1. Teaching with Technology Certificate: ¿Qué me enseña? Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Teaching and Learning with Technology ejp10@psu.edu

2. Why Learn Technology? Increased Communication Options Blogs at Penn State (http://blogs.psu.edu) Adobe Acrobat Connect (http://meeting.psu.edu) ANGEL Communication Tools (http://cms.psu.edu) Increased Listening Podcasts (http://podcasts.psu.edu) Scola Spanish News Video (http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/scola) YouTube, etc. Digital Commons (make your own) http://digitalcommons.psu.edu

3. More Reasons for Tech Increased exposure to authentic culture Multiple internet resources from around the world Increase opportunities for practice and feedback ANGEL Quizzes Reduce “administrivia” E-mail, posting syllabus/lecture notes

4. About the TWT Program http://tlt.its.psu.edu/support/twt/ Create Portfolio showing use of technology in instruction (excellent for job hunting) Co-sponsored by ITS and the Graduate School. Certificate signed by Graduate School

5. Sample Portfolio TWT Links Monserrat Bores’ Portfolio

6. Parts of the TWT Portfolio Statement of Teaching Philosophy Create online course space ANGEL/Personal Home/etc Class presentation (Powerpoint or ???) Create multimedia (image/audio/video…) Technology to communicate with students E-mail, announcement, online docs

7. Pedagogical Innovation Discussion Forums/Student Blogs Surveys learn student background assess progress in class Practice Quizzes (e.g. grammar) Guided Research online Any other ideas?

8. Reflections Is incorporating technology into teaching worthwhile? What are the best ways to do it? What should you avoid? What can you learn from the experience? Will it work for me?

9. Combining Artifacts Reflection, Multimedia, Class Presentation

10. Cosmetic, but Important Course Descriptions Legibility (color, font, layout) Usability (I know where to go) Clear Writing Style Cross-Platform Testing (Firefox & IE) College specific requirements…

11. I Know Hispanic Culture

12. Not Afraid to Try Anything

13. I Really Like Germany This shows how you can include strong colors without overwhelming the users.

14. Language & IT Together

15. Professional Publisher

16. TWT Contacts Department Contact = Loretta Zehngut Samples and information at http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt Tech Training Options http://its.psu.edu/training (ITS Training) http://its.psu.edu/training http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu (TLT Symposium) http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu http:://its.psu.edu/fmc (Faculty Multimedia Ctr) http:://its.psu.edu/fmc