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Bringing Technology Effectively

to Late-Adopting Faculty

Bringing Technology Effectively

to Late-Adopting Faculty

IET MediaworksUniversity of California, Davis

http://cloudyBay.ucdavis.edu/HRM/EduCauseSW

IET MediaworksUniversity of California, Davis

http://cloudyBay.ucdavis.edu/HRM/EduCauseSW

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Bringing Technology Effectively

to Late-Adopting Faculty

Bringing Technology Effectively

to Late-Adopting FacultyCopyright Harry R. Matthews, Christine F. Sarason, Sausha

Bacci, and the Regents of the University of California 2003. This work is the intellectual property of the authors. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the authors. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from either Harry R. Matthews or Christine F. Sarason.

Copyright Harry R. Matthews, Christine F. Sarason, Sausha Bacci, and the Regents of the University of California 2003. This work is the intellectual property of the authors. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the authors. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from either Harry R. Matthews or Christine F. Sarason.

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SummarySummary• Issues

• Late Adopters

• UC Davis Environment

• Program Description and Evaluation

• Reasons for Participation

• Problems and Solutions

• URLs.

• Issues

• Late Adopters

• UC Davis Environment

• Program Description and Evaluation

• Reasons for Participation

• Problems and Solutions

• URLs.

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IssuesIssues• Technology Adoption - Student Expectations

• Faculty Development

• Student Learning Experience

• Scaling

• Educational Transformation

• Community of Learners.

• Technology Adoption - Student Expectations

• Faculty Development

• Student Learning Experience

• Scaling

• Educational Transformation

• Community of Learners.

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Being a Late Adopter

Being a Late Adopter• Easily Distracted by More Urgent Tasks

• Technology is Too Broad – Need to Focus

• Technology Seems Very Complicated

• Technology is Never the Easiest, Quickest Way to Solve My Next Task

• Fear That Technology Will Displace

- Academic Values

- Faculty Members.

• Easily Distracted by More Urgent Tasks

• Technology is Too Broad – Need to Focus

• Technology Seems Very Complicated

• Technology is Never the Easiest, Quickest Way to Solve My Next Task

• Fear That Technology Will Displace

- Academic Values

- Faculty Members.

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Why Bother With Late Adopters?

Why Bother With Late Adopters?

• Compassion

• Influence with Departments and Academic Senate

• Institutional Issues:

- Student Experience/Community of Learners…

• Compassion

• Influence with Departments and Academic Senate

• Institutional Issues:

- Student Experience/Community of Learners…

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UC Davis Environment

UC Davis Environment• Academic Computing Coordinating

Council http://ac4.ucdavis.edu

• Information & Educational Technology

• Mediaworks

• Arbor.

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Program DescriptionProgram Description

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• Background– Inception– Research

• Overview– Goals– Student Partners– Faculty Partners– Methodology.

• Background– Inception– Research

• Overview– Goals– Student Partners– Faculty Partners– Methodology.

Program DescriptionProgram Description

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BackgroundBackground• Inception

– Student Advisors & Faculty Members

• Research– Models

– Wake Forest University STARS

• Inception– Student Advisors & Faculty Members

• Research– Models

– Wake Forest University STARS

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Program GoalsProgram Goals• Broaden Technological Understanding

• Faculty Development Program

• Develop Technology Expertise

• Produce a Technology-Driven Teaching Product.

• Broaden Technological Understanding

• Faculty Development Program

• Develop Technology Expertise

• Produce a Technology-Driven Teaching Product.

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Student PartnersStudent Partners

• Applications

• Selection.

• Applications

• Selection.

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Student TrainingStudent Training• Dual Focus Curriculum

– Technology

– Interpersonal Skills.

• Dual Focus Curriculum– Technology

– Interpersonal Skills.

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Call for Faculty PartnersCall for Faculty Partners• Proposals

• Selection

• Projects.

• Proposals

• Selection

• Projects.

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MethodologyMethodology• Supervision

• Weekly Student Meetings

• Time Commitment

• Monthly Faculty Group Meetings

• Collaboration with Department TSC.

• Supervision

• Weekly Student Meetings

• Time Commitment

• Monthly Faculty Group Meetings

• Collaboration with Department TSC.

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ET Partners (5 Year Program)ET Partners (5 Year Program)

• Joins a Select Number of Faculty

with Specially Trained Students

• Access to a Personal Technology Tutor

• One Quarter per Partnership

• No Cost to Faculty’s Department.

• Joins a Select Number of Faculty

with Specially Trained Students

• Access to a Personal Technology Tutor

• One Quarter per Partnership

• No Cost to Faculty’s Department.

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Program EvaluationProgram

EvaluationWho is affected?Who is affected?

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ET Partners’ First Three QuartersET Partners’ First Three Quarters

• 26 Departments

• 30 Faculty Members

• 42 Courses

• 5000 Students

• 26 Departments

• 30 Faculty Members

• 42 Courses

• 5000 Students

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"The people who benefited the most from my ET Partner experience are my hundreds of students who receive state-of-the-art presentations of the course materials." 

David OslegerAssociate Adjunct ProfessorDepartment of Geology

"The people who benefited the most from my ET Partner experience are my hundreds of students who receive state-of-the-art presentations of the course materials." 

David OslegerAssociate Adjunct ProfessorDepartment of Geology

What the Faculty Partners are Saying… What the Faculty Partners are Saying…

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“The ET Partners program picked up my wings to fly! No confidence began to change to possibilities! Well trained student-teachers helped us really learn. This kind of mutual learning on campus is truly great.”

Haruko SakaibaraLecturerEast Asian Language and Literature (Japanese)

“The ET Partners program picked up my wings to fly! No confidence began to change to possibilities! Well trained student-teachers helped us really learn. This kind of mutual learning on campus is truly great.”

