eCompanion for the
Technophobe
Dr. Holli Eaton
Recovering Technophobe
Graduate Psychology
Common Phobia Signs & Sx
• Shortness of breath or smothering sensation
• Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart
rate
• Chest pain or discomfort
• Trembling or shaking
• Feeling of choking
• Sweating
• Nausea or stomach distress
• Feeling unsteady, dizzy, lightheaded, or faint
• Feelings of unreality or of being detached from
yourself
• Fear of losing control or going crazy
• Fear of dying
• Numbness or tingling sensations
• Hot or cold flashes
• Fear of fainting
Consider Treatment for
Your Technophobia if
• eCompanion causes intense and
disabling fear, anxiety, and panic.
• You recognize that your fear is
excessive and unreasonable.
• You avoid computers and David
Collachico because of your phobia.
• Your avoidance interferes with your
normal routine or causes significant
distress.
Treatment of Technophobia in
Three Easy Steps
1. Systematic Desensitization
or “Baby Steps”
2. In Vivo Exposure
or “Just Do It”
3. Challenge Negative
Thoughts
Systematic Desensitization
Step 1: Write eCompanion on a piece of paper.
Step 2: Read about eCompanion.
Step 3: Look at photos of eCompanion.
Step 4: Look at videos of eCompanion.
Step 5: Look at eCompanion through a closed
window.
Step 6: Look through a partly-opened window.
Step 7: Look at eCompanion from a doorway.
Step 8: Move further out from the doorway.
Step 9: Have a helper bring eCompanion into a
nearby room (on a leash).
Step 10: Have the helper bring eCompanion into
the same room, still on a leash.
BABY STEPS - Request a Course
• https://apumail.apu.edu/exchweb
/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://den.a
pu.edu/fmweb/ecourse/form.requ
est!default.action
• Andrew Jittu
626.815.5038
ajittu@apu.edu
eCollege Tech Help Desk (24x7):
303.873.0005
helpdesk@online.apu.edu
BABY STEPS - Getting There
• http://online.apu.edu/index.real?a
ction=Login
• Bookmark
JUST DO IT
Three In Vivo Techniques
to Try at Home
1. Post Syllabus
2. Email Students
3. Upload Power Points
Just Do It - Post Syllabus
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Author tab at top left
Syllabus – Microsoft Word Upload at center
Browse
Upload
Just Do It - Email Students
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Email tab on top right toolbar
Highlight recipient names
Click arrows to add or subtract recipients
Type message & attach docs
Send Message at top right or bottom right
Just Do It - Upload Power Points
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Doc Sharing tab on top right toolbar
Click Upload Document
Choose Entire Class to share with
Browse to find file
Click Upload Document
Challenge Negative Thoughts
Is there any evidence that contradicts this thought?
“I see many people using the eCompanion and it has never killed them.”
“Most faculty say it actually decreases their work load.”
Could you do anything to resolve this situation if it does
occur?
“I guess I could use the telephone to call for assistance or I could turn the
computer off if I think eCompanion is going to kill me.”
Are you making a thinking error?
“Yes. I’m fortune telling, as I have no evidence to suggest that eCompanion will
kill me.”
“ Administration of a course all in one location is actually easier than the
alternatives.”
What would you say to a friend who has this fear?
“You’ll reduce the waste of time and resources.”
“I would probably say that the chances of eCompanion killing you are very slim
as you don’t see or hear about it very often.”
Homework Timeline
TODAY - request one course for Fall
NEXT WEEK - peruse the sight
LATE SUMMER - post syllabus & lectures
NEXT YEAR - learn more & add more!
eC Exam Design
Phillip Ford
eC Exam Benefits
• Prepares students for the world of
computer and web-based testing.
– “Timed assignment”
• Preserves precious class time for other
learning activities.
• Feedback can be immediate.
eC Exam Concerns
• Testing environment is prone to “Cheating”
– Best Practice Solutions
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PHx questions
Acknowledge that personal resources are acceptable
Utilize a testing center
Signed Academic Integrity Agreement
Password protection
eC Exam Design
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Log in
Click “author tab”
Click specific “unit” if necessary
Click “(Unit) Content Item”
eC Exam Design
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Click “Add Item”
“Name” item: Quiz 1
Select “item type”: exam
Click “hide item”
eC Exam Design
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Click on “Quiz 1” item in Author column, under specific unit
Select question type: add new question
Type question, answer, and point value
“Save” - Repeat
eC Exam Design
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Enter “Tool Box”
“Edit Schedule”: select dates and time – “save”
Select Exam properties: take, time, and grading
Click “Hide” so students can view – “save” (its now posted)
Technical Advantages
• Once exam is created grading is “virtually”
automatic.
• Test bank creation.
Technical Difficulties
• Rescoring an exam
– Manual scoring
• Students requiring more time
– Add time
– Change dates
• Losing work
– Cut and paste essay answers?
• Student may gain access when undesired
• Other limits regarding exam functions in eC
– No drop and drag feature
– Reliability issues when using photographs or drawings
– Multiple attempts feature?