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Talking to Faculty about MyPoliSciLab Bryan
Reece, Ph.D. ABLongman National Sales
Meeting July 2006 Boston MA
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What Faculty Find As Most Compelling
Students Learn Better with MPSL
MPSL Features Rich Multimedia Content
MPSL Enhances the Teaching Process
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Students Learn Better with MPSL
Improved learning with MPSL is a substantiated
fact.
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Longmans National Survey
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Reeces National Survey
Very Low Learning Value
Very High Learning Value
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Roundtables and Debates
Student Comments

• Awesome. Presented 3 sides and objective overall.
• They are very addicting and lots of fun.
• I enjoyed these very much . . . made this whole
  experience more interactive.
• It is good to see the professors' perspectives.
• I found these videos advantageous for the online
  student because it was more conducive to a
  classroom setting.
• Very interesting and gives the feel of being in a
  live classroom . . .able to hear different
  opinions on issues.
• It was very helpful watching the videos that were
  related to the class assignments.
• Both the roundtable and debate videos were
  extremely easy to use and provided good insight
  into their corresponding subjects.
• These help me better understand the chapters and
  the key information.
• I like how it has the notes with important
  information on the side while you are watching
  the video.
• All videos were fantastic and allowed each topic
  to be discussed from each viewpoint but was kept
  objective by the moderator.
• Roundtables were good because it made me feel
  much more involved with the debate.
• The roundtables are a great way to hear different
  points of view and get you motivated.
• The debates were even more helpful as they
  touched on great topics and allowed us to see the
  points from both sides. Entertaining and great to
  have so many topics available with a click of a
  button.

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• Summary of Findings
• Nearly 4 out of 5 students indicate these are
  valuable learning tools.
• Students Say . . .
• Videos are engaging
• Videos help them see course materials from
  diverse views
• Videos help them understand concepts from the book

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PoliSci News Review
Student Comments

• I love it. It keeps me informed of what is
  happening in the world.
• I really liked this feature. I don't get a chance
  to catch up on political news very often so this
  was very helpful.
• I found this feature a great tool to compel the
  student to become more cognizant of weekly
  occurrences and events in the news.
• Very helpful on things that I had no clue about.
• I really like it a lot. It really got me to start
  reading the news more!!!
• I enjoyed the fact that we were up to speed on
  current events, as these are just as important as
  the events of our past.
• This is very beneficial because I normally don't
  follow politics.
• The news reviews were interesting. They kept me
  somewhat interested in the news a little more
  than I would if it were my personal choice.
• This forces me to read key articles which I often
  don't do otherwise.
• I think it's good in that I normally don't read
  newspapers but this gives me an insight on what's
  going on in the world at the time. very
  insightful.
• I was very glad that it was required because It
  enabled me to read about current events and
  issues that I may have heard about but was not
  fully aware of the details involved. I think this
  is a great tool being that many young people
  don't really read the newspaper or a reliable
  news source.
• I am not really a newspaper reader, but
  participating in the Polisci News I have learned
  to read more.
• The news review is helpful because the articles
  are very informational and help students stay
  interested in what is happening politically in
  the news
• Very good section. I love it when I can learn
  from contemporary issues.

• Summary of Findings
• More than 2 out of 3 students indicate this is a
  valuable learning tool.
• Students Say . . .
• This feature makes course materials relevant
• This feature has helped them stay current with
  the news for the first time in their lives

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Online Activities
Student Comments

• I loved these! They were SO much fun! It was fun
  putting into practice what we were learning
  about. GREAT IDEA!
• Very fun. Especially when you play the part.
• The activities were very interesting. I like the
  way we had a chance to put ourselves in certain
  situations and make important decisions.
• I especially like this part of the site because
  it helps me to study for exams.
• The activities were my favorite part of the
  course. They took a different approach to an
  interesting subject, and made it more applicable
  to real-life situations. This made the subject
  seem even more real than before.
• I learned a great deal from these activities and
  "bookmarked" for further reference the websites
  that were given at the conclusion of the
  assignment.
• It really showed me how the theories we learned
  are applied in the real world.
• They were interactive which was great because I
  had to make sure to pay attention to what was
  going on . . . I think they are a great tool to
  get students to interact with the material in a
  way you couldn't really do in class.
• Very good. The activities helped me with terms
  and understanding the chapter.
• It was fun to do and really useful to understand
  the chapters. I really enjoyed doing these
  activities.
• This puts the information into context. While
  they are fairly simple, they do aid in the
  understanding of the subject.
• I learned more in depth about the subject because
  we're learning with a hands on approach.

