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On-Demand Microlearning for Professional Learning

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, 117

Explore and create: Exploratory Creation lab
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Presenters

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Craig Nicholls
Head of Digital Learning
Lauriston Girls' School
@craignic
Craig is a passionate educator with over 25 years of classroom experience He has been a generalist primary teacher and P - 10 Digital Technologies specialist. He has held several leadership positions, focused on developing the effective use of technology across the curriculum by staff and students. As Director of Digital Learning at Melbourne Girls Grammar Craig works with staff and students across the school to improve their digital capabilities and implement digital projects. Craig is passionate about ensuring that educators and students have the necessary digital skills to meet their potential. Craig is also an ISTE Community Leader.

Session description

With the advent of platforms that make use of 30-second videos, microlearning is something that many of us are familiar with. This session will explore creating and curating microlearning videos and how to make use of them. Technological and pedagogical considerations will also be addressed.

Purpose & objective

Microlearning videos are 30-second videos that succinctly demonstrate a discrete skill. This session will focus on using microlearning to facilitate teacher professional learning. The skills covered can also be adapted to create student microlearning experiences.

Participants will have the opportunity to explore:
- How to create a microlearning video from scratch using a vareity of video editing platforms
- How to plan a suite of microlearning videos
- How do develop an environment where teachers can make the best use of these learning experiences.

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Outline

- Definition and examples of microlearning - 5 mins
- Participants contribute to word cloud to explore possible uses - 3 mins
- Breakdown of the features of a microlearning video - 3 mins
- How to make a microlearning video
- possible software - 3 mins
- process to create a video - 5 mins
- royalty free music sources - 3 mins
- using text - 3 mins
- Participants use provided resources to create their own microlearning video - 15 mins
- Share results - 5 mins

- Creating and using a suite of microlearning videos 2 mins
- Planning template - 2 mins
- Where will you house these videos? - 2 mins
- How will you track/reward progress? - 2 mins

- Questions - 5 mins

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Supporting research

https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/books/mono/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9780367821623&type=googlepdf

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JWAM-10-2020-0044/full/html

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1096348020901579

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Session specifications

Topic:
Professional learning
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Coaches, Professional developers, Technology coordinators/facilitators
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
Video editing software/app. I will be using Adobe Premier Rush but anything you have will work.
ISTE Standards:
For Coaches:
Change Agent
  • Facilitate equitable use of digital learning tools and content that meet the needs of each learner.
Professional Learning Facilitator
  • Design professional learning based on needs assessments and frameworks for working with adults to support their cultural, social-emotional and learning needs.
For Education Leaders:
Empowering Leader
  • Empower educators to exercise professional agency, build teacher leadership skills and pursue personalized professional learning.
Related exhibitors:
Adobe,
Microsoft Corporation,
Canva for Education

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