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Bill Ashraf's talk at ULCC's Future of Technology in Education conference on October 2nd, 2009
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Higher Education’s Free and Ferrel
Bill Ashraf email: [email protected]
Making Technology
Invisible!Plug and teach/learn?
Integrated cross platform: tools kit easy to use
Future proofing versus future
shock!
How do we ensure our investment in people,
facilities and technology will stand the test of time?
Excellence is everywhere:
World classresearch
Cutting edge
Higher graduate salaries
Excellent teaching
Excellent facilities
Hype Cycle for Higher Education, 2008
“The priority for higher education institutions in 2008 is to balance its continued focus on organizational
efficiency with the uptake of innovative technologies that improve personal
productivity
Why did students go for it?
Ines connected with Amina, 2008, by Catherine Balet
Digital Natives/Digital Immigrants
In recent years there have been changes in the aspirations, economic realities, commitment and progression of our students.
“Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are no longer the people our
educational system was designed to teach”. Marc Prensky
The Impact of Web-Based Lecture Technologies on Current and Future Practices
in Learning and Teaching
http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au/teaching/wblt/overview.htm
Maree Gosper | David Green | Margot McNeill | Rob Phillips | Greg Preston | Karen Woo
April, 2008
Key findings67% of students compared 30% of staff agreed that WBLT help students achieve better results
80% of students compared with 49% of staff agreed that WBLT made it easier for students to learn
Where Next?
• Working with colleagues• Using Podcasting as:
- Assessment- Feedback
• Screencasts
Thanks for listening