Smoke and Mirrors: Higher Education in the Digital-Virtual Age Beth Ritter-Guth (Desideria Stockton) The Hotchkiss School

TECHNOLOGY IS (ONLY) A TOOL

TECHNOLOGY IS NOT THE ANSWER… Sometimes…

Sometimes…

Even chalk was once a “new” technology…

Steps for Success Planning Implemention Assessment Reflection

Planning

Implemention

Assessment

Reflection

Planning Maintain Course Outline Maintain High Standards Never Sacrifice Content Plan for “Glitches” Have a “Bag of Tricks” Communicate with IT Plan Assessment Tools

Implementation Be the Expert! “We ARE doing” not “We will try” Be Positive “This will work!” not “Well, we’ll see…” Go to Plan B, C, D, Z Smooth Transitions! Be Honest Move On! Try Again

Be the Expert!

“We ARE doing” not “We will try”

Be Positive

“This will work!” not “Well, we’ll see…”

Go to Plan B, C, D, Z

Smooth Transitions!

Be Honest

Move On!

Try Again

Assessment FDD: First Day Data Periodic Assessment ASSESS LEARNING…NOT TECHNOLOGY Share successes AND “Challenges” Use Assessment for CHANGE (not towel tossing)

FDD: First Day Data

Periodic Assessment

ASSESS LEARNING…NOT TECHNOLOGY

Share successes AND “Challenges”

Use Assessment for CHANGE (not towel tossing)

Reflection Talk to Others! Be Honest Let “IT” soak Create a Game Plan TRY AGAIN!

Talk to Others!

Be Honest

Let “IT” soak

Create a Game Plan

TRY AGAIN!

BLRG’s Top Ten Free Tools 10. Voice Thread 9. Zotero 8. Skype Yuuguu 6. Animoto 5. OneTrueMedia 4. Blogger Wikispaces 2. Diigo 1. Mixbook

10. Voice Thread

9. Zotero

8. Skype

Yuuguu

6. Animoto

5. OneTrueMedia

4. Blogger

Wikispaces

2. Diigo

1. Mixbook

EXAMPLES Student

Student

Final Thoughts Technology is (only) a Tool YOU are the Power Cord

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