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Teaching with Technology Certificate: ¿Qu é me enseña ?. Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Teaching and Learning with Technology ejp10@psu.edu. Why Learn Technology?. Increased Communication Options Blogs at Penn State ( http://blogs.psu.edu ) Adobe Acrobat Connect ( http://meeting.psu.edu )
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Teaching with Technology Certificate: ¿Qué me enseña? • Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Teaching and Learning with Technology • ejp10@psu.edu
Why Learn Technology? • Increased Communication Options • Blogs at Penn State (http://blogs.psu.edu) • Adobe Acrobat Connect (http://meeting.psu.edu) • ANGEL Communication Tools (http://cms.psu.edu) • Increased Listening • Podcasts (http://podcasts.psu.edu) • Scola Spanish News Video (http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/scola) • YouTube, etc. • Digital Commons (make your own)http://digitalcommons.psu.edu
More Reasons for Tech • Increased exposure to authentic culture • Multiple internet resources from around the world • Increase opportunities for practice and feedback • ANGEL Quizzes • Reduce “administrivia” • E-mail, posting syllabus/lecture notes
About the TWT Program • http://tlt.its.psu.edu/support/twt/ • Create Portfolio showing use of technology in instruction (excellent for job hunting) • Co-sponsored by ITS and the Graduate School. Certificate signed by Graduate School
Sample Portfolio Monserrat Bores’ Portfolio TWT Links
Parts of the TWT Portfolio • Statement of Teaching Philosophy • Create online course space • ANGEL/Personal Home/etc • Class presentation (Powerpoint or ???) • Create multimedia (image/audio/video…) • Technology to communicate with students • E-mail, announcement, online docs
Pedagogical Innovation • Discussion Forums/Student Blogs • Surveys • learn student background • assess progress in class • Practice Quizzes (e.g. grammar) • Guided Research online • Any other ideas?
Reflections • Is incorporating technology into teaching worthwhile? • What are the best ways to do it? • What should you avoid? • What can you learn from the experience? • Will it work for me?
Combining Artifacts • Reflection, Multimedia, Class Presentation
Cosmetic, but Important • Course Descriptions • Legibility (color, font, layout) • Usability (I know where to go) • Clear Writing Style • Cross-Platform Testing (Firefox & IE) • College specific requirements…
I Really Like Germany This shows how you can include strong colors without overwhelming the users.
TWT Contacts • Department Contact = Loretta Zehngut • Samples and information athttp://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt • Tech Training Options • http://its.psu.edu/training (ITS Training) • http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu(TLT Symposium) • http:://its.psu.edu/fmc(Faculty Multimedia Ctr)