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Enticing Teachers & Faculty to Use Technology

Enticing Teachers & Faculty to Use Technology. What Really Works?. By Dolores Brzycki. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. SSHE in Western Pennsylvania. CUP. Harrisburg. IUP. Harrisburg (SSHE). Goals of Examples.

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Enticing Teachers & Faculty to Use Technology

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  1. Enticing Teachers & Faculty to Use Technology What Really Works? NECC 2002

  2. By Dolores Brzycki Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  3. SSHE in Western Pennsylvania CUP Harrisburg IUP Harrisburg(SSHE)

  4. Goals of Examples • PT3– infuse technology into specific programs and across teacher preparation curriculum • ADEPTT – promote effective uses of technology in teaching by university and K-12 faculty • TLCF – encourage technology in teaching, participation in Virtual Community, collegial interaction, addressing standards, at 3 districts • Academic Alliance – encourage K12-University interaction and use of technology in teaching

  5. PT3 Incentives • $100 for series of short workshops • $200 for revised syllabi • $250 for 1-day to 2.5-day workshops • $500 for minigrants • To be used for technology purchases and professional development • Refreshments or meals at activities • Books and materials

  6. What worked best with PT3? • Incentives tied to specific outcomes • Revised syllabi • Large incentive or accumulate small incentives for large purchase • Flexible rules and strategies • Offer to any early adopters • Respond to new needs

  7. The Context of Incentives • Incentives do not exist in a vacuum. Need to look at factors that interact with them. • Perceived attractiveness/necessity of goals • NCATE review • Project based • Clearly related to teaching or discipline • Captivating descriptions and titles

  8. Availability of intensive support for new initiatives • Co-teach classes • Portfolio assistance center • Templates and materials • Intro courses that prepare the way • Publicity and proven track record • Individual help

  9. Flexible goals and strategies • Support early adopters even if they are not in the targeted programs • Time and turf • Save faculty time, make life easier, or take limited amount of time • Go where faculty are – to the classroom! • Scheduling • The effectiveness of incentives changes • Novelty wears off • Needs, schedules, people, problems change

  10. ADEPTT Incentives • Advancing the Development of Educators in PA through Technology Training • K-12 teachers, university faculty, teams • Workshops, minigrants, conferences • $55 stipend or contribution toward sub • $600 MS software • Up to $5000 minigrants (for technology) • Act 48 credit (after became law) • Food!

  11. ADEPTT Results • Minigrants • Built K12-university partnerships • More likely to reach classroom • Workshops • Regulars made progress • School-day popular but subs scarce • Moderate attendance • Conferences • High quality but hard to attract audience

  12. ADEPTT Context • Context of support harder to establish • Crossing institutional lines for K-12 • ADEPTT more effective at university if part of permanent technology center • Good teachers responsive when support clear • Turf – most K12 activities at universities • Time – schedule differences, lack of subs, many workshops outside school day • Big incentives effective with guidelines and obligation to produce outcome

  13. www.iup.edu/community/

  14. TLCF Incentives • 2 free grad credits (fulfilling state requirement) • $200 to take short course • $200 to continue in the Virtual Community • Food and fellowship • Additional $500 to lead a “neighborhood”

  15. TLCF Results • Some incentives did not motivate some teachers • Preferred non-credit training • Preferred training during workday • Most responsive teachers tended to be early adopters, secondary and middle, math, science ed, special ed, young, or males

  16. TLCF Results • Improved technology and web skills • Greater interaction among course members • Useful to communicate with teachers in own discipline, vent, solve problems, share proven resources • Weak virtual community • Time, motivation, professionalism

  17. TLCF Context • Administrators required 1 teacher per district, grade level, and discipline – too rigid • Many not early adopters or not very interested • Some saw attendance as a favor • Time and turf • - course at IUP • + coordinator and tech support visited schools • - most sessions after school or on Saturday • Late grant award necessitated redesign

  18. Academic Alliance Incentives • Alliance for Teaching with Technology • Dinner meeting: program and networking • Teachers funded by districts and receive Act 48 • Faculty and teacher prep students funded by grant

  19. Alliance Results and Context • Enthusiastic participants • Program specific to discipline • Short and sweet • Networking over dinner promotes community • Good attendance • Sustainable • Classroom? • No ongoing support

  20. Conclusions • Large incentives best for large commitment • Small incentives ok for small commitment, adopters • Context of incentives equally important • Time: the technology or activity must save time, not require too much time, be convenient • Turf: give support both just-in-time and right-on-site • Back up incentives with variety of support • Perceived necessity or attractiveness of activity • Food and fellowship • Professional culture of organization/region • Flexible targets of project • Effectiveness of incentive changes over time

  21. Computer carts Excel in Grade 5 Math Gradebooks in Excel Online Textbook Support Databases in Teaching Campus Network Videoconferencing Putting Technology in Your Syllabus Using Netscape Composer Building WebQuests Using MS Office in Classroom Teaching PT3 Workshop Topics – Year 1

  22. Electronic Portfolios Digital Cameras and Graphics MS Word: Graphics and WordArt MS Word: Desktop Publishing Inspiration Web Page Basics – FrontPage Searching the Internet Netscape/ FrontPage for Portfolios Graphics in Portfolios Video for Portfolios Placing Artifacts in Portfolios Working with Portfolios on the Campus Network MS Publisher Later PT3 Workshops

  23. MS Word 1 and 2 MS Excel 1 and 2 MS PowerPoint MS Access 1 and 2 Windows 95/98 Intro to FrontPage Campus Network Technology Sandbox Spreadsheet Magic for Teachers Desktop Publishing with MS Word Creating Class Web Pages Building WebQuests ADEPTT Workshop Samples

  24. Academic Alliance Topics • Putting Technology in Your Classroom • Virtual Communities • Using Technology in the Fine Arts • Using Technology in Language Arts and Foreign Languages • Technology in Early Childhood Education • Opportunities for Technology Training

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