Haruko SakaibaraLecturerEast Asian Language and Literature (Japanese)

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“The flow of information (about Photoshop and PageMaker) went from the brain of my ET Partner through my fingers to the imaginations of students in my Photo and Word Workshop.”

David RobertsonProfessorEnglish

“The flow of information (about Photoshop and PageMaker) went from the brain of my ET Partner through my fingers to the imaginations of students in my Photo and Word Workshop.”

David RobertsonProfessorEnglish

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What the Student Partners are Saying…What the Student Partners are Saying…"Little did I know at

inception that this experience would prove to be one of the most challenging as well as one of the most rewarding events of my academic career."

Desiree GalentiJuniorCommunications

"Little did I know at inception that this experience would prove to be one of the most challenging as well as one of the most rewarding events of my academic career."

Desiree GalentiJuniorCommunications

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“Seeing the look on my faculty partner’s face when she learned something new, or something she did not know was possible, was a high point.”

Ben TranSenior Computer Science

“Seeing the look on my faculty partner’s face when she learned something new, or something she did not know was possible, was a high point.”

Ben TranSenior Computer Science

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Faculty Partner Surveys

Faculty Partner Surveys• Project Achievable in 11 Weeks

• Work More Productively

• Presentation of Work Enhanced.

• Project Achievable in 11 Weeks

• Work More Productively

• Presentation of Work Enhanced.

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Faculty Post SurveysFaculty Post Surveys

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Student Partner Surveys

Student Partner Surveys• Reversal of Roles is Most Valuable

• Moved by Feelings of Assisting Faculty

• Acquired New Empathy for Faculty.

• Reversal of Roles is Most Valuable

• Moved by Feelings of Assisting Faculty

• Acquired New Empathy for Faculty.

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Faculty NeedsFaculty Needs• PowerPoint

• Dreamweaver

• My UCDavis

• PowerPoint

• Dreamweaver

• My UCDavis

• File Management

• Excel

• E-mail.

• File Management

• Excel

• E-mail.

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Faculty Software NeedsFaculty Software Needs

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How Time is DistributedHow Time is Distributed• Teaching Faculty

• Project Related Production

• Self Training

• Meetings

• Communication

• Project Planning.

• Teaching Faculty

• Project Related Production

• Self Training

• Meetings

• Communication

• Project Planning.

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Student Partners Time DistributionStudent Partners Time Distribution

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Educational Technology

Project Demonstration

Educational Technology

Project Demonstration

Dr. Vijaya KumariAssistant Dean of CurriculumSchool of Medicine

Silas Gaussoin-RadcliffeSophomoreMusic

Dr. Vijaya KumariAssistant Dean of CurriculumSchool of Medicine

Silas Gaussoin-RadcliffeSophomoreMusic

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Reasons for ParticipationWhat are the Driving Factors?What are the Driving Factors?

Reasons for ParticipationReasons for Participation

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Drivers for Late Adopters

Drivers for Late Adopters• Critical Mass (fear of being left behind)

• Student Expectations

• Career Development/Protection

• New Teaching Tools

• Faculty Recommendation.

• Critical Mass (fear of being left behind)

• Student Expectations

• Career Development/Protection

• New Teaching Tools

• Faculty Recommendation.

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Drivers for Student Partners

Drivers for Student Partners• Financial Support

• Opportunity to Learn Technology

• Frustration with Faculty’s Skills

• Curriculum Vitae

• Role Reversal Experience.

• Financial Support

• Opportunity to Learn Technology

• Frustration with Faculty’s Skills

• Curriculum Vitae

• Role Reversal Experience.

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Problems Problems • Lack of Standardization in Technology - Hardware and Software

• Faculty Lack Funds for Software

• NEW Course Management Technology

• ET Grant Process TOO Slow

• Future Access to Student Partners

• Lack of Standardization in Technology - Hardware and Software

• Faculty Lack Funds for Software

• NEW Course Management Technology

• ET Grant Process TOO Slow

• Future Access to Student Partners

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Problems Problems • Lack of Standardization in Technology - Hardware and Software• Faculty Lack Funds for Software

• NEW Course Management Technology

• ET Grant Process TOO Slow

• Future Access to Student Partners

• Faculty Time Commitment

• Scheduling.

• Lack of Standardization in Technology - Hardware and Software• Faculty Lack Funds for Software

• NEW Course Management Technology

• ET Grant Process TOO Slow

• Future Access to Student Partners

• Faculty Time Commitment

• Scheduling.

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SolutionsSolutions• Train Students Cross Platform and Expand Their Knowledge in Software Programs

• Software Funds – No Solution

• Campus Portal Technology and Course Management Tools are Becoming Stable

• Train Students Cross Platform and Expand Their Knowledge in Software Programs

• Software Funds – No Solution

• Campus Portal Technology and Course Management Tools are Becoming Stable

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SolutionsSolutions• Automatic $2,000 ET Partner Award

• Recharge Access to Students (subject to availability)

• Stress “Must Use Technology in Order to Learn It” Concept.

• Scheduling Will Always be a Problem (block time on calendars in advance).

• Automatic $2,000 ET Partner Award

• Recharge Access to Students (subject to availability)

• Stress “Must Use Technology in Order to Learn It” Concept.

• Scheduling Will Always be a Problem (block time on calendars in advance).

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URLsURLs• EDUCAUSE Effective Practices

http://www.educause.edu/ep/ep.asp

• Mediaworks Site http://mediaworks.ucdavis.edu

• ET Partners Site Go to Mediaworks, select Educational Technology then ET Partners

• Student Partner Training Site http://cloudybay.ucdavis.edu/Partners/bindermaster.htm