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Using the Technology--- for Learning’s Sake

Discover how the implementation of the laptop program at Wake Forest University has revolutionized teaching and learning, resulting in improved SAT scores, retention rates, and faculty recruitment.

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Using the Technology--- for Learning’s Sake

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  1. Using the Technology--- for Learning’s Sake By David G. Brown, Wake Forest University @Dalhousie University September 14, 2000, 2:30-4:30 PM

  2. How the Laptop Program Has Changed Wake Forest

  3. Thinkpads for all New Every 2 Years Own @ Graduation Printers for all Wire Everything Standard Software Full Admin Systems IGN for Faculty Keep Old Computers 40+30 New People 75% Faculty Trained 85% CEI Users 99% E-Mail +15% Tuition ~$1500/Yr/Student 4 Year Phase In Pilot Year Plan for 2000 THE WAKE FOREST PLANF96:IBM 365XD, 16RAM, 100Mhz, 810MB, CD-ROM, 14.4 modemF97: IBM 380D, 32 RAM, 130Mhz, 1.35GB, CD-ROM, 33.6 modemF98: IBM 380XD, 64 RAM, 233 Mhz, 4.1GB, CD-ROM, 56 modemF99: IBM 390, 128 RAM, 333 Mhz, 6GB, CD-ROM, 56 modem F00: IBM A20m, 500 Mhz, 11GB, 15”ActMatrix, CD-ROM, 90 modem Order at--- http://iccel.wfu.edu ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

  4. Consequences for Wake Forest • +SAT Scores & Class Ranks • +Retention & Grad Rates • +Satisfaction & Learning • +Faculty Recruitment

  5. Computers Enhance My Teaching and/or Learning Via-- Presentations Better--20% More Opportunities to Practice & Analyze--35% More Access to Source Materials via Internet--43% More Communication with Faculty Colleagues, Classmates, and Between Faculty and Students--87%

  6. Computers allow people---- • to belong to more communities • to be more actively engaged in each community • with more people • over more miles • for more months and years • TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

  7. With Ubiquity---The Culture Changes • Mentality shifts-- like from public phone to personal phone. • Teaching Assumptions shift-- like from books in the public library to everyone owns a copy of his/her own. • Timelines shift-- like from “our class meets MWF” to “we see each other all the time and MWF we meet together” • Students’ sense of access shifts-- like from “maybe I can get that book in the library” to “I have that book in my library.” • Relationships shift-- like from a family living in many different states to all family members living in the same town Wake Forest University

  8. Faculty Engagement

  9. Environmental Imperatives • Universal Student Access to Computers • Reliable Networks • Multiple Opportunities for Training and Consultation • Faculty Ethos that values Experimentation and Tolerates Falters

  10. Beginning Assumptions • Start by enhancing an existing course, not total redesign! • Use only techniques that can be learned by faculty in less than an hour! • Expect network reliability and access to knowledge help when needed! • Recognize that no experiment can jeopardize the success of a student cohort (Garden Metaphor)

  11. I think we’re here because... Our profession has new gardening tools. We want to learn which ones will be useful in stimulating growth in our own gardens. ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

  12. Eager Faculty Faculty Ownership Centrality of Educational Theory Communication & Conversation Hybrid Instruction Friendly Sharing Flexibility Diversity among Disciplines Non-threatening Innovation Patience Concepts Underlying Strategy

  13. The Big Five #1. Continuous Communication #2. Repetition #3. Controversy and Debate #4. Different Strokes, Different Folks #5. Outsider Involvement

  14. The Low Hanging Six • Email & Listservs • URL addresses (in syllabus) • Annotations within word processed documents • Powerpoint “lecture outlines” • Mini-movies that show successive computer screens • Practice quizzing prior-to-class (via WebCT)

  15. Academic Computer Specialists Computer Enhanced Learning Initiative Committee on Information Tech. The Academic Tech Initiative Deans & Department Chairs Information System & the Help Desk Student Technology Advisors Residence Hall Tech Advisors Library Trainers Business & Industry Advisory Group Agencies for Encouraging Use

  16. Swap & Share Benchmarking Trip Workshop by Off-Campus VIPs Computer Tip Talk Best Practices Conference National Computer Meetings Training On Call Summer Workshop CAI Newsgroup File of Best Local Practice Ways to Exchange Information

  17. Standard Software and Equipment (Threshold) Standard Filing System Well-defined Academic Policy Portability: Classroom, Home, Vacation, Abroad Use Outside the Classroom Others Ways to Stimulate Computer Use

  18. WORKSHEETWhat are the barriers to more use of technology by faculty?For your own campus, allocate 100 points among the three major barrier categories! • _____% Faculty Need Time • _____%Faculty Need Access to Expertise • _____% Faculty Need to Motivation

  19. Lessons Learned

  20. LESSONS LEARNED • Early investment in extensive multimedia may be more fun than useful • Chat sessions are rarely productive • Threaded discussions work only when the topic is narrowly defined, controversial, and the response is time limited and graded • Powerpoint is often abused and overused

  21. Lessons Learned • First Focus Upon Communication • Undertake achievable goals • Contact becomes Continuous. • Students expect messages between classes • Team assignments increase • Papers & Talks often include visuals • Departmental clubs thrive • Student Portfolios Emerge • Students teach faculty ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

  22. Lessons Learned • Computer challenged students learn basic skills quickly, without special classes • Disciplines use computers differently • The Internet is the place to put electronic class materials (WebCT) • Start with Learning Objectives, Not Technology • If Email is always up, everyone will be happy ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

  23. Lessons Learned • Greatest benefits are what happens between classes, not during classes. • Greatest gains from computing come from some of the simplest applications • Standardization speeds faculty adoption and eases the pressure upon support staff. • Standardization saves class time. • Student groups are larger and more active. ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

  24. Main Impact of Computers Upon Learning in College • Student Self Confidence is Shaken When They Aren’t Computer Savvy • Availability of New Methods of Teaching & Learning has greatly increased how much and how we think about effective teaching. • Different strokes for different folks-- individualization w/o necessarily personalization • Community is strengthened in every way! [Always in Touch] ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000

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