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What is academic development ~ With a touch of tech.
The document discusses academic development in higher education, focusing on practices that enhance institutional performance and student success. It highlights the importance of adapting teaching methods to meet the needs of contemporary students, emphasizing the integration of technology and collaborative learning. The text also addresses the role of mobile devices in education, weighing their potential benefits against challenges posed by misuse.
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What is academic development ~ With a touch of tech.
- 1. What is AcademicDevelopment – with a touch of tech Presented by Anne Olsen Academic Development Professional Centre for Teaching Learning & Media NMMU Anne-Mart.Olsen2@nmmu.ac.za @weirdsister_ann http://education.wm.edu/centers/ttac/images/articleimages/graduateschoolwork
- 2. What is academicdevelopment? A field within teaching and learning in higher education (Rowland, 2001). http://www.flickr.com/photos/42741665@N08/8174941335
- 3. What is academicdevelopment? A Definition … academic development is taken to mean practices designed to enhance the performance of an institution of higher education… (Candy 1996: 17) http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124348109@N01/8131114541 Whose responsibility is it?
- 4. How is academicdevelopment supported @ NMMU? Centre for teaching, learning @ Media (CTLM) http://www.rheinzink.co.za/uploads/pics/19042013_nmmu-37_01.jpg
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- 7. The purpose of academicdevelopment STUDENT SUCCESS http://www.flickr.com/photos/16556549@N00/4716218374 Co- responsibility Student success website: http://tal.nmmu.ac.za/
- 8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wakingtiger/3157623426 A new approachto teaching & learning @weirdsister_ann
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- 10. From: Digital LearningDesign by Anne Whaits Available athttp://www.slideshare.net/awhaits/digital-learning-design-14444623
- 11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/serenaconnelly/4578557276/in/faves-11607028@N08/ Our students areno longer little versions of us… We need to look beyond or 20th century knowledge or training to guide them…
- 12. When we playgames we rapidly solve abstract problems… while being continually assessed … and often working collaboratively. ~ Graham Brown-Martin
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- 14. We are familyhttp://pro.corbis.com From: Learning in a digital Age: Myth and Reality by Steve Wheeler Available at http://www.slideshare.net/timbuckteeth/learning-in-a-digital-age-myth-and-reality
- 15. Wii are family! http://wiifitnessdepot.com From:Learning in a digital Age: Myth and Reality by Steve Wheeler Available at http://www.slideshare.net/timbuckteeth/learning-in-a-digital-age-myth-and-reality
- 16. http://chriswondra.com/2007/12/17/paradigm-shift-ahead-learning-just-got-heroic/ … using technologiesthat have not been invented yet in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet - Shift happens 2012 This is especially true for education. Once upon a time the book revolutionised education… now?
- 17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mister-mac/7309103230/sizes/k/in/faves-11607028@N08/ Todays' students areno longer the people our education system was designed to teach
- 18. http://campussolutionsinc.com/tag/reach-college-students/ We learn byteaching From: Learning in a digital Age: Myth and Reality by Steve Wheeler Available at http://www.slideshare.net/timbuckteeth/learning-in-a-digital-age-myth-and-reality
- 19. We shouldn't expect "out ofthe box" thinking when we only employ "in the box" teaching. Tom Whitby From: Joquetta Johnson, Library Media Specialist Milford Mill Academy Available at http://www.slideshare.net/accordin2jo/whats-in-your-technology-toolbox-5438548 http://www.flickr.com/photos/louish/5625592927/
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- 21. From: Joquetta Johnson,Library Media Specialist Milford Mill Academy Available at http://www.slideshare.net/accordin2jo/whats-in-your-technology-toolbox-5438548 New tools of the trade
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- 23. http://www.flickr.com/photos/umpcportal/4581962986 In a huntingculture, kids play with bows and arrows. In an information society, they play with information. ~Henry Jenkins A magazine is an i-pad that doesn’t work.
