TEACHING WELL USING TECHNOLOGY

C. SHAUN LONGSTREET, PH.D.&

HEIDI SCHWEIZER, PH.D.

CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

Agenda for today

Introduction exercise

The Google generation & best practices.

Guiding principles for thinking about using (and not using) technology for a course.

Thinking about time and space.

Examples of using technology and pedagogy.

Question pointCan you see any bottlenecks for achieving one of your course objectives?Can you identify potential problems for attaining your course objectives?

The Google Generation

Characteristics of the Google Generation

89% use e-mail

64% send instant messages regularly

60% prefer IM over voice communication

93 % have a Facebook and/or MySpace page

Characteristics of the Google Generation

67% receive news from on-line sources

74 % watch and/or produce videos on-line

56% have a portable mp3 device

52 % read and/or have on-line blogs

Characteristics of the Google Generation

With Facebook comes:

beneficial narcissism - the profile

YouTube and Blogs leads to the Prosumer

43 % play on-line games

There are 4 gamers for every golfer in America

flexible identities

Characteristics of the Google Generation

57% search for info on colleges on-line

72% search for information first on-line

100 times more likely to check Wikipedia rather than a book

Characteristics of the Google Generation

Used to brief, rapid bursts of information

Respond well to/require frequent affirmation

Highly visual, experiential learners

Strong sense of entitlement

PART 1: BEST PRACTICES

Chickering & Gamson’s “Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education”

1. Encourages student-faculty contact

2. Fosters cooperation among students

3. Promotes active learning

4. Provides prompt feedback

5. Emphasizes time on task

6. Communicates high expectations

7. Respects diverse learning styles

Three guiding principles for effective and efficient use of technology as a pedagogical tool.

It should not duplicate work for the instructor or students.

It must be relevant for achieving course goals.

Using technology will achieve a course goal better or is the only means to achieve a course goal.

Discussion or Questions

Times and Spaces

Ask yourself when and where learning occurs during your course?

When and where does a student in your course process the information or activities she/he has just learned?

When and where does a student in your course receive assessment and feedback on their learning progress?

When and where do you and the student interact?

Modes of TeachingIn class time Student alone

timeTeacher alone

time

Traditional lecture mode

Students receive first exposure to new

information / instructions

Processing new information /

activities

Grading / Writing feedback

M o d e s o f T e a c h i n gIn class time Student alone

timeTeacher alone

time

Traditional lecture mode

Students receive first exposure to new

information / instructions

Processing new information /

activities

Grading / Writing feedback

Interactive mode

Process and feedback

First exposure

Effective and Efficient

Use class time when students need you, the expert/mentor, most:

When they have questions about the material.

When they need to try out new ideas or practice something and receive feedback.

Discussion or Questions

TECHNOLOGY & PEDAGOGY

TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHING

PRESENTATION SOFTWARE

ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION

SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION

WEB CONTENT

COLLABORATIVE WRITING

WEB BASED COURSE MANAGEMENT

PRESENTATION SOFTWARE

FACILITATES DISPLAY OF GRAPHICS, TEXTS, SOUND, VIDEO AND OTHER MEDIA

RELATIVELY SIMPLE ENVIRONMENT FOR MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS

EASY TO UPDATE AND CUSTOMIZE

MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF CLASS

ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION

E-MAILS

BULLETIN BOARDS

DISCUSSION GROUPS

PODCASTING

FACEBOOK (?)

SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION

INSTANT MESSENGER, AIM, GOOGLE CHAT

SKYPE, GOOGLE HANGOUT

VYEW

WEB CONTENT

DNA

STREAMING VIDEO

/ ITUNES U

WEB BASED COURSE MANAGEMENT

DESIRE 2 LEARN

PORTAL FOR ONLINE LEARNING @ MU

DISCUSSION, QUIZZES, DROPBOX

COLLABORATIVE WRITING

WIKIS

BLOG

WEBSPACE (GOOGLE DOCS, BOXNET)

CAVEATS

TECHNOLOGY CAN TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO SET UP

IMPLEMENT IN SMALLER PORTIONS

HAVE A BACK-UP

SPEND THE TIME TELLING THE STUDENTS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY

ANOTHER USEFUL RESOURCE

KAHN ACADEMY

HTTP://WWW.KHANACADEMY.ORG/

MERLOT (MULTIMEDIA EDUCATION RESOURCE FOR LEARNING & ONLINE TEACHING)

HTTP://WWW.MERLOT.ORG

Discussion or Questions

Thank You!