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iPads : Usage, Engagement, and Assessment

iPads : Usage, Engagement, and Assessment. Presenters : Amber Helsel-Ickes, Sarah DeHaas, Valerie Park, John Wright Additionally : Hannah Bellowar, Lynn Cockett, Kathy Jones Juniata College Huntingdon, PA. SoTL Summer Grants. Search on SoTL from any Juniata page. SoTL Summer Grants.

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iPads : Usage, Engagement, and Assessment

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  1. iPads:Usage, Engagement, and Assessment Presenters: Amber Helsel-Ickes, Sarah DeHaas, Valerie Park, John Wright Additionally: Hannah Bellowar, Lynn Cockett, Kathy Jones Juniata College Huntingdon, PA

  2. SoTL Summer Grants Search on SoTL from any Juniata page.

  3. SoTL Summer Grants Click on the Starting a SoTL Project tab on the SoTL home page.

  4. SoTL Summer Grants Call for SoTL Summer Grants Rubric used to evaluate Grant applications Example of funded summer grant (Mark McKellop)

  5. Today’s Presentation • Second year for the iPad initiative at Juniata • Example of Use in a Lab Course – Amber Helsel-Ickes • Rubric for App Selection and Evaluation – Sarah DeHaas • Peer Coaching – Valerie Park • Digital Media Skills Assessment – John Wright • Discussion Continues on Fri, 22.Mar – LC on Teaching Excellence

  6. Example of Use in a Lab CourseAmber Helsel-Ickes Fisher Scientific • >$400 • Awkward calibration vs. ODM Technology • ~$75 • More user-friendly • Memory & location capabilities

  7. Example of Use in a CourseAmber Helsel-Ickes

  8. Rubric for App Selection & EvaluationSarah DeHaas also available at P:\Administration\SoTL

  9. Peer CoachingValerie Park Technology as an incentive to foster: • A Learning Community • Collaboration • Coaching Practices • Future Professional Development

  10. Peer Coaching Model Student Teacher Student Teacher Cooperating Teacher College Supervisor Cooperating Teacher

  11. Progression of the Study Fall 2012 - Pre-Student Teaching • Interpersonal Styles • Build Trust • Practice Open- Ended Questions • Face Time • Set Clear Expectations Spring 2013 – Student Teaching • Weekly Goal Setting • Build Video Tape Library • Weekly Reflections • Face Time • Portfolios

  12. Benefits of Peer Coaching Using iPads • Opportunity to connect classroom learning and professional growth • Enhance relationships among peers • Improved performance and ownership in personal development • Systematic approach to growth and development

  13. Anticipated Outcomes • An Enriched Student Teaching Experience • Leveraging Technology • A Collaborative Environment • A Learning Community • Fosters Future Professional Development

  14. Digital Media Skills AssessmentJohn Wright

  15. Some Downsides • Engagement? Yes! http://www.acu.edu/news/2011/110919-mobility-research.htmlhttp://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/article/download/75/180 • Learning? Not so sure…“There is very little evidence that kids learn more, faster or better by using these machines …. iPads are marvelous tools to engage kids, but then the novelty wears off and you get into hard-core issues of teaching and learning.”Larry Cuban, professor emeritus of education at Stanford University • Price • Compatibility • Student “buy-in,” iPads as extra…

  16. The Discussion Continues… At the next Learning Community on Teaching Excellence, Friday 22.Mar, 3:30-5:00pm, Founders 421. • More examples of usage and student engagement • Mentoring on assessment instruments

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