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NESCent Postdoc Professional Development Series on Effective Teaching and Learning. Session 6 – Teaching with Technology, Teaching via Videoteleconference. August 25 th , 2006 NESCent - Durham, NC.
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NESCent Postdoc Professional Development Series on Effective Teaching and Learning Session 6 – Teaching with Technology, Teaching via Videoteleconference August 25th, 2006 NESCent - Durham, NC
“…in the winter of 1813-1814 . . . I attended a mathematical school kept in Boston . . . on entering his room, we were struck at the appearance of an ample black board suspended on the wall, with lumps of chalk on a ledge below, and cloths hanging at either side. I had never heard of such a thing before.” - May, 1866
Overview • General Thoughts on Teaching with Technology • Barriers to Teaching with Technology • Types of Instructional Technology • Demo: Teaching via Videoteleconference (VTC) • Resources
General Thoughts on TwT • Avoid the “George Mallory” approach (“…because it is there”) • Technology should enhance the learning process…ideally it should enable the instructor and/or student to do things that couldn’t be done otherwise • Know your students and their resources and skills • Blend technology into your class • Remember the “Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education”
Barriers to TwT • Infrastructure • Cost to establish • Cost to maintain • Cost to upgrade (remain on the cutting edge) • Physical constraints • Faculty resistance • Student resistance • Student access • Resources for faculty, student training
Types of Instructional Technology • Basic Tools • Powerpoint • Film clips and animations • Websites and web resources • Course Management Software (e.g., Blackboard) • Integrated suite of tools for course management • Announcements, document posting/sharing, discussion boards, online gradebook, group pages, online quizzes and surveys, etc.
Types of Instructional Technology • Basic Tools • Powerpoint • Film clips and animations • Websites and web resources • Course Management Software (e.g., Blackboard) • Integrated suite of tools for course management • Announcements, document posting/sharing, discussion boards, online gradebook, group pages, online quizzes and surveys, etc. • Advanced Tools • Electronic whiteboards • Tablet PCs • Student response systems (SRS) • iPods • Etc.
SMARTBoard Touch-sensitive, electronic whiteboard
Tablet PCs Sympodium
Types of Instructional Technology • Basic Tools • Powerpoint • Film clips and animations • Websites and web resources • Course Management Software (e.g., Blackboard) • Integrated suite of tools for course management • Announcements, document posting/sharing, discussion boards, online gradebook, group pages, online quizzes and surveys, etc. • Advanced Tools (electronic whiteboards, tablet PCs, SRSs, iPods, etc.) • Distance Education Technology • Asynchronous tools (“online courses”) • Synchronous tools (videoteleconferencing (VTC), webconferencing) • “Blended Learning” approaches
Some Good Resources… • Teaching with Technology (2000) David G. Brown, editor • Web Teaching Guide: A Practical Approach to Creating Course Websites (2000) Sarah Horton • The ‘No Significant Difference’ Phenomenon (1999) Thomas L. Russell • “How to Improve Critical Thinking Using Instructional Technology” (2001) Timothy van Gelder (http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/reason/papers/ASCILITE2001.pdf)
Additional Online Resources… • EDUCAUSE - EDUCAUSE focuses on the use of information resources in higher education. (http://www.educause.edu/) • Horizon - "The environmental scanning publication for education leaders" (http://horizon.unc.edu/main.asp) • The TLT Group - A non-profit group focusing on effectively using technology to enhance teaching and learning (http://www.tltgroup.org/) • Teaching and Learning on the WWW - Over 605 examples of how the Web is being used as a medium for learning. (http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tl/)