1. TEACHING WELL USING
TECHNOLOGY
C. SHAUN LONGSTREET, PH.D.
&
HEIDI SCHWEIZER, PH.D.
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND
LEARNING
2. 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.
3. Question point
Can you see any bottlenecks for
achieving one of your course
objectives?
Can you identify potential
problems for attaining your course
objectives?
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
11. 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
12. 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.
14. 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?
15. Modes of Teaching
Student alone Teacher alone
In class time
time time
Students receive first Processing new
Traditional exposure to new Grading /
information / information /
lecture mode Writing feedback
instructions activities
16. Modes of Teaching
Student alone Teacher alone
In class time
time time
Students receive first Processing new
Traditional exposure to new Grading /
information / information /
lecture mode Writing feedback
instructions activities
Interactive Process and First
mode feedback exposure
17. 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.
20. TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHING
PRESENTATION SOFTWARE
ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION
SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION
WEB CONTENT
COLLABORATIVE WRITING
WEB BASED COURSE MANAGEMENT
21. 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
22. ASYNCHRONOUS
COMMUNICATION
E-MAILS
BULLETIN BOARDS
DISCUSSION GROUPS
PODCASTING
FACEBOOK (?)
23. SYNCHRONOUS
COMMUNICATION
INSTANT MESSENGER, AIM, GOOGLE CHAT
SKYPE, GOOGLE HANGOUT
VYEW
27. 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
28. ANOTHER USEFUL RESOURCE
KAHN ACADEMY
HTTP://WWW.KHANACADEMY.ORG/
MERLOT
(MULTIMEDIA EDUCATION RESOURCE FOR LEARNING & ONLINE TEACHING)
HTTP://WWW.MERLOT.ORG