• Summary of Findings
• Nearly 4 out of 5 students find the chapter
  activities to be a valuable learning tool.
• Students Say . . .
• Activities help them understand concepts from the
  book
• They like the learn by doing nature of the
  activities
• Students say it helps make learning fun

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Online Assessments
Student Comments

• I love it. I keep trying until I get a perfect
  grade and after a couple times you know the
  content like the back of your hand!
• I loved that the quizzes were online.
• Extremely helpful. Especially the post tests and
  flash cards. Excellent!
• The online quizzes help a lot with studying.
• I think this was a great tool and should have
  been used more.
• I liked being able to view the results of the
  quizzes immediately without having to wait for
  them to be graded by the instructor.
• The quizzes helped the information stick in my
  mind.
• Self explanatory and easy to access. I have a
  friend who gets really stressed out before taking
  any quiz or test, even if she's prepared,
  allowing an unlimited amount of time on the
  quizzes as well as the chapter exams is great for
  students such as her, and even for myself
• I liked them a lot because if we make mistakes we
  get to see the correct answer and use them as our
  study guides.
• liked these because they weren't complicated and
  just to the point. The questions weren't
  confusing. They were easy to understand.
• These ensure your retention and understanding of
  the events that you have just read about.
• Instrumental in learning the material.
• I liked the online quizzes, because they were
  very helpful, especially when we were given hints
  on what pages to locate the answers.
• Very good tool because its like taking a mini
  exam. It helps prepare me for the test.
• Great way to help absorb material.

• Summary of Findings
• Nearly 9 out of 10 students find the online
  quizzes and exams to be valuable learning tools.
• Students Say . . .
• The online exams and quizzes are excellent study
  aids
• The online exams and quizzes help them prepare
  for in-class exams

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Student Polling
Student Comments

• Fantastic.
• Helped me stay involved with important subjects
  about the world and state.
• Enjoyed seeing what others think of current
  issues.
• They're fun and interesting.
• Knowing the opinions of others in my class was
  quite the eye opener.
• Some of these questions were very interesting,
  and the outcomes were even more compelling.
• It caught my attention.
• These were fun to use. The results were
  interesting.
• I liked to do these and see how other students
  answered them too.
• I think this is an interesting feature as it
  allowed me to think about how I felt about
  certain subjects. It was also interesting to see
  how other students felt about issues. Sometimes I
  was very surprised at their responses.
• The polling questions are fun.
• Interesting tool to help learn. its the only real
  way I have been able to see how my peers feel
  about things.
• Brought up good topics that I normally might not
  have paid attention to.

• Summary of Findings
• About 3 out of 5 students find the weekly poll to
  be a valuable learning tool.
• Students Say . . .
• They like to see what other students are thinking
• The polls help peak their interest in current
  events issues

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Multimedia Literacy
MPSL Engages Todays Multimedia Literate Students
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Multimedia Demonstrations
Online Activities

• Over 100 Activities at MPSL (Updated 2006)
• Helps Students Understand Concepts from Book
• Learn by Doing Experience

Smart Classroom MyPoliSciLab Dynamic In-Class
Experience
Student Polling

• Weekly Student Poll and Ongoing Archive. Over 50
  Polls in Archive
• Students Like to See What Other Students Are
  Thinking
• The Polls Help Peak Student Interest in Current
  Events Issues

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Preparation Suggestions
Know What You Want to Demo. Be the Tour
Guide. Make Sure the Technology Is Ready for the
Demo.
Context Discussions
Emphasize Multimedia Literacy Stress the
Importance of Content over Technology
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Multimedia Content
Longman
Thomson Learning
Prentice Hall
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Qualifying Questions
Elizabeth Fogarty is Developing this Slide
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Teaching with MyPoliSciLab
Great Teachers Deserve Great Tools
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Teaching with MyPoliSciLab
Great Teachers Deserve Great Tools
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AUTHORS PICKS
Elizabeth Fogarty is Developing this Slide
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Do More . . .
In Less Time . . .
Require More Assessments Assign More
Reading Incorporate More Supplemental
Materials Provide More Performance
Feedback Communicate More Frequently with Students
Assessments Automatically Record to Gradebook No
More Photocopying Supplemental Assignments
Organized and Available Online Self-Registration
for Students Technical Support for Students
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Talking to Faculty about MPSL
Students Learn Better with MPSL
Present Longmans National Study
Present Reeces National Study
Let Data Do the Talking
MPSL Engages Todays Multimedia Literate Students
Demo the Multimedia Materials
Be PreparedKnow What You Want to Show and Make
Sure Technology Is Ready
Emphasize Media Literacy and Importance of Content
Great Teachers Deserve Great Tools
Show How MPSL Can Enhance the Traditional
Teaching Model
Discuss Authors Picks Feature
Do More in Less Time