li>Leveraging the unique affordances of different media to conveying content\/information to students in the most effective way possible.<\/li>\n<li>Allowing for more choice and differentiation<\/li>\n<li>Preparing students to be life-long independent learners by empowering them to access content online on their own<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Potential challenges (and how they may be reduced)&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1596053406150-341df8aa-e2d2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Long readings may be more intimidating\/ less accessible than live presentations:\n<ul>\n<li><em>Use a variety of formats<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Share with students techniques to more effectively read complex texts <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Preparing online materials can take a lot of time (and not be easy to create):\n<ul>\n<li><em>Limit the documents you have to create to a minimum<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Develop an expectation that what you create is not \u201cpolished\u201d as published materials<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Finding the \u201cright\u201d materials to include as online multi-media readings (as there are so many out there!):\n<ul>\n<li><em>Develop strategies to search for online content (including asking colleagues, join user groups, etc.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Leverage your librarian\u2019s expertise!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When content is conveyed fully online, students do not have the immediate opportunity to ask clarifying questions to the instructor:\n<ul>\n<li><em>Provide students with opportunity to ask questions via email, discussion boards, chat, etc.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Other things to consider&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1596053421291-8cd86fe4-659f&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Value of using a variety of media to engage students\u2019 attention and appeal to diverse learning styles<\/li>\n<li>Power of giving students choices whenever possible<\/li>\n<li>Importance of \u201cknowing your students\u201d, so you can provide them with content of appropriate level of difficulty and quantity<\/li>\n<li>Quality of video or scanned text matters<\/li>\n<li>Value of \u201cintroducing\u201d students to the online content you want them to engage in<\/li>\n<li>What you ask students to do with the online content will make a big difference!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Key tips&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1597044808864-8887adf4-7295&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose content of appropriate level of difficulty and quantity for your audience \u2013 and keep it short!<\/li>\n<li>Use a variety of media to engage students\u2019 attention and appeal to diverse learning styles<\/li>\n<li>Give choices whenever possible<\/li>\n<li>To save time, leverage published content so as to limit the documents you have to create<\/li>\n<li>Think of ways to \u201cintroduce\u201d students to the online content you want them to engage with<\/li>\n<li>Ensure quality of video or scanned text, and easy online access to all materials<\/li>\n<li>What you ask students to <strong>do<\/strong> with the online content will greatly affect their learning!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Summary Handout<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Handout.2020.07.18-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Handout.2020.07.18-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Word<\/a>) \u2013 1-page summary you can print out and use as reference<\/p>\n<p><strong>Journal Template<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Journal.2020.07.28-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Journal.2020.07.28-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Word<\/a>) \u2013 fillable pdf to record your experiences with this practice<\/p>\n<p><strong>In-depth Analysis<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Analysis.editable.2020.08.07.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/lida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/eModule.Conveying.Content.Analysis.editable.2020.08.07.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Word<\/a>) \u2013 Document version of the content of this page, which you can personalize if you wish by adding your own notes[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong><b>Key instructional decisions<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>(click on each item to show options, along with their pros &amp; cons)<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Type of MEDIA&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1596053644556-5e3befa6-ec8a&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table width=\"840\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong><em>Option:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"306\"><strong><em>Advantages<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\"><strong><em>Limitations<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong><em>Written text (different genres)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"306\">\n<ul>\n<li>Can be easily annotated<\/li>\n<li>Can be easily skimmed and revisited<\/li>\n<li>Easy to modify\/create excerpts of<\/li>\n<li>Teacher can choose the genre that is most appropriate to the topic and audience<\/li>\n<li>Familiar to students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">\n<ul>\n<li>Long readings may feel intimidating<\/li>\n<li>Some students have difficulty processing written text<\/li>\n<li>Reading a text online may be tiring (but it could always be printed!)