Discover Your Technology Load John Allan Niagara College Stephen Roney College of the North Atlantic - Qatar

abstract Are you overloaded in your teaching and administrative tasks? This workshop will allow you to identify the tasks that your job requires to meet the goals of the classroom and the institution. The presenter will provide an overview of 16 categories of digital responsibility. The participants then complete a rubric to discover their technology load. Coping strategies will also be presented and discussed at the conclusion of this workshop.

Are you overloaded in your teaching and administrative tasks? This workshop will allow you to identify the tasks that your job requires to meet the goals of the classroom and the institution. The presenter will provide an overview of 16 categories of digital responsibility. The participants then complete a rubric to discover their technology load. Coping strategies will also be presented and discussed at the conclusion of this workshop.

Hopefully…we will cover teaching and administrative tasks introduce workshop task identify 16 categories of digital responsibility complete check list to discover their technology load coping strategies

teaching and administrative tasks

introduce workshop task

identify 16 categories of digital responsibility

complete check list to discover their technology load

coping strategies

Why is this relevant? Technology wealth varies Stress teachers support administration STUDENTS Awareness for future negotiations

Technology wealth varies

Stress

teachers

support

administration

STUDENTS

Awareness for future negotiations

Your checklist Determine your load

Determine your load

Communication Email Chat Instant messenger FaceBook - social communities Twitter – mobile device and web IP telephones

Email

Chat

Instant messenger

FaceBook - social communities

Twitter – mobile device and web

IP telephones

Office applications (versions) Word processor -- Word Presentation -- PowerPoint Spreadsheet -- Excel (gradebook) Database – Access (old school CALL) Publishing --- MS Publisher

Word processor -- Word

Presentation -- PowerPoint

Spreadsheet -- Excel (gradebook)

Database – Access (old school CALL)

Publishing --- MS Publisher

Human Resources (apps) SharePoint (Hr docs stored here) PeopleSoft Dedicated HR software

SharePoint

(Hr docs stored here)

PeopleSoft

Dedicated HR software

Grade book TNG On-going grades archive Calculates grades PeopleSoft Grade entry for official purposes Simple spreadsheets Many schools create their own

TNG

On-going grades archive

Calculates grades

PeopleSoft

Grade entry for official purposes

Simple spreadsheets

Many schools create their own

LMS Learning Management System Desire-to-Learn, Moodle, Blackboard Administration Creation Set up Facilitation Mixed media Accessing learning objects

Desire-to-Learn, Moodle, Blackboard

Administration

Creation

Set up

Facilitation

Mixed media

Accessing learning objects

Assistive applications Special needs students Speech recognition Text to speech Zoom

Special needs students

Speech recognition

Text to speech

Zoom

concordancers Material developers & linguists

Material developers & linguists

concordancers Used as a teaching tool “rule generation” from a concordance WordSmith or LexTutor

Used as a teaching tool “rule generation” from a concordance

WordSmith or LexTutor

Internet resources Wikipedia Google Dave’s ESL Café WebQuests Translators Dictionaries ……

Wikipedia

Google

Dave’s ESL Café

WebQuests

Translators

Dictionaries

……

Web 2.0

Compression/decompression WinZip Windows

WinZip

Windows

Content management system? SharePoint Instructor support the “portal”

SharePoint

Instructor support

the “portal”

CALL software Multimedia Proprietary packages Customized learning opportunities Outdated? Ellis, Focus on Grammar, Rosetta Stone, Tense Buster,…..

Multimedia

Proprietary packages

Customized learning opportunities

Outdated?

Ellis, Focus on Grammar, Rosetta Stone, Tense Buster,…..

