1. Teaching with Technology Certificate: Will it work for me? Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D. Information Technology Services ejp10@psu.edu

2. Outline About the Program Benefits Training Options Building Portfolio Memorable Examples Learn More 2

3. About the TWT Program http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt/ Co-sponsored by ITS and the Graduate School Create Portfolio showing use of technology in instruction  Teaching Philosophy  Examples  Reflections Sample Portfolios

4. Sample Portfolio 1 Renae Mitchell, Comparative Literature, Spring 09

5. PowerPoint (on SlideShare)

6. YouTube Example

7. Sample Portfolio 2 Serge Baliff, Mathematics, Fall 09

8. Math Tricks

9. ANGEL Tricks

10. Why Learn Technology? Used in Teaching  Especially distance education  But even in “traditional” courses Used in Research  So students should learn the tools also Used in Academic Publications  And sometimes publishers need your help Good for non-academic jobs  “You can never learn enough technology”

11. Don’t forget Portfolio Benefits of an online portfolio include:  Chance to reflect on goals and accomplishments  Provide additional information to any hiring committee  Demonstrates ability to complete an open- ended project  Showcase publication and communication skills  Create a professional online identity

12. Teaching & Research Teaching in academia can help in other non-teaching areas because you can:  Improve non-teaching presentation skills  Learn more about “Project Management”  Understand your can content at a deeper level  Help you get new research topics… “Some of my best published articles were derived from a question a student asked in class.”

13. Completing TWT Step 1 – Contact Department Coordinator  Coordinator will review portfolio  http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt/contacts http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt/contacts  None Listed? Contact us at twtc@psu.edutwtc@psu.edu Step 2 – Get Trained. Some options….  http://its.psu.edu/training (ITS Training) http://its.psu.edu/training Seminars & lynda.com online training  http://digitalcommons.psu.edu (Podcasting, Video) http://digitalcommons.psu.edu  http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu (Free Conference) http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu

14. Use Technology Step 3 – Use tech while teaching  Communicate outside of class – blogs, e-mail  Post syllabus online – ANGEL, Blogs,….  Present with technology – PowerPoint or ????  Innovate with tech – online exercise? class blog?  Provide quality links for students  Find or create multimedia Photos/Charts/Podcast/Video/Game/Flash Respect Copyright

15. Pedagogical Innovation Discussion Forums/Student Blogs Surveys  learn student background  assess progress in class Practice Quizzes (e.g. grammar) Guided Research online Games and Simulations Student podcast/video (synthesize material) Any other ideas?

16. Step 4: TWT Portfolio Statement of Teaching Philosophy Examples (See Step 3)  Create link or screen capture to course space ANGEL/Blogs/Personal Home/etc  Post class presentations  Post multimedia  Explain other strategies (screen caps optional)  Reflect on lessons learned (good/bad)

17. 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…

18. 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?

19. Contact Info twtc@psu.edu http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt  Tech News (Training/Services/…)  Deadlines  Sample Portfolios  Portfolio Requirements Let’s wrap up with some other examples!

20. Bilingual Portfolio

21. Explaining Science Good images & text

22. Flickr in Academia

23. I Love German! It’s good to show passion for your subject

24. Personality…on a Blog Standard blog template…non-standard content

25. Penn State Math A real-world use for permutation theory.

26. A Little Bit of Barbie YouTube includes ads, archives, humor, demos…. So does the Flickr, LOC & Wikipedia photo archives

27. Uno Más … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRq82c8B aw