"I want to talk today about two big themes that will be repeated frequently this week – the ways that colleagues are using technology, both enterprise-wide technology and social media, to enhance & maximize learning. And I’m going to touch on the ways institutions are using technology to maximize their work. We see both of these trends every day on the web, in newspapers, at conferences, and on our campuses."

1. Goals today
Understand use of technology to maximize
learning.
Understand use of technology to maximize
institutional efforts.
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2. Graphic
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3. Maximizing Learning
Learning Principles Design Principles
Interest-driven Shared Purpose
Peer-Supported Production-Centered
Academically-oriented Open Network
http://bit.ly/MY1Yxk

4. Learning Principles
Interest-driven
Peer-supported
Academically-oriented
• Interests should be pursued, followed, &
developed.
• Learning in the context of peer interaction
is powerful.
• Intellectual growth thrives when learning
is directed towards academic achievement
and excellence.
http://bit.ly/MY1Yxk

5. DesignPrinciples
Shared purpose
Production-centered
Open network
• Today’s online communities provide many
opportunities for shared projects.
• Connected learning environments
providing tools and opportunities for
learners to produce, circulate info, &
curate.
• Learning resources, tools, and materials
are abundant, accessible, and visible
across settings. http://bit.ly/MY1Yxk

6. 2012 Horizon Report
Mobile Apps
Tablet Computing
Game-based Learning
Learning Analytics
http://bit.ly/TappTe

7. Mobile Apps
“Higher education institutions are
now designing apps tailored to
educational and research needs
across the curriculum.”

8. Mobile Apps
Institutional Maps
Laundry & Bookstore Lines
Orientation Events
Grade Checking
Project Management
Annotated Readers

9. http://bit.ly/QvdjnV

10. Go Blue
Single Sign-On
Travel Registry Trip Summary
Personal Class Schedules
College of Medicine, Engineering,
and Business Apps
Conference Apps
Alumni Magazine
Laundry

11. Tablet Computing
Ideal for one-to-one learning &
valued for their portability.
Tablets are an important tool for
units working in a paperless (or
paper-reduced) environment.

12. Tablet Computing
Imaging in Laboratory Classes
Field Research
Lecture Capture
Textbook Replacement
Admissions/Orientation/Outreach
Boomer Sooner

14. Game-based Learning
When students readily connect w/
the material, opportunities for deep
learning are increased.
Recognized trend that has not
impacted advising units noticeably.

16. Maximizing Institutional Effort
Learning Analytics:
College life, quantified.
Analyzing student information to
allow institutions to maximize
student learning & the student
experience.

17. Data-Mining is “a way of finding patterns and trends in
large datasets using statistics and machine learning.”
- Audrey Watters http://bit.ly/N304rJ

18. Maximizing Institutional Effort
Learning Analytics:
College life, quantified.

19. US Dept of Education Report on Learning Analytics
http://bit.ly/NK85oM

20. Technology is a tool to implement
your vision & mission
Shiny Object Syndrome
(just because you can
doesn't mean you should)
Pick one tool that matches
where your students are &
do it well
Tie tool(s) to goals & already
existing programs; layer,
layer, layer

21. University of North Texas first-year seminar class
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22. University of North Texas first-year seminar class
•Build a professional LinkedIn profile
•Conduct informational interviews
•Participate in group discussions
•Connect to professional organizations also on LinkedIn
•Understand the value of networking
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23. The Global Community for Academic Advising
NACADA’s multi-pronged approach:
Development of technology
infrastructure & competencies