Basic computer hardware Microphones Headphones Audio mixers VHS players DVD [players

Microphones

Headphones

Audio mixers

VHS players

DVD [players

Audio visual Data projector & remote Audio mixer (usually software) Video switcher (at the teacher podium) Complex integrated lecture and classroom control podiums

Data projector & remote

Audio mixer (usually software)

Video switcher (at the teacher podium)

Complex integrated lecture and classroom control podiums

Virtual Personal Network Allows access to intranet resources From outside an institution

Allows access to intranet resources

From outside an institution

Media Editors Audacity Imovie Windows Movie Maker Flash

Audacity

Imovie

Windows Movie Maker

Flash

Image editors Vector/pixel Photoshop Online (Sumo Paint) MS Paint Illustrator

Vector/pixel

Photoshop

Online (Sumo Paint)

MS Paint

Illustrator

Self paced training Large repositories of on line training opportunities Atomic Learning Adobe Microsoft

Large repositories of on line training opportunities

Atomic Learning

Adobe

Microsoft

E - whiteboard Whiteboard (reduction) SoftBoard SmartBoard

Whiteboard (reduction)

SoftBoard

SmartBoard

DVD or CD replicator Desktop (which one do you use?) Roxio Windows Explorer Nero

Desktop (which one do you use?)

Roxio

Windows Explorer

Nero

Security Norton Cisco Clean Access Browser security (Pop up blockers) Spam blockers Ad Aware

Norton

Cisco Clean Access

Browser security (Pop up blockers)

Spam blockers

Ad Aware

Mobile devices Pervasive learning is here & getting bigger ITunes university Ipods, mobile phones, PDA, BlackBerry Uploading File naming

Pervasive learning is here & getting bigger

ITunes university

Ipods, mobile phones, PDA, BlackBerry

Uploading

File naming

Paper generators Fax machines Photocopiers Printer scanners

Fax machines

Photocopiers

Printer scanners

Schedulers Instructional coordinators only Benchmark Timetable Assignment Class planner

Instructional coordinators only

Benchmark Timetable

Assignment

Class planner

Library Access, reserve & monitor resources Online journals, mags & newspapers Online subscriptions to resources & media

Access, reserve & monitor resources

Online journals, mags & newspapers

Online subscriptions to resources & media

Virtual spaces Second Life 3D Virtual Worlds

Second Life

3D Virtual Worlds

Filters and Blockers Websense Telecoms (National)

Websense

Telecoms (National)

Laptops Access the institution systems & Internet Power outlets Communicating with an e-whiteboard Behavior management Students and laptops?

Access the institution systems & Internet

Power outlets

Communicating with an e-whiteboard

Behavior management

Students and laptops?

Networking Specialized mailing lists TESL-L listserve Social networks (NING) Classroom2.0

Specialized mailing lists

TESL-L listserve

Social networks (NING) Classroom2.0

Trouble shooting Task manager Wiring Who is responsible?

Task manager

Wiring

Who is responsible?

Example What technologies are involved in creating an eportfolio?

What technologies are involved in creating an eportfolio?

eportfolios Proprietary system Wordprocessor Scanner Printer Graphics Server CD copier Email Photocopier Spreadsheet Others?

Proprietary system

Wordprocessor

Scanner

Printer

Graphics

Server

CD copier

Email

Photocopier

Spreadsheet

Others?

suggestions Include stakeholders in process of technology acquisition Upgrades of technology (equal, training, timely) Training – cycles, just-in-time, system (check list)

Include stakeholders in process of technology acquisition

Upgrades of technology (equal, training, timely)

Training – cycles, just-in-time, system (check list)

suggestions Optimization of learning objects Logical archiving of learning and administrative media – for easier access Common desktop (workstation) Teacher/Lab

Optimization of learning objects

Logical archiving of learning and administrative media – for easier access

Common desktop (workstation) Teacher/Lab

considerations Mentoring system (tech champion) Dedicated team to support tech

Mentoring system (tech champion)

Dedicated team to support tech

considerations Consistent Bookmaking on browser & portal page Development of suitable activities to make technology relevant

Consistent Bookmaking on browser & portal page

Development of suitable activities to make technology relevant

considerations Development of suitable activities to make technology relevant Don’t use technology unless it adds value to the learning

Development of suitable activities to make technology relevant

Don’t use technology unless it adds value to the learning

Inauthentic labour