Cathy Littlefield, Ed.D
Morgan Loewith
Account Representative, ApprenNet
morgan.loewith@ApprenNet.com
610-220-3620
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Associate Professor, Organizational
Leadership and Management, Peirce College
clittlefield@peirce.edu
215-670-9130
Hello
Cathy Littlefield, Ed.D
Morgan Loewith
Associate Professor, Organizational Leadership
and Management
Account Representative
ApprenNet
Peirce College
The Power of Practice: Teaching Real-World Skills Online
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Building and Assessing Skills
What it requires
What it takes
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Frequent Practice
Peer Interaction
Self Reflection
Mentors or Coaches
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The Solution
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Peirce College
Private, Non-Profit, founded in 1865 by Thomas
May Peirce as Union Business College.
1997: Peirce College was approved to grant
Bachelor of Science degrees.
2000: Began offering online courses
Academic Programs:
Undergraduate Programs in Business, Healthcare,
Information Technology, and Paralegal Studies
2014: Began offering Master of Science
2016: Implemented Peirce Fit – flexible delivery
across the institution
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Graduate Programs in Organizational Leadership
and Management, Health Care Administration and
Leadership
Peirce College
Peirce by the Numbers:
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,800
Graduate Enrollment: 80
Full-Time Faculty: 38
Part-Time Faculty: 165
Named to the U.S. News & World Report
Best Online Programs for Bachelor’s
Rankings
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Why ApprenNet?
Takes communication to a new level
New alternative to the threaded discussion
Vocal and Facial Recognition to all
students
FITS for Peirce Fit – increases student
engagement regardless of modality
“As an online student, I never got to see faces or hear voices.
Now I feel better connected to my classmates and professor”
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DEMO
Speed Dating – OLM Style
Students were expected to read
a chapter and share their key
take-aways.
KEY: They had to do it in one
minute.
GOAL: Practice communicating
in a precise, concise, yet
accurate way
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PRACTICE: Watch a real world problem. Then practice and record your response.
On average, learners record and
re-record their videos 3.5 times
before submitting.
In other words, the platform
prompts frequent practice.
“I like the ability to review and re-do the video until
it reflects what I intend to say.”
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PEER REVIEW: Give and get guided and timestamped feedback.
Instructors, on average, assign
2.88 videos for each learner to
review. Learners, on average,
review 3.2 videos.
In other words, learners engage
more than required.
“As an online student, I only interacted with my peers via writing and
reading - I never heard a voice or saw a face. Even though I am engaged
and self-motivated, the addition of video was an added value I didn’t
expect when told I had to record myself.”
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EXPERT RESPONSE: Watch a model response and self reflect.
83.1% of learners watch the
expert response in its entirety.
In other words, learners are highly
engaged with the expert video.
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RECAP: Receive expert coaching.
“In the end, it’s about the teaching, and what I always
loved about coaching was the practices. Not the
games, not the tournaments, not the alumni stuff.
But teaching the players during practice was what
coaching was all about to me.” - John Wooden
“I really enjoy communicating this way. The idea is
great – gives me the chance to see myself in action. I
am able to see and hear things such as my posture,
tone, annunciation of words, etc.”
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ApprenNet in Action
Leadership and Organizational Management
Goals of Application
• Efficient Articulation (speed dating)
• Analysis
• Community Building
• Capstone Articulation
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Word on the Street
“Love it…I really
enjoy
communicating
this way.”
“I like that I have another way
to respond to questions or
topics besides typing.”
“I like the ability to
review and re-do the
video until it reflects
what I intend to say”
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“The idea is great – gives
me a chance to see my
self in action. I am able
to see and hear things
such as my posture, tone,
annunciation of words,
etc...”
Word on the Street Continued
“ApprenNet has helped me
develop another aspect of
my communication skills.”
“I have slow internet at
home, so I was a bit
frustrated – but when I
recorded at a classmates
house, it was great. Bonus
was being able to
develop that friendship
outside the classroom too!”
“I like being forced to
clearly articulate my
views.”
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How would you use ApprenNet?
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Cathy Littlefield
Morgan Loewith
Account Representative, ApprenNet
morgan.loewith@ApprenNet.com
610-220-3620
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Associate Professor, Organizational
Leadership and Management, Peirce College
clittlefield@peirce.edu
215-670-9130