5 March 2010 (Friday) | 11:00 - 12:30 | http://citers2010.cite.hku.hk/abstract/72 | Dr. Diane SALTER, Associate Professor, Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, HKU

1. Award Winning Teachers Approaches to Using Technology March 5, 2010 CITE Research Symposium Diane Salter, CETL

2. Who Where How 36 Award Winning Teachers 4 Discipline Areas (Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Business and Law, Health Science) 3 Countries (Hong Kong, Canada, Australia) Online Questionnaires and Face to Face Interviews

3. The Research Questions Approaches to teaching of the award winning teachers? Information Transmission/Teacher Focused (ITTF) Conceptual Change Student Focused (CCSF) Approaches to using technology of the award winning teachers?

4. Approaches to Teaching Inventory (ATI) Prosser & Trigwell, 1999 ITTF Information Transmission / Teacher Focused Focused on contentof the material to be learned and subsequent transmission of information (lecturing/telling) CCSF Conceptual Change / Student Focused Student focused, changing students conceptions Linked to improvement of student learning outcomes (Hanbury et al 2008)

5. Biggs and Tang (2007) suggest a shift from: From To Coverage mode Assignment/Task Centred Mode What am I going to teach? What do I want the students to learn? I must cover …They must do… Teaching TasksLearning Tasks Monologue Dialogue Teach contentEngagement with content/class as assess for masterydialogue/assess for deep learning

6. Award Winning Teachers Approaches to Teaching Balanced – if the difference between two scores less than 5 (Hendry et al, 2007)

7. Trend to adopt a CCSF approach was evident across country and discipline No significant differences between countries or discipline areas P<0.001

8. Approaches to Teaching … and will approach to teaching influence how teachers use technology?

9. When the ‘traditional’ didactic model goes ‘online’ – tendency is to focus on content vs engagement .. How do we increase Engagement IN CLASS And OUT?

10. AW Teachers Approaches to Using Technology Doing old things in new ways? Doing new things in new ways? ‘Rethinking’ old and new things to use new tools in new ways? What do my students need to do to learn?

11. Types of Technology Use (ITTF?) Use of course web site HSS 100%, HS 100%, ST 90%, BL 80% (CAN 100%, AUS 93%, HK78%)

12. Lecture Notes Online Country Discipline

13. PP’s Online Country Discipline

14. Is there also evidence of incorporating a student focused approach? From To Coverage mode Assignment/Task Centred Mode What am I going to teach? What do I want the students to learn? I must cover …They must do… Teaching TasksLearning Tasks Monologue Dialogue Teach contentEngagement with content/class as assess for masterydialogue/assess for deep learning

15. Types of Technology Use (CCSF?) - Send questions to teacher via website ST 70%, HSS 63%, HS 63%, BL 60% (HK 67%, AUS 67%, CAN 58%) - Send questions to teacher via email HSS 100%, HS 100%, ST 90%, BL 80% (HK 100%, CAN 92%, AUS 87%)

16. Types of Technology Use (CCSF?) - Provide peer feedback online HSS 50%, BL 50%, HS 50%, ST 30% (HK 56%, AUS 47%, CAN 33%)

17. Online tasks to prepare for class Country Discipline

18. Online Discussion Areas Country Discipline

19. Use of Personal Laptops in Class Country Discipline

21. PP’s with images vs words

23. Discussion Forums

24. Blogs

26. Online Discussion Areas Country Discipline

27. Assignment/Task Centred Mode I post hypothetical questions on the course web site .. later, I will provide what could be considered a model answer or a guideline … the students measure their work against the guideline. (Law, HK) Using visuals, (such as youtube, google maps) the students can see how a virus actually moves .. In 30 seconds they get more of an understanding than I could give in 5 minutes of lecturing (Biological Sciences, HK)

28. Online Assignments Country Discipline

29. Outcome-based Approach Assessment Teaching & Learning Activities Technology? Why? What type? When? Content Intendedoutcome (Consider alignment)

30. Course Planning What is the desired Learning Outcome? What is the Learning Challenge? What types of Learning Activities might be appropriate to help the student achieve the outcome? Audio Visual Presentations Field Trips/guests/panels Demonstration and Practice Small group Discussions Case Studies Interviews Lectures Other Then – consider online options to support student learning ALL OF THE ABOVE CAN BE REAL OR VIRTUAL

33. ‘I’m early adopter of technology’ Country Discipline

34. There is no doubt that technology in and of itself is neither a good thing nor a bad thing. Like more traditional modes, effectiveness depends very much on the teacher and how it is used.

35. For the effective use of technology in the classroom and for the subject websites, it is critically important that the university spend time investing in IT and academic development to support pedagogically sound use.

36. Questions and Comments Thank you!