Proven Ways to Increase Learning Without

Sacrificing Weekends

3rd Annual TElL SymposiumLoras CollegeJanuary 25, 2003

A Summative Keynote byDavid G. Brown, Professor/VP/Dean/Former ProvostWake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C., U.S.A.http://www.wfu.edu/~brown brown@wfu.edu

Congratulations, Loras

• You are DOING what others only say they’re doing!

• 75% of the Loras Faculty are using technology; it’s not only the “eagles” in one or two disciplines! ePortfolios by ALL sophomores!

• You haven’t lost your focus upon learning and the student! You stress active learning, interaction, mixed modes.

• Saturday turnout is most impressive.

• IBM Laptops for all• Printers for all• New Every 2 Years• Own @ Graduation• 31,000 Connections• Standard Software• 99% E-Mail• Start 1995, 4 Year Phase In• +15% Tuition for 37 Items• +40 Faculty and 30 Staff

THE WAKE FOREST PLANIBM A30, Pentium III, 1.13GHz Processor, 30GB Hardrive, 384 MB RAM

15”ActMatrix Screen, CD-RW/DVD, Floppy, 56k modem, 16MB Video Ram, 10/100 Ethernet, USB&Serial&Parellel&Infrared Ports

Standard Load Includes—MS Office, Dreamweaver, SPSS, Maple,Acrobat, Photoshop, Shockwave, Flash,Net Meeting, Real Producer & Player,Media Player, Windows XP Moviemaker,Apple QuickTime, Netscape & Explorer,Netscape Calendar & Communicator, Windows XP Professional

Like at Loras……all our students have laptop computers.

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• To understand a liberal arts education as an opportunity to study with professors who think by their own set of concepts

• To learn how to apply economic concepts• To learn how to work collaboratively• To learn computer skills• To improve writing and speaking

FIRST YEAR SEMINARThe Economists’ Way of Thinking:

Students = 15All FreshmenRequired Course

Before Class

During Class.

After Class

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Brown’s First Year Seminar• Before Class

– Students Find URLs & Identify Criteria

– Interactive exercises– Muddiest Point– Lecture Notes– E-mail dialogue– Cybershows

• During Class– One Minute Quiz– Computer Tip Talk– Class Polls– Team Projects

• After Class– Edit Drafts by Team– Guest Editors– Hyperlinks & Pictures– Access Previous Papers

• Other– Daily Announcements– Team Web Page– Personal Web Pages– Exams include Computer– Portfolio– Materials Forever

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Communication-Interaction

Computers Enhance Teaching & Learning Via--

PresentationsBetter--20%

More Opportunities toPractice & Analyze--35%

More Access to SourceMaterials via Internet--43%

More Communication with Faculty Colleagues, Classmates,and Between Faculty and Students--87%

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Computers allow people----

• to belong to more communities

• to be more actively engaged in

each community

• with more people

• over more miles

• for more months and years

• TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE

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Low Hanging Fruit[within the constraints of time & money]

1. URLs

2. Email

3. Course Management System

Better 85% Some Use Vs 5% Heavy Use

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Reasons 150 Professors Added Computer Enhancements

1. Communication-Interaction

2. Collaboration-Teams

3. Controversy-Debate

4. Customization-Diversity

5. Consultants-Adjuncts

www.ablongman.com/professional/catalog/academic/product/1,4096,0205355803,00.html

www.ankerpub.com/books/brown.html

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Communication-Interaction

•1247 emails •Announcements•Muddiest•One Minute Quiz•Reaction to Talk•Student Profiles

Blackboard

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Collaboration-Teams

Examples---•2 Students Submit 1 Answer•Edit Rough Draft Papers•PowerPoint in Class•Listserv Between Classes•Public Web Page

•Professors Share Resource Materials•Students Study Together•Departments Create Shared Databases

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Like the Johns’ e-zine

Controversy-Debate

•Cross-Culture Projects

•More Class Time

•Best Web Sites

•Threaded Discussion

•Chat in Class

•Double Jeopardy Quiz

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Customization-Diversity

•Cybershows (lectures, preview)

•Personal Notes (email again)

•Hierarchy of Help

•Hyperlinks

•Just In Time TeachingJust In Time Teaching

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Consultants-Adjuncts

•Alumni Editors

•Globe Theatre

•Session with Expert

•Disciplinary Colleagues

•Previous Students

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Research Results

• University of Central Florida--- Hybrid courses win! (the 80-20 rule)• 18,844 students at 71 American Universities--- More “good practices” for wired students! http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v9n49.html• 150 professors at 50 Research Universities--- Interaction, Collaboration, Debate, Custom,

Adjuncts!• Virginia Polytechnic University--- Calculus failure rate cut by 44%!

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How has the computer changed teaching and learning?

1. It’s caused every teacher to rethink & redesign.

2. By increasing student options, it has increased competition and compelled universities to pay more attention to the quality of teaching

Our profession has been changed forever!

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How has the computer changed teaching and learning at Loras?

• Community Magnified! More exchange between professors and students.

• Community Magnified! More interactive teaming and collaborative assignments.

• Community Magnified! More contact with off campus intellects and constituencies.

• Community Magnified! More active members of more co-curricular orgs.

The Loras Learning Differenceas observed in 24 hours by an outsider

The 21st Century Context

• Personal. Customized. Interactive.• Student-Centered Curriculum• Teams of Professionals to Support Learning• “Houses” instead of Disciplines• Hybrid Courses (80-20 and 20-80)• Loose-leaf Collections of Course

Components, instead of Textbooks

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BOB ADAMS, Instructional Design…a wonderful resource…

Comments and Questions

David G. BrownWake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC 27109, 336-758-4878

email: brown@wfu.eduhttp//:www.wfu.edu/~brown

fax: 336-758-5012

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