- 24. If the onlytool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. Abraham Maslow From: Joquetta Johnson, Library Media Specialist Milford Mill Academy Available at http://www.slideshare.net/accordin2jo/whats-in-your-technology-toolbox-5438548
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- 27. Mobile phones areforcing children to become more literate. Without the ability to txt, they cannot fully participate in their culture of communication ~Peter Veomans
- 28. http://i.dailymail.co.uk ...they are distractingand disruptive. The phone becomes the focus of attention, inappropriate images/videos can be taken and sent, leading to invasion of privacy and loss of teacher control! Mobile phones should be banned because... Objections from Educators From: Learning in a digital Age: Myth and Reality by Steve Wheeler Available at http://www.slideshare.net/timbuckteeth/learning-in-a-digital-age-myth-and-reality
- 29. BYOD - Personaltechnologies http://farm1.static.flickr.com/117/291379959_594fa8ef70.jpg Whenwe ban young people from using their mobile devices, we prevent them from communicating and learning in ways that are meaningful to them. From: Learning in a digital Age: Myth and Reality by Steve Wheeler Available at http://www.slideshare.net/timbuckteeth/learning-in-a-digital-age-myth-and-reality
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- 31. Cell phone Mythsand Potentials • Too solitary • Irresponsible / inappropriate use • Theft • Knowledge with the teacher • Loss of control • Leverage device and collaborative culture • Teachers digital citizenship • Keep on person • Willingness to learn from the students • Use to maintain control http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkmousie/4379574834/Tolll: www.slideshare.net/tolll/byod-14682745
- 32. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogwrnsk/502008278.. In the timesof rapid change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists…. Eric Hoffer
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Editor's Notes
- #11 The history of technology in education: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwWWsz_X9s&feature=related
- #13 My 7year old son is playing LOL (League of Legends) online and complaining about lag, when I download YouTube videos. At the same time my toddler is playing Ninja Jump on the tablet, and I still cannot beat his score. Michael gets a glimpse into what his world would be like, he plays in a virtual team, develops an understanding of acceptable online behaviour and then there is creative problem solving.
- #14 The phrase “shift happens” is synonymous with Did You Know? a presentation licenced to Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod and XPLANE under Creative Commons Attribution and Non-Commercial Share-Alike Licence (shifthappends, 2012). This presentation has its roots as a PowerPoint presentation shown at a faculty meeting and (expectantly) went viral. It focuses on the power of technology and how social media and networking has revolutionised the way we communicate and interact with the world around us.
- #18 This is indicative of why it is necessary to embrace a new learning environment where we, as educators, are welcoming technology enhanced teaching and learning devices in the classroom, students multi-tasking (BBMing and texting while we lecture), Web2.0 applications and the challenges these pose. Many people are asking, “But why?” Once again, I turn to Prensky for an answer “Today’s students are no longer the people our education system was designed to teach” (Prensky, 2001: 1). We need to adapt and change with our environment and create a system where we can reach our students.
- #21 She explains that the secret is finding “an appropriate balance between structure and learning autonomy in order to facilitate self-directed, personalised learning” (Drexler, 2010: 370). Student-generated content can be useful in finding this balance, as it addresses the technology divide, and it assists with peer teaching and reinforces the learning from the classroom. An example includes a student that used his cell phone to record a presentation, instead of presenting it in front of the entire class. This was a massive time saver as I was able to watch it in the comfort of my own home, my students were happy because they could present the work from the comfort of their own home and I was able to rewind and re-watch anything I missed. Watching the recoding of a presentation (based on content covered in class) I was able to see how well the student understood the work and I am able to show this video to other student as an alternative demonstration of the work, in a language they will understand. I will definitely be using this method again in the future, as the students took pride in what they did, a notion which is substantiated by Steve Wheeler (2008: 987). He states that there is “evidence that user-crated content software in particular encourages deeper engagement with learning through the act of authoring, simply because the awareness of an audience, no matter how virtual or tentative”. Using applications like Glogster.edu, Sliderocket and blogger one can encourage students to engage with content in fun way and they are able to generate their own content, showing what they understand and they can share this with other students in the classroom and online.
- #24 Our students are technologically aware, but not always in the way we would like them to be or in the way we are. A magazine is an ipad that doesn‘t work
- #27 I realised one has to walk a fine line when distinguishing between students losing interest as a consequence of technology and ineffective classroom management and student engagement. I asked my students what their expectations are of me (starting the second semester) and they asked that I not be boring, that I entertain and not to give up if they do not understand something. In return they offered me cooperation, participation and respect. I find if I incorporate technology in the classroom the work becomes less boring, the students are entertained and they are more motivated to keep discovering new methods to encourage understanding.
- #29 Not every student may have a laptop, ipad or notebook, but they all have a cell phone, the digital device of the future, and lately a cell phone can accomplish almost as much as a computer. I know of students that have typed entire assignments using the document application on their Blackberry, which doubles as a gaming console, a research tool, a flash drive, social networking tool and finally a phone
- #31 Not every student may have a laptop, ipad or notebook, but they all have a cell phone, the digital device of the future, and lately a cell phone can accomplish almost as much as a computer. I know of students that have typed entire assignments using the document application on their Blackberry, which doubles as a gaming console, a research tool, a flash drive, social networking tool and finally a phone.