<\/li>\n<li>Less accessible to younger students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\"><em>Annotated PowerPoint<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"306\">\n<ul>\n<li>Can provide a visual aid as well as written text<\/li>\n<li>The slides may help provide a summary<\/li>\n<li>Slides can be easily skimmed and revisited<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">\n<ul>\n<li>Not as effective as a live or recorded presentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\"><em>Video<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"306\">\n<ul>\n<li>Many students prefer this modality<\/li>\n<li>Can be more engaging (especially if professionally produced)<\/li>\n<li>Can include visuals and\/or animations that make explanations of complex phenomena easier<\/li>\n<li>Can be used to replicate what done in live lectures<\/li>\n<li>Ideal to show phenomena and processes that cannot be replicated in the classroom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">\n<ul>\n<li>Takes more time to create or to edit the portion you want students to watch<\/li>\n<li>Very difficult to annotate<\/li>\n<li>Difficult to skim\/ revisit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\"><em>Hyperlinked multi-media documents<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"306\">\n<ul>\n<li>Allows immediate and \u201corganized\u201d access to a combination of multimedia<\/li>\n<li>Easily allows for choice and differentiation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">\n<ul>\n<li>Difficult to control students\u2019 access if it is a public domain website<\/li>\n<li>May be confusing for young learners<\/li>\n<li>Takes more time and technical skills for a teacher to create<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;AUTHORSHIP&#8221; 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tab_id=&#8221;1596139190114-72b69d08-2d10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table width=\"840\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\"><strong><em>Option:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong><em>Advantages<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"294\"><strong><em>Limitations<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\"><em>None<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<ul>\n<li>Simplest and least time consuming<\/li>\n<li>Leaves more room for students\u2019 choice and creativity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"294\">\n<ul>\n<li>Some students may be left not knowing what they should try to get out of the \u201creadings\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\"><em>General<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<ul>\n<li>Can provide students with a general sense of what they should get out of a set of \u201creadings\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Does not require much class time\/ time to read<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"294\">\n<ul>\n<li>Some students may need more direction related to specific \u201creadings\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\"><em>Specific to each \u201creading\u201d<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<ul>\n<li>Can help students appreciate what each \u201creading\u201d is intended to contribute to their learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"294\">\n<ul>\n<li>Will require more class time\/ time to read<\/li>\n<li>Will require more teacher\u2019s time to create<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Useful online tools<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Learning Management System (LMS)&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1597045138962-c58a07db-e238&#8243;][vc_column_text]Having access to a Learning Management Systems (such as Schoology, Google Classrooms, Canvas, Blackboard) is a great advantage when conveying content online, as it enables the teacher to store and retrieve as needed a rich set of digital materials for a given course, and then make it accessible to students in smaller \u201cchucks\u201d, as needed for specific lessons or assignments.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;\u201cSharing\u201d apps&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1597045139017-085b1200-0b19&#8243;][vc_column_text]Even if your institution has not invested in a Learning Management System, there are stand-alone apps (such as <em>Padlet <\/em>and <em>Flipgrid<\/em>) that allow teachers to post digital content using a variety of media, in a way that can be easily accessed by every student.\u00a0 Several of these apps allow to post not only written text, but also videos, digital photos, and even voice recordings.\u00a0 It may be cumbersome, however, for both students and teachers to keep track of the digital content shared overtime.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Platforms allowing for synchronous sessions&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1597045207787-7d045838-8e80&#8243;][vc_column_text]Platforms like <em>Zoom <\/em>or <em>Google Meet <\/em>allow to convey content through live presentations from teacher, students and even outside experts willing to join in as guest speakers.\u00a0 These presentations can be easily recorded and made available for future reference.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;\u201cSlide presentation\u201d software&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1597045248327-7fd9622a-01d2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Software such as <em>PowerPoint<\/em> or <em>Google Slides<\/em> enable instructors \u2013 as well as students \u2013 to create valuable visuals to support either live or pre-recorded presentations, thus providing for a powerful way to convey content that is customized to a specific audience.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Video-recording tools&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1597045275559-d39a3e1d-b06a&#8221;][vc_column_text]Today\u2019s there are many easy-to-use video-recording tools that enable teachers and students to record presentations that can then be posted and made available through a Learning Management System or other \u201csharing\u201d apps.\u00a0 One of the easiest ways to record presentations is to use the recording capabilities built into synchronous session platforms like <em>Zoom. <\/em>There also easy-to-use video-editing tools, like Camtasia, that be used to enhance recorded presentations, so as to make them more effective.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Options worth considering<\/h2>\n<p><em>(click on each item for comments about that option) <\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; 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Text-based \u201cpublished\u201d readings&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1596053858498-f76a379c-3d56&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easiest for students to annotate and revisit<\/li>\n<li>Can choose genre and level of difficulty most appropriate for the audience<\/li>\n<li>May turn off some students<\/li>\n<li>Specific reading strategies may need to be offered for struggling readers<\/li>\n<li>Less accessible for younger students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;B. Published videos\/ animations&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1596053858522-74886c47-5f98&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many students prefer this modality<\/li>\n<li>Can be more engaging<\/li>\n<li>Ideal to show phenomena and processes that cannot be replicated in the classroom<\/li>\n<li>Cannot be annotated or easily revisited<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;C. 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