Practices and Technologies that Enhance Learning
Explore modern teaching practices and technologies like rich media sharing, web-based tools, mobile computing, gaming, podcasts, and more to improve learning outcomes. Discover how to adapt to changing student expectations and leverage disruptive technologies to enhance education effectively.
Practices and Technologies that Enhance Learning
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Practices and Technologies that Enhance Learning Cyprien Lomas clomas@educause.edu
Found on web at http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/ • Photo by Michael Stephens
Found on web at http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/ • Photo by Michael Stephens
Learning with Technologies • WebCT • Personal Response Systems • Email? Discussion Boards • Laptops in the classroom? Chat? • Gaming, immersive environments?
http://del.icio.us/horizonvcop • A measured step towards walking the talk.
Students expect technology now. • Very comfortable • Use it as an extension of self. • Changing Practices • Sharing, collaborating, communicating in ways that we couldn’t imagine with technology. E.g. facebook, places, location based games
Changing Ownership • Who owns a interaction? • What do you want to happen? • It should reflect the needs of its users.
It is out there… • We need to listen
Clickers • Physics uses of clickers • Sharing of best practices • Transfer to other disciplines (Biology, Chemistry)
The Dangers • Win XP SP2 • Software upgrades • 40 minute troubleshoot • Letter to Newspaper • Student election issue
What can you do? • How do you communicate to: • People you work with • People you report to • People who support you
How can you • Fit into an Institutional Strategy? • Support it?