1. Technology in the Classroom: A Working Discussion Group Nelson C. Baker, Ph.D. Georgia Tech SUCCEED College of Engineering CETL, OIT-Educational Technologies

2. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop2 Outline Introduction SUCCEED Activities WebCT; Melissa Bachman CoWeb; Mark Guzdial ECE Core Courses; Barnwell & McClellan Classroom 2000; Gregory Abowd Discussion

3. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop3 Objectives Discussion Forum for those using, creating, developing, and maintaining educational materials that use technology. Provide mechanism for faculty to learn these ideas/techniques and their impacts Foster environment to share results and lessons learned from implementations and research.

4. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop4 Today’s Objectives Continue discussions on edutech-friends email list See demonstrations of educational technology here at GT Share ideas & experiences from using technology for learning

5. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop5 Outline Introduction SUCCEED Activities WebCT; Melissa Bachman CoWeb; Mark Guzdial ECE Core Courses; Barnwell & McClellan Classroom 2000; Gregory Abowd Discussion

6. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop6 SUCCEED Activities Student Transitions - Gordon Moore, OMED Assessment - Jack Marr, Psychology Technology-based Curriculum Delivery - Jim McClellan, ECE Faculty Develoment - Nelson Baker, CEE Campus Implementation Team Leader - Jack Lohmann, COE

7. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop7 SUCCEED Faculty Development Effective Teaching Workshops –Active Learning –Cooperative Learning –Student Learning Styles –Faculty Teaching Styles –Developing Educational Objectives –Effective Testing –Creating new courses

8. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop8 SUCCEED Faculty Development Effective Teaching with Technology Workshops –Use of technology –Web page creation strategies –Integration strategies of technology in the classroom Mentoring Workshops Discussions between 8 SUCCEED universities and another 5+ universities

9. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop9 Faculty Development Viewpoint Engineering students did come not to Georgia Tech, knowing their subject(s), but came to learn.

10. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop10 Faculty Development Viewpoint Engineering students did come not to Georgia Tech, knowing their subject(s), but came to learn. Engineering faculty did not study how to be educators, they replicate the techniques they have seen or learned over time.

11. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop11 Faculty Development Viewpoint Engineering students did come not to Georgia Tech, knowing their subject(s), but came to learn. Engineering faculty did not study how to be educators, they replicate the techniques they have seen or learned over time. Use of technology is changing our learning environments reach and capabilities.

12. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop12 Overview Many of you are currently using technology Your students are using the Web How well is it working? Can you utilize the technology and the Web more effectively? Where should this technology be utilized and where is it better to shy away?

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14. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop14 Assessments with Technology Lower quartile students improve greatly Little difference in upper quartile students Less time on task for same level of comprehension as measured by exams Initial increase in motivation, but fades Group decisions made electronically can be “ignored” or forgotten Access is critical factor in usage

15. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop15 Visualization Assessment

16. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop16 Questions Who are our students? How do they learn? How do we educate? What can we say about the learning process?

17. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop17 Learning Styles

18. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop18 Technology Impacts

19. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop19 Web Impacts for All Learners Need for good organization and navigation Quick down load times Current information Value added quality information Frequent responses Collaboration

20. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop20 Methods to assist different learning styles Inductive Learners need motivation Deductive Learners need applications Visual Learners need the graphics/pictures Active learners need both interaction with the pages and collaboration groups Inclusion of related Theory, Problems, Examples, and Real-world Cases

21. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop21 Teaching Class Material Bloom’s Taxonomy: –Knowledge –Comprehension –Application –Analysis –Synthesis –Evaluation

22. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop22 Web Impact to Teaching Assists with lower three levels of Bloom’s taxonomy easily Upper levels difficult to achieve without extensive interactions & collaborations Understanding these issues can greatly impact how and where the web is utilized in learning activities

23. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop23 Learning Activities for Web Use in class as part of instructor and student presentations Assign homework with the web to introduce information that you want them to see Assign research activities that use the web Include external electronic course additions such as web sites and “lectures”

24. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop24 Traits of Effective Web Pages Use of Examples (shows applications) Use of Cases (assists with knowledge transfer) Use of Audio Summary (different stimulus) Use of interaction (maintains attention and allows active learning) Quick down-load times

25. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop25 Traits of Effective Web Pages Well organized Ability to navigate in multiple fashions Global integration of content Inclusion of collaboration mechanisms to maintain community Samples of previous student work & discussions

26. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop26 Methods/Issues for Site Creation Much planning to do BEFORE using software tools Material gathering & organization Use of software page creation tools Assessment Refinement

27. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop27 Thoughts for Web-based Class Design with a team approach Include significant amounts of readings Include collaboration activities (chat rooms, email, discussion news groups, etc.) Statement of academic integrity Frequent assessment of how class is doing and what they should have covered

28. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop28 Outline Introduction SUCCEED Activities WebCT; Melissa Bachman CoWeb; Mark Guzdial ECE Core Courses; Barnwell & McClellan Classroom 2000; Gregory Abowd Discussion

29. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop29 How to Start? Locate campus resources for assisting Provide visual information to supplement class. Link these with class activities. Provide communication methods for students. Provide samples of previous student assignments and example problems. Implement iteratively over time

30. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop30 Challenges At least 3 main areas: –Educational for students –Educational for faculty –Institutional

31. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop31 Education - Student Challenges Student Expectations –Production quality –personal vs. computer instruction –learning computer interface rather than content Vertical migration of information Educational objectives rather than course

32. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop32 Education - Faculty Challenges Learning time for faculty to use/incorporate Development time for faculty Incentives to spend the time needed “Fears” of not-in-control of knowledge dissemination Lack of peer reviews

33. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop33 Institutional Challenges Availability of equipped classrooms Ability to do long term assessments Contextual influences on assessments Maintenance of site/software/information (and funding to do so) Orchestrating support staff and faculty Incorporating into mainstream (scale-up, time, resources)

34. Nelson Baker SUCCEED Workshop34 Summary Excellent supplement to classroom material Engages many students, especially visual learners Audio summaries & Collaboration Must give development proper thought Navigation can be critical Many ways to provide access to global information