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Choosing the Right Technology. Lauren Shawl Instructional & Web Technologist UW-Madison School of Pharmacy lshawl@pharmacy.wisc.edu. Ask your technologist if is right for you!. “ clickers ”. Smartboards. You will be able to:.
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Choosing the Right Technology Lauren Shawl Instructional & Web Technologist UW-Madison School of Pharmacy lshawl@pharmacy.wisc.edu
“clickers” Smartboards
You will be able to: • Use narrowing questions to define your technology needs • Identify pros and cons of technology solutions • Thoughtfully plan the implementation of a solution • Identify some resources where you can learn about learning technologies
What do you want to do? • Present Information / Deliver Content • Facilitate Discussion, Consensus Building, Collaborative Writing, Problem Solving, etc. • Assess Students • …
What do you want to do? • Present Information / Deliver Content at a Distance • Presentation technology • PowerPoint, Keynote, Adobe Connect • Podcasting • Garageband, ProfCast • Webcasting • Captivate, Articulate • Course management systems • Learn@UW, Moodle, Blackboard…
What do you want to do? • Facilitate Collaborative Writing • Asynchronous • Microsoft Word with Track Changes, Wiki, Google Docs • Synchronous • Wiki, Google Docs
What do you want to do? • Facilitate Discussion / Consensus Building • Asynchronous • Forums / Discussion boards, Email, Wiki • Synchronous • Chat (Instant messaging), Adobe Connect, Teleconferencing, Wiki, Google docs
What do you want to do? • Assess students • Quizzes • During face-to-face meeting • Clickers / Audience Response System, Low-tech active learning techniques • Collect Assignments (Assignment Upload) • Dropbox tools • Writing • Wiki, discussion board, blog
Access issues Privacy issues Synchronicity Type of Content Convenience! Narrowing Questions
Example: Assignment Submission • Access issues • Privacy issues • Synchronicity • Type of Content • Convenience!
IT Consultants, LLC • Collaborative Writing • Moodle OU Wiki • Consensus Building • Moodle Discussion Forum • Distance / Asynchronous Presentations • Webcasting with Articulate • In-class Assessment • iClicker • Case Scenario Tool • Case Scenario Builder
Implementation Considerations • Consider the resources available to you. • Provide technology training & rationale to your students. • Plan your assessment. • Consider different learning styles. • Seek feedback, reflect & improve next time!
Where to Learn about Technologies • Consider technologies you are familiar with. • ComETS First Point of Contact • @ UW-Madison • https://academictech.doit.wisc.edu/technologies • http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/about/challenge/solutions.html • Elsewhere • http://www.educause.edu“7 Things You Should Know About…” • Local consultants • Events! - This is where I learn the most!