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Join Kimeiko Hotta Dover, English Professor at Seneca College, as she explores criteria for assessing technology in education and presents tools to support effective teaching and learning. Learn about the Seven Principles of Good Practice in Education and discover innovative tech tools to enhance student engagement and feedback. Engage in group tasks and discussions to apply these concepts in your teaching practice.
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Let’s Talk Nerdy!http://kimeiko.wordpress.com/workshops/cpa2013 KimeikoHotta Dover, Professor English Language Institute SENECA COLLEGE Canadian Payroll AssociationCoordinators & Instructors Conference 4 June 2013
Agenda Warm-up activity Criteria for assessing technology Group task Summary / Debriefing Q & A
Poll Views • Responding via Internet www.polleverywhere.com/kimeiko • Live results www.polleverywhere.com/my/polls
2. Criteria for Assessing Technology A. Does it support effective teaching and learning? (how?) B. Is it worth the effort?
Does it support effective teaching and learning? • 1987: Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education • 1996: Arthur W. Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever • 2004: Arthur W. Bangert The Seven Principles of Good Practice: A framework for evaluating on-line teaching Access articles online
Seven Principles for Good Practicein Undergraduate Education • encourages contact between students and faculty, *** • develops reciprocity and cooperation among students, • encourages active learning, • gives prompt feedback, • emphasizes time on task, • communicates high expectations, and • respects diverse talents and ways of learning Chickering & Gamson
Ways to encourage contact • Google (Drive, Hangouts, Scholar, Chrome browser) • f2f office hours • MyLab (publisher’s online tool) • blogs • email • Facebook group • phone (SMS - texting) • Second Life (avatars in virtual world)
5. Emphasizes time on task time + energy = learning 10,000 hours!
6. Communicates high expectations Photo: SD Dirk
7. Respects diverse talents & ways of learning kinesthetic
Is it worth the effort?What are YOUR criteria? • effective - engaging, fun, interesting • current • easy to learn • motivate - practical • deepens understanding • novelty • competitive • needs to be accepted by learners • flexible - adapting to different needs • paperless & easy to access (cloud) • free!!! (low cost)
4. Summary / Debriefing • Group presentations of highlights • PollEverywhere • Highlights • Q&A
What new tech tool(s) are you inspired to try? • The following Wordle word cloud generated from responses submitted via PollEverywhere shows a strong and clear interest by a majority of participants…
Thanks again! Kimeiko.Dover@senecacollege.ca
Presenter’s Notes Seven Principles: Sample Tech Tools
1. Encourage Contact Between Students and Faculty • Phone • Content Management System • Announcements • Email • Discussion Boards • Chat • Virtual classroom • Virtual Worlds
2. Develop Student Reciprocity & Cooperation • Website / blog makers (Spicynodes.org, Tumblr, Weebly, Wix, Wordpress) • Google Docs (PiratePad, TypeWith.me, Sync.in) • Dropbox (JustCloud, SugarSync, MyPCbackup)
3. Encourage Active Learning • Presentation builders (PowerPoint, Prezi, Keynote) • Twitter • Pinterest • Diigo.com, Delicious, Scoop.it • Paper.li
4. Give Prompt Feedback • PollEverywhere • Online Gradebooks • MSWord Feedback / Comments • Conferencing via online journals, text and/or voice discussion boards • Google Drive forms for online surveys
5. Emphasize time on task • As-needed / if-needed practice activities and tutorials developed using: • Screen captures: • PrtSc key & MSWord • Jing! (also for videos) • SnagIt • ScreencastOmatic • Video tutorials: • Commercial videos: Camtasia, Captivate • Open source videos: Cam Studio, Wink • View CamStudio tutorial
6. Communicate High Expectations • Examples, models, case studies, simulations, rubrics, etc. (see Creative Commons) • Sample research paper and tools: • MLA Style Guide • Bib Me Works Cited generator • Rubrics
7. Diverse talents and ways of learning • Auditory • podcasts • Visual • Khan Academy (tutorials) • History by the Minute • Kinesthetic • Khan Academy (practice)