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Smoke and Mirrors:Higher Education in the

Digital-Virtual Age

Beth Ritter-Guth

(Desideria Stockton)

The Hotchkiss School

TECHNOLOGY IS (ONLY) A TOOL

TECHNOLOGY IS NOT THE ANSWER…

Sometimes…

Even chalk was once a “new” technology…

Steps for Success•

Planning

•Im

plemention

•A

ssessment

•R

eflection

Planning

Maintain Course Outline

Maintain High Standards

Never Sacrifice Content

Plan for “Glitches”

Have a “Bag of Tricks”

Communicate with IT

Plan Assessment Tools

Implementation• Be the Expert!

– “We ARE doing” not “We will try”

• Be Positive– “This will work!” not “Well, we’ll see…”

• Go to Plan B, C, D, Z– Smooth Transitions!

• Be Honest

• Move On!

• Try Again

Assessment

• FDD: First Day Data

• Periodic Assessment

• ASSESS LEARNING…NOT TECHNOLOGY

• Share successes AND “Challenges”

• Use Assessment for CHANGE (not towel tossing)

Reflection

• Talk to Others!

• Be Honest

• Let “IT” soak

• Create a Game Plan

• TRY AGAIN!

BLRG’s Top Ten Free Tools10. Voice Thread

9. Zotero

8. Skype

7.Yuuguu

6. Animoto

5. OneTrueMedia

4. Blogger

3.Wikispaces

2. Diigo

1. Mixbook

http://voicethread.com/

http://zotero.com/

EXAMPLESStudent

Final Thoughts

Technology is (only) a Tool

YOU are the Power Cord

Thank You!

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