1. Proven Ways to Increase Learning Without Sacrificing Weekends 3 rd Annual TElL Symposium Loras College January 25, 2003 A Summative Keynote by David G. Brown, Professor/VP/Dean/Former Provost Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C., U.S.A. http://www.wfu.edu/~brownhttp://www.wfu.edu/~brown brown@wfu.edu

2. Congratulations, Loras You are DOING what others only say they’re doing! 75% of the Loras Faculty are using technology; it’s not only the “eagles” in one or two disciplines! ePortfolios by ALL sophomores! You haven’t lost your focus upon learning and the student! You stress active learning, interaction, mixed modes. Saturday turnout is most impressive.

3. IBM Laptops for all Printers for all New Every 2 Years Own @ Graduation 31,000 Connections Standard Software 99% E-Mail Start 1995, 4 Year Phase In +15% Tuition for 37 Items +40 Faculty and 30 Staff THE WAKE FOREST PLAN IBM A30, Pentium III, 1.13GHz Processor, 30GB Hardrive, 384 MB RAM 15”ActMatrix Screen, CD-RW/DVD, Floppy, 56k modem, 16MB Video Ram, 10/100 Ethernet, USB&Serial&Parellel&Infrared Ports Standard Load Includes— MS Office, Dreamweaver, SPSS, Maple, Acrobat, Photoshop, Shockwave, Flash, Net Meeting, Real Producer & Player, Media Player, Windows XP Moviemaker, Apple QuickTime, Netscape & Explorer, Netscape Calendar & Communicator, Windows XP Professional Like at Loras… …all our students have laptop computers. 2

4. To understand a liberal arts education as an opportunity to study with professors who think by their own set of concepts To learn how to apply economic concepts To learn how to work collaboratively To learn computer skills To improve writing and speaking FIRST YEAR SEMINAR The Economists’ Way of Thinking: Students = 15 All Freshmen Required Course Before Class During Class. After Class 3

5. Brown’s First Year Seminar Before Class –Students Find URLs & Identify Criteria –Interactive exercises –Muddiest Point –Lecture Notes –E-mail dialogue –Cybershows During Class –One Minute Quiz –Computer Tip Talk –Class Polls –Team Projects After Class –Edit Drafts by Team –Guest Editors –Hyperlinks & Pictures –Access Previous Papers Other –Daily Announcements –Team Web Page –Personal Web Pages –Exams include Computer –Portfolio –Materials Forever 4

6. Communication-Interaction 5

7. Computers allow people---- to belong to more communities to be more actively engaged in each community with more people over more miles for more months and years TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE 6

8. Low Hanging Fruit [within the constraints of time & money] 1.URLs 2.Email 3.Course Management System Better 85% Some Use Vs 5% Heavy Use 7

9. Reasons 150 Professors Added Computer Enhancements 1.Communication-Interaction 2.Collaboration-Teams 3.Controversy-Debate 4.Customization-Diversity 5.Consultants-Adjuncts www.ablongman.com/professional/catalog/academic/product/1,4096,0205355803,00.html www.ankerpub.com/books/brown.html 8

10. Communication-Interaction 1247 emails Announcements Muddiest One Minute Quiz Reaction to Talk Student Profiles Blackboard 9

11. Collaboration-Teams Examples--- 2 Students Submit 1 Answer Edit Rough Draft Papers PowerPoint in Class Listserv Between Classes Public Web Page Professors Share Resource Materials Students Study Together Departments Create Shared Databases 10 Like the Johns’ e-zine

12. Controversy-Debate Cross-Culture Projects More Class Time Best Web Sites Threaded Discussion Chat in Class Double Jeopardy Quiz 11

13. Customization-Diversity Cybershows (lectures, preview)lecturespreview Personal Notes (email again) Hierarchy of Help Hyperlinks Just In Time TeachingJust In Time Teaching 12

14. Consultants-Adjuncts Alumni Editors Globe Theatre Session with Expert Disciplinary Colleagues Previous Students 13

15. Research Results University of Central Florida--- Hybrid courses win! (the 80-20 rule) 18,844 students at 71 American Universities--- More “good practices” for wired students! http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v9n49.html 150 professors at 50 Research Universities--- Interaction, Collaboration, Debate, Custom, Adjuncts! Virginia Polytechnic University--- Calculus failure rate cut by 44%! 14

16. How has the computer changed teaching and learning? 1.It’s caused every teacher to rethink & redesign. 2. By increasing student options, it has increased competition and compelled universities to pay more attention to the quality of teaching Our profession has been changed forever! 15

17. How has the computer changed teaching and learning at Loras? Community Magnified! More exchange between professors and students. Community Magnified! More interactive teaming and collaborative assignments. Community Magnified! More contact with off campus intellects and constituencies. Community Magnified! More active members of more co-curricular orgs. The Loras Learning Difference as observed in 24 hours by an outsider

18. The 21 st Century Context Personal. Customized. Interactive. Student-Centered Curriculum Teams of Professionals to Support Learning “ Houses ” instead of Disciplines Hybrid Courses (80-20 and 20-80) Loose-leaf Collections of Course Components, instead of Textbooks 16 BOB ADAMS, Instructional Design …a wonderful resource…

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20. David G. Brown Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 27109, 336-758-4878 email: brown@wfu.edu http//:www.wfu.edu/~brown fax: 336-758-5012