1. Faculty/IT Partnership that
Transforms Learning

2. Faculty/IT Partnership
Institute for Transforming
Undergraduate Education
George Watson, Faculty Coordinator
Practical Resources for Educators Seeking Effective New Technologies
Janet de Vry, IT Manager

3. Faculty/IT Partnership
Why partner with IT?
What do ITUE faculty bring to transforming education?
What do IT professionals bring?
What elements of the UD experience could you adapt to your own campus?
Faculty/IT Partnership

4. Faculty/IT Partnership
Identify Strengths
ITUE──Faculty
PBL training from practitioners
Collegial environment
Ongoing peer support
Funding and recognition through grants
Provide energized faculty interested in exploring technology and PBL
Faculty/IT Partnership

5. Identify Strengths PRESENT─IT professionals
IT staff provide ongoing follow up in a fully staffed and equipped center
Technological expertise
Educational expertise
History of offering hands-on technology training

6. Faculty/IT Partnership
Faculty Testimonials
“With the combination of ITUE and PRESENT I've been able to use PBL in combination with new technologies.” (Museum Studies)
“ITUE provided the motivation…Present provided the technical assistance to capture my ideas.” (Consumer Studies)
“I have felt that things introduced in ITUE could be pursued using the PRESENT as a resource.” (Biology)
Faculty/IT Partnership

7. Faculty/IT Partnership
ITUE History
Grass roots faculty effort originating among science faculty
Created in 1997 to promote reform of undergraduate education through faculty development and course design.
Initially funded by NSF Institution-Wide Reform of Undergraduate Education
ITUE Fellows receive hands-on experience in employing active learning strategies (PBL) and effective use of technology in their classrooms.
Faculty/IT Partnership

8. Faculty/IT Partnership
PRESENT History
A teaching, learning, technology center opens in 1997
Faculty-centered, simulated classroom
Connecting learning goals with technology
Faculty/IT Partnership

9. Faculty/IT Partnership
ITUE Philosophy
Undergraduate courses should help students:
think critically and enhance their ability to analyze and solve real world problems.
develop skill in gathering and evaluating information needed for solving problems.
gain experience working cooperatively in teams and small groups.
acquire versatile and effective communication skills.
Faculty/IT Partnership

10. Faculty/IT Partnership
PRESENT Philosophy
Establish learning goals
Identify the various interactions
Faculty/student
Student/student
Student/content
Explore the technology that enhances these interactions
Consider how technology matches learning goals, faculty expertise and time commitment
Faculty/IT Partnership

11. Collaborative workspace
Similarities between PRESENT and PBL classrooms
Flexible furniture
Flexible equipment

12. ITUE Programs Faculty-led training and interactions
Faculty mentoring faculty
A safe and collegial environment for learning
Promotion of faculty accomplishments
IT staff teach side-by-side in program

13. “Marriage” of PBL and technology
Faculty interested
in PBL and
active learning
Faculty interested
in instructional
technology
They find that the Web and WebCT can be used to facilitate student learning and are empowered to design problems using online resources.
They experience PBL and have eyes opened to its possibilities along with other active learning strategies.
We continue with this two-pronged approach.
Faculty/IT Partnership

14. PRESENT staff reinforces ITUE
Faculty interested
both PBL and
technology
Consultants take PBL
ideas and find
the right technology
PRESENT staff attend ITUE and become PBL practitioners
Faculty/IT Partnership

15. Which session is being led by technical staff?
Which is being led by a faculty member?

16. PRESENT programs
Winter and Summer teaching, learning and technology institutes
Year long training program
One-on-one consultations and collaborations
Projects to implement faculty teaching/learning goals
Showcase and publicize faculty projects

17. Faculty/IT Partnership
Collaborations
Joint WebCT/ITUE weeklong institute
WebCT discussion group training co-taught by faculty and IT in PBL format
Technology assistance grants
PBL Clearinghouse
Wireless carts for PBL classroom
Faculty/IT Partnership

18. Joint Training

19. Joint Training

20. Showcasing faculty work

21. Technology Assistance Grants
Grants of staff/student time
Focused goals, time, deliverables
Team approach
Common denominator: Active Learning
Faculty/IT Partnership

22. Effective PBL materials
E-labs in Physics
Student online publications on Third World Politics
Nutrition and Dietetics Case Studies
Audio-visual materials to determine the authenticity of artwork

23. Physics E-lab FLASH animation Digital photography and videos
Case study

24. PBL Clearinghouse

25. Wireless Carts

26. Wireless Carts

27. Wireless Carts

28. Partnership Success
Adoption rate of WebCT by ITUE faculty double that of full faculty
ITUE arrive asking how can technology make learning more active
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29. Establishing your own partnerships
Action Plan
Partner—identify potential partners
What are the strengths of each unit?
Are they compatible or competitive?
Build a relationship by working together on selected projects
Learn from each other
Evaluate, if it’s working, keep collaborating