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- 1. Using Technology to Enhance Classroom Learning Facilitated by Dr. Sophia Scott
- 2. Agenda • Understanding our students • Technology & Learning • Tips & Techniques for using PowerPoint technology to enhance learning in the classroom • Tips & Techniques for using Website technology to enhance learning in the classroom
- 4. Who are our Students? Baby Boomers • TV generation • Typewriters • Memos Gen X • Video games • Computers • E-mail Net Gen • The Web • Mobile devices • Instant messenger • Online communities
- 5. By age 21, The average person will have spent…. • 10,000 hours video games • 20,000 emails • 20,000 hours TV • 10,000 hours on a cell phone • Under 5,000 hours reading Prensky, 2003
- 6. Children are exposed to technology for play and learning at a very young age
- 7. Neuroplasticity • The brain reorganizes itself through life – Stimulation – Developmental experiences • Their brains are really “wired” differently
- 8. The Net Generation… • Born in or after 1982 • Gravitate toward group activity • 8 out of 10 say “it’s cool to be smart” • Focused on grades and performance • Busy with extracurricular activities • Identify with parents’ values; feel close to parents • Respectful of social conventions and institutions • Fascination for new technologies • Racially and ethnically diverse Howe & Strauss, 2003
- 9. Teen use of Web • 100% use it to search for information on colleges, careers & jobs • 74% use instant messaging as a major communication vehicle • 54% of students (7-12 grade) know more IM screen names than home phone numbers
- 10. Teen use of Web for Communication • 81% e-mail friends & relatives • 70% instant message • 56% prefer the Internet over the telephone
- 11. Why do teens go the Web? • Find new & exciting information • Learn more/better • For community • Show others what they can do • Be heard
- 12. The Net Gen is Self-teaching – What does that mean for the classroom?
- 13. Teens & Multi-tasking Online
- 15. Today’s Learners… • Digitally literate • Mobile • Always on • Experiential • Social (stay connected) Oblinger, 2004
- 16. Hypertext minds: Qualities • Crave interactivity • Read visual images • Visual-spatial skills • Parallel processing • Inductive discovery • Fast response time Prensky, 2001
- 17. Concerns… • Short attention span • Choose NOT to pay attention • Lack reflection • Lack text literacy • Lack identification of source quality
- 18. NetGen learning preferences • Teams, peer-to-peer • Structure • Engagement & experience • Visual & kinesthetic • Things that matter Oblinger, 2004
- 19. Students vs. Faculty Students Faculty Pictures, sound, video Text Random access Linear, logical, sequential Interactive & networked Independent & individual Multitasking Single or limited tasks Spontaneous Deliberate Engaging Disciplined
- 20. Generational Comparisons • Ctrl+Alt+Del is as basic as ABC • They don’t understand the “return” key • Computers fit into backpacks • They have always had a personal identification number • Photos are processed in under an hour • Gas has always been unleaded • Rogaine is available for the follicularly challenged
- 21. Multiple Media Literacy • 2 million children have a personal website (ages 6-17) • 6 million will have one by the end of the year
- 22. It is not about AGE… We live in a technologically enriched environment
- 23. Compare yourself • Are you comfortable composing documents longhand? • Have you turned “remembering” over to a technology? • Are you connected? (Internet, cell phone) • Do you engage in more than one activity at a time? • Do you play computer or video games?
- 24. What does the learning environment look like?
- 27. Environments for learning • Every students learns all the time – Learning is in & out of classroom – Every setting can be a learning environment • Direct experience shapes individual understanding • Individuals learn by establishing & reworking patterns, relationships & connections • Change is stimulating
- 28. The Big Question… How can teachers enable students to be successful in education?
- 29. What students want in a learning environment… • Teacher to have an in-depth knowledge in their field • Faculty ability to use technology Effectively • Don’t overuse the technology
- 30. Interaction Students learn from thinking… thinking is engaged by activity Junassen, 2003
- 31. Engaging Learning Experiences EmotionalEngaging Passive Active Case Study Voting Debate Problem Solving Real Project Games Facilitated Discussion Lecture Q & A
- 32. Mix Lecture with Technology
- 33. Tips & Techniques for using Website technology to enhance learning in the classroom
- 35. First Things First! • What's the purpose of your web site? If you can narrow down what you want your viewers to do when they're at your site, you can save yourself a lot of time by focusing your web site content. • Who is your audience? • What kind of technology is your audience using?
- 36. Tips for Basics of Web Design 1. Identify Purpose 2. Recognize Bandwidth (design to 28.8 modem) 3. Graphics (GIF or JPEG? – GIF better for bandwidth 4. Monitor resolution (design to 640X480) 5. Recognize multiple platforms and browsers (MAC or PC and Netscape or Explorer) 6. Navigation should be consistent & easy to use 7. Use common Fonts
- 37. Notes and hints... • To get "headings," use the style drop- down menu. This is the first dropdown menu in your toolbar. • Use "bold" and "italics," but stay away from underlining text. This makes the text look like it's a link, which is confusing to users. • To get sub-bullets, click the "indent" toolbar button twice.
- 38. Maintaining a web site • Have a back up copy • Update the site • Use the navigation and interface tools
- 39. Delivering • Check the content • Check links • Get feedback from students & others
- 40. Student Comments • Keep the site organized • Keep the site updated • Have a place for questions • Have clear instructions & directions • Respond in a timely manner • Add additional resources • Have a purpose for the content (don’t like busy work)
- 41. In summary…. • Recognize your students • Balance technology & lecture • Be active in teaching • Use PowerPoint & Websites effectively • Engage students in different learning experiences • It is NOT about technology – it IS about interactivity!
Editor's Notes
- Notice the difference in the students. I am sure that you have noticed changes in your students. This generation embraces technology.
- Does this surprise you? Notice how little reading this generation does. Look into your own house, do these figure ring home?
- Many of the video games for children are educational. Look at some the TV programming for children.
- Science has finally proven what we have already suspected – they are wired differently.
- Doe some of these surprise you???? The one that I recognize in the classroom and at home is busy with extra curricular activities. What does this mean for the classroom?
- Only 44% of adults use IM There is an e-mail system for teens called tagged. They sign up and e-mail each other.
- If you have computers in the class, you will find students IM, e-mailing and watching music videos in addition to working on the class assignment. I have found that they can multi-task successfully.
- If you can bring these characteristics in the classroom, it will increase learning. You might try and reorganize one assignment and then monitor the results.
- The classroom is a great place to practice some of the skills that our students lack.
- Notice how different this is from the conventional classroom. Does this mean that students are not learning? Students adjust to the classroom for learning, but it may not be their preference. It is good for students to have the ability to adjust to different teaching styles regardless of their learning preference.
- Give examples from classes and let the audience share their experiences.
- Remember that many students have personal websites. At a minimum you can have a site where students can get their assignments. We can take time and practice working in Frontpage.