Teaching with Technology Certificate:

Will it work for me?

Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D. Information Technology Services

ejp10@psu.edu

Outline • About the Program

• Benefits

• Training Options

• Building Portfolio

• Memorable Examples

• Learn More

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About the TWT Program • http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt/

• Co-sponsored by ITS and the Graduate School

• Create Portfolio showing use of technology in instruction

  Teaching Philosophy

  Examples

  Reflections

• Sample Portfolios

Sample Portfolio 1

Renae Mitchell, Comparative Literature, Spring 09

PowerPoint (on SlideShare)

YouTube Example

Sample Portfolio 2

Serge Baliff, Mathematics, Fall 09

Math Tricks

ANGEL Tricks

Why Learn Technology? • Used in Teaching

  Especially distance education

  But even in “traditional” courses

• Used in Research

  So students should learn the tools also

• Used in Academic Publications

  And sometimes publishers need your help

• Good for non-academic jobs

  “You can never learn enough technology”

Don’t forget Portfolio • Benefits of an online portfolio include:

  Chance to reflect on goals and accomplishments

  Provide additional information to any hiring committee

  Demonstrates ability to complete an open-ended project

  Showcase publication and communication skills

  Create a professional online identity

Teaching & Research

• Teaching in academia can help in other non-teaching areas because you can:

  Improve non-teaching presentation skills

  Learn more about “Project Management”

  Understand your can content at a deeper level

  Help you get new research topics…

•  “Some of my best published articles were derived from a question a student asked in class.”

Flickr in Academia

Explaining Science

Good images & text

Completing TWT • Step 1 – Contact Department Coordinator

  Coordinator will review portfolio

  http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt/contacts

  None Listed? Contact us at twtc@psu.edu

• Step 2 – Get Trained. Some options….   http://its.psu.edu/training (ITS Training)

• Seminars & lynda.com online training

  http://digitalcommons.psu.edu (Podcasting, Video)

  http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu (Free Conference)

Use Technology • Step 3 – Use tech while teaching

  Communicate outside of class – blogs, e-mail

  Post syllabus online – ANGEL, Blogs,….

  Present with technology – PowerPoint or ????

  Innovate with tech – online exercise? class blog?

  Provide quality links for students

  Find or create multimedia

• Photos/Charts/Podcast/Video/Game/Flash

• Respect Copyright

Trying Out a Wiki

Kim Q. Andrews, Dept of English

A Little Bit of Barbie

YouTube includes ads, archives, humor, demos…. So does the Flickr, LOC & Wikipedia photo archives

Pedagogical Innovation •  Discussion Forums/Student Blogs

•  Surveys

  learn student background

  assess progress in class

•  Practice Quizzes (e.g. grammar)

•  Guided Research online

•  Games and Simulations

•  Student podcast/video (synthesize material)

•  Any other ideas?

Penn State Math

A real-world use for permutation theory.

Step 4: TWT Portfolio • Statement of Teaching Philosophy

• Examples (See Step 3)

  Create link or screen capture to course space

• ANGEL/Blogs/Personal Home/etc

  Post class presentations

  Post multimedia

  Explain other strategies (screen caps optional)

  Reflect on lessons learned (good/bad)

Personality…on a Blog

Standard blog template…non-standard content

Virtual Worlds in Art

Bilingual Portfolio

Cosmetic, but Important • Course Descriptions

• Legibility (color, font, layout)

• Usability (I know where to go)

• Clear Writing Style

• Cross-Platform Testing (Firefox & IE)

• College specific requirements…

I Love German!

It’s good to show passion for your subject

Legible Philosophy

Jason L. Weigle, Rural Sociology

Philosophy w/ Pictures

Reflections • Is incorporating technology into teaching

worthwhile?

• What are the best ways to do it?

• What should you avoid?

• What can you learn from the experience?

• Will it work for me?

Contact Info • twtc@psu.edu

• http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt

  Tech News (Training/Services/…)

  Deadlines

  Sample Portfolios

  Portfolio Requirements

• Let’s wrap up with some other examples!

Uno Más …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRq82c8Baw