Current Trends Mike Camden Academic Technology. What is Instructional Technology? The theory and...

Current TrendsMike Camden

Academic Technology

What is InstructionalTechnology?The theory and practice of design, development,

utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning

Promotes Communication and InteractivityUnder learning theory, IT can be of service to you

regardless of your teaching styleCognitivism (learner-content interactions)Constructivism (learner-instructor and learner-

learner)What does this mean to faculty?

Identify and implement ways that technology can be used to enhance classes - whether it be the delivery of content, inclusion of interactivities, assessments, course management, etc.

Trends inAcademic TechnologyPortabilityInteractivity/Two way communicationStudent/Faculty generated/controlled

contentManagement/Assessment

PortabilityElectronic student profiles for pre-

professional tracksTeaching, design, professional writing.Grows and goes with the studentChallenges:

StorageWho’s responsibleExpense

SolutionsEasy to use, high capacity, reliable, free tools

Google SitesTools embedded with other services (i.e. LMS)

at no or little extra cost

Interactivity/CommunicationSocial Networks

Facebook (communicate, share, create, coordinate)Student Activities (coordinate, collaborate, share)

BlogsStudent Blogs (create, share, communicate)Faculty/Staff

WikisClass wikis (collaborate, share, communicate, learn)

Wiki Dub French Freshman Forum - Depression

Interest/project wikis

Interactive HardwareWireless Slates

Allows for direct student involvementEnables capture of notes, formulae, graphs, etc Youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=XoaH_DBiuJc)Personal Responders

Youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaQRHzB-Qwc)

Personal Media Players (i.e. iPod)Class related videos that travel with the studentSupplemental lessons through I-tunes UPodcasts to supplement learningStudent generated mediaSee 100 ways to use your iPod to learn and study better:

http://tinyurl.com/2l25dg

Student/Faculty generated/controlled contentExploration/Geography: Google Earth

(earth.google.com)3D Authoring: Google Sketchup

(sketchup.google.com)Website creation: Google Sites

(sites.google.com)Animation, video, webdesign, etc tools are

freely available and very intuitive to use.See A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning

Problem and 101 Free Learning Tools:http://tinyurl.com/48m5urhttp://tinyurl.com/5wcw8t

Management/AssessmentLearning Management Systems

Blackboard vs. Moodle vs. Sakai vs. AngelProvides for course homes, assessment tools,

file repositories, etc.Other Assessment tools

Online assessment generatorsPersonal Responder SystemsCollaborative Tools to assist with individual

objectives and assessments for collaborative group projects.

Overriding ThemesEase of useLearning should drive hardwareLearning should continue outside of the

classroomTech should have an academic purpose

Engagement, interaction, assessment, etc.

Open-source is an optionFree or cheaperMore flexibility

Examples of ways in which I can Help Provide tech recommendations around your ideas for

updating a course Keep you informed about about new technologies Assist with the best use of existing technologies such as

Blackboard, Moodle, blogs, wikis, etc Help develop a solution to a teaching concern Plan an instructional technology project Help design teaching and classroom spaces Find resources needed to carry out a project Co-teach to introduce collaborative technology

W&J ITS WikiSpecific examples of how tech is being used by

W&J facultyhttp://wiki.washjeff.edu/display/hd/Ideas

Fall 2008 Faculty Survey and General Info about some common educational technologieshttp://wiki.washjeff.edu/display/hd/

Info+about+Various+Techs

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