Technology in Computerized Classrooms & Testing: Friend or Foe?

1. 0 Technology in Computerized Classrooms & Testing: Friend or Foe? Joann Segovia Rhonda Ficek

2. Agenda Survey E-Friend / E-Foe Objectives Millennial Learners Maintaining Integrity: Computerized Testing Maintaining Integrity: Wireless Classrooms

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4. 0 Survey: What types of technology do you use?

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6. 0 Survey: What type of Instructional Management System do you use? • Blackboard • WebCT • D2l • Other system • None

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8. 0 Survey: What is your greatest challenge? 1 Time 2 Funding 3 Training 4 Technical support 5 Controlling “misuse” 6 Lack of recognition or rewards 7 Other Agenda

9. 0 “E-Friend” • Assists student learning • Motivates student learning • Dynamic, up-to-date instructional content • Prompt feedback • Increases efficiency • Accommodates multiple learning styles

10. 0 Did you know? What percentage of students are visual learners? • 0-25% • 26-50% • 51-75% • 76-100%

11. 0 “E-Foe” • Students misuse technology • Email: Effects on IQ, Attention Span? • Writing Skills? Acronyms? • Digital Divide • Poor performance on computerized tests?

12. 0 Did you know? • Cell phones: • publisher websites’ text material • Text messaging (avg rate: 40 chars/min) • Pictures of test screens • Calculators: • Text messaging • Programmable calculators: loading notes / • Test banks / Term papers for sale on the Internet Agenda

13. Did you know? “Workers distracted by phone calls, e-mails and text messages suffer a greater loss of IQ than a person smoking marijuana, a British study shows.”…the IQ of those who tried to juggle messages and work fell by 10 points -- the equivalent to missing a whole night's sleep and more than double the 4-point fall seen after smoking marijuana.

14. 0 Objectives • Explain key characteristics of millennial learners and their “best” learning strategies • Provide best practices for maintaining integrity • computerized testing environments • wireless classrooms Agenda

15. Millennial Learners

16. Would You Repeat That Please??? YT? WFM WU?

17. You’re Going to Do What??? PodCasting

18. I’m not interested in textbooks – I’ll keep up on topics MY way???? RSS Feeds

19. 0 The Millennial Learner: Characteristics Social Optimistic Open-Minded Achievement-oriented Talented Influential Collaborative Well-Educated

20. The Millennial Learner: Learning preferences • Teamwork • Experiential activities • Structure • Use of technology

21. 0 The Millennial Learner’s Activities • Email and instant messaging • Blogging, Podcasting • High-technology gadgets • “Multiprocessing” and multitasking • Prefer teamwork, group projects, service learning, community service • Entertainment and excitement

22. 0 The Millennial: Visions for Learning Environments • Digital devices (Small, voice-activated) • High speed Internet access • Intelligent tutor/helper with homework Source: Visions 2020 at http://www.netday.org/news_vision2020.htm

23. The Millennial: Visions for Learning Environments Intensive use of technology • games • virtual world experiences • online classes • computer or online assignments • digital teachers • e-books, personalized learning Source: Visions 2020 at http://www.netday.org/news_vision2020.htm

24. 0 Millennials’ Expectations: Teachers, Learning Environments • Expect academic staff to be comfortable and use wide range of technologies • Flexible learning environments / creative activities Agenda

25. 0 Best practices for computerized testing environments NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines for Post-Secondary Test Centers: Standards • Policy • Contractual agreements • Staffing • Institutional representation and coordination • Physical environment See: www.ncta-testing.org/resources/standards/standards.php

26. 0 Best practices for computerized testing environments NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines for Post-Secondary Test Centers: Guidelines • Staffing and room environment • Scheduling and admission processes • Responsibilities of proctor • Security issues • Reviewing exams See: http://www.ncta-testing.org/resources/standards/standards.php

27. Tips for Securing Computerized Testing Environments • Prohibit cell phones, PDAs in the room • Randomize selection of questions on tests • Randomize order of choices in MC questions • Disable printing during testing

28. Tips for Securing Computerized Testing Environments • Release only total score rather than questions / student responses / correct answers • Monitor from a point where screens are visible • Rules in place beforehand – no windows open except for test, leave room after test is completed • Don’t allow students to leave before they submit test

29. 0 MSUM’s Proctored Testing Experiment • Pilot Spring 2005 • Additional Funding for 2005-2006 • Targets large classes • Current labs have < 30 computers • Randomized question sets • Testing over a period of days

30. 0 Students’ Innovative Ways to Use Technology • Use of electronic devices during class or exam • Cell phones, PDAs, laptops, programmable calculators • Specific examples of inappropriate uses and any solutions to improve environment? “Wired for Cheating”(http://chronicle.com/weekly/v50/i45/45a02701.htm) Agenda

31. Managing Computerized Classrooms: Formative Assessment • Use Chat to take attendance while asking an opening question • Quick writes (http://www.bertiekingore.com/Quick_Writes.pdf)

32. 0 Managing Computerized Classrooms • Monitors off at times • Creating active learning through technology: Horizon Wimba

33. Managing Computerized Classrooms: Formative Assessment Web-Based Self-Assessment Tools • Study Mate Demo http://www.respondus.com/products/studymate.shtml • Quandary Demohttp://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary_tutorials_examples.php Agenda

34. 0 Conclusion New Learners New technologies: Best of both worlds?

35. 0 Contact Information • Rhonda Ficek, Director of Instructional Technology, MSU Moorhead ficek@mnstate.edu • Joann Segovia, Accounting Professor, MSU Moorheadsegovia@mnstate.edu