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Support Strategies at Wake Forest

Support Strategies at Wake Forest. By David G. Brown at Acadia University September 18, 2000 9:00 AM. Thinkpads for all New Every 2 Years Own @ Graduation Printers for all Wire Everything Standard Software Full Admin Systems IGN for Faculty Keep Old Computers. 40+30 New People

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Support Strategies at Wake Forest

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  1. Support Strategies at Wake Forest By David G. Brown at Acadia University September 18, 2000 9:00 AM

  2. Thinkpads for all New Every 2 Years Own @ Graduation Printers for all Wire Everything Standard Software Full Admin Systems IGN for Faculty Keep Old Computers 40+30 New People 75% Faculty Trained 85% CEI Users 99% E-Mail +15% Tuition ~$1500/Yr/Student 4 Year Phase In Pilot Year Plan for 2000 THE WAKE FOREST PLANF96:IBM 365XD, 16RAM, 100Mhz, 810MB, CD-ROM, 14.4 modemF97: IBM 380D, 32 RAM, 130Mhz, 1.35GB, CD-ROM, 33.6 modemF98: IBM 380XD, 64 RAM, 233 Mhz, 4.1GB, CD-ROM, 56 modemF99: IBM 390, 128 RAM, 333 Mhz, 6GB, CD-ROM, 56 modem F00: IBM A20m, 500 Mhz, 11GB, 15”ActMatrix, CD-ROM, 90 modem Order at--- http://iccel.wfu.edu ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

  3. Computers Enhance My Teaching and/or Learning Via-- Presentations Better--20% More Opportunities to Practice & Analyze--35% More Access to Source Materials via Internet--43% More Communication with Faculty Colleagues, Classmates, and Between Faculty and Students--87%

  4. WHY COMPUTERS?…the faculty answer • Interactive Learning • Learn by Doing • Collaborative Learning • Integration of Theory and Practice • Visualization • Communication • Different Strokes for Different Folks

  5. Main Impact of Computers Upon Learning in College • Student Self Confidence is Shaken When They Aren’t Computer Savvy • Availability of New Methods of Teaching & Learning has greatly increased how much and how we think about effective teaching. • Different strokes for different folks-- individualization w/o necessarily personalization • Community is strengthened in every way! [Always in Touch] ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

  6. I think we’re here because... Our profession has new gardening tools. We want to learn which ones will be useful in stimulating growth in our own gardens. ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

  7. Eager Faculty Faculty Ownership Centrality of Educational Theory Communication & Conversation Hybrid Instruction Friendly Sharing Flexibility Diversity among Disciplines Non-threatening Innovation Patience Concepts Underlying Strategy

  8. The Big Five #1. Continuous Communication #2. Repetition #3. Controversy and Debate #4. Different Strokes, Different Folks #5. Outsider Involvement

  9. The Low Hanging Six • Email & Listservs • URL addresses (in syllabus) • Annotations within word processed documents • Powerpoint “lecture outlines” • Mini-movies that show successive computer screens • Practice quizzing prior-to-class (via WebCT)

  10. Academic Computer Specialists Computer Enhanced Learning Initiative Committee on Information Tech. The Academic Tech Initiative Deans & Department Chairs Information System & the Help Desk Student Technology Advisors Residence Hall Tech Advisors Library Trainers Business & Industry Advisory Group Agencies for Encouraging Use

  11. Swap & Share Benchmarking Trip Workshop by Off-Campus VIPs Computer Tip Talk Best Practices Conference National Computer Meetings Training On Call Summer Workshop CAI Newsgroup File of Best Local Practice Ways to Exchange Information

  12. Standard Software and Equipment (Threshold) Standard Filing System Well-defined Academic Policy Portability: Classroom, Home, Vacation, Abroad Use Outside the Classroom Others Ways to Stimulate Computer Use

  13. WORKSHEETWhat are the barriers to more use of technology by faculty?For your own campus, allocate 100 points among the three major barrier categories! • _____% Faculty Need Time • _____%Faculty Need Access to Expertise • _____% Faculty Need to Motivation

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