Why Integrate Technology?Why Integrate Technology?
Sharon Gray, Instructional TechnologistSharon Gray, Instructional Technologist
Fostering technology integrationFostering technology integration
Universal student accessUniversal student access Reliable networksReliable networks Multiple opportunities for training and supportMultiple opportunities for training and support Environment which values experimentation Environment which values experimentation
and tolerates failuresand tolerates failures
Source: Spodark
Current state of higher ed tech integrationCurrent state of higher ed tech integration
Never45%
Frequent (several times/week)
20%
Occasional (once a month)
35%
Source: Sax
How are faculty currently using technology?How are faculty currently using technology?
0
20
40
60
80
100
Percentage of faculty (n = 33,785)
work from home
scholarly writing
presentations
Internet research
data analysis
online course material
course instruction
Source: Sax
Why bother?Why bother?
Access to vast repositories of INFORMATION and Access to vast repositories of INFORMATION and RESOURCESRESOURCES
REFLECTION upon (and in some cases transformation REFLECTION upon (and in some cases transformation ofof) ) the way we teachthe way we teach
VISUALIZATION and CONCEPTUALIZATIONVISUALIZATION and CONCEPTUALIZATION
Opportunities to create ENGAGED learnersOpportunities to create ENGAGED learners
Ability to ACCOMODATE varied learning stylesAbility to ACCOMODATE varied learning styles
How can faculty know what’s How can faculty know what’s possiblepossible??
Magazines and Journals:Magazines and Journals: T.H.E. T.H.E. http://http://www.thejournal.comwww.thejournal.com// Syllabus Syllabus http://www.syllabus.comhttp://www.syllabus.com Converge Converge http://http://www.convergemag.comwww.convergemag.com
Conferences and WebsitesConferences and Websites http://http://www.askeric.orgwww.askeric.org EDUCAUSE EDUCAUSE http://www.educause.edu/http://www.educause.edu/ Syllabus Syllabus http://www.syllabus.comhttp://www.syllabus.com The Collaboration The Collaboration http://www.colab.orghttp://www.colab.org
Instructor resource guides with websitesInstructor resource guides with websites http://http://www.learner.org/jnorthwww.learner.org/jnorth//
Augie’s own Instructional TechnologistAugie’s own Instructional Technologist!!
Technology can support learning by facilitating…Technology can support learning by facilitating…
EXPLORATIONEXPLORATION and ANALYSIS of information and ANALYSIS of information
SIMULATIONSIMULATION of events or processes of events or processes
VISUALIZATIONVISUALIZATION of abstract concepts of abstract concepts
MANIPULATION MANIPULATION of variablesof variables
CONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION of knowledgeof knowledge
PRACTICEPRACTICE and drilling of skillsand drilling of skills
Instead of writing comments in the margins of students’ papers, Instead of writing comments in the margins of students’ papers, you can have students can send papers via e-mail. Then, using a you can have students can send papers via e-mail. Then, using a microphone attached to a PC, you can make audio comments on microphone attached to a PC, you can make audio comments on the papers. If you return the papers via e-mail, students can listen the papers. If you return the papers via e-mail, students can listen to your comments with headphones or speakers.to your comments with headphones or speakers.
Or, to save disk space, you can use the Or, to save disk space, you can use the annotateannotate feature in Word feature in Word
You may already know how to create links to Web sites in You may already know how to create links to Web sites in PowerPoint, but you can also easily create links to the PowerPoint, but you can also easily create links to the filesfiles from from within a PowerPoint presentation: Paper www.google.com within a PowerPoint presentation: Paper www.google.com
Some ideas…Some ideas…
Use the custom animation feature to animate charts, graphs, and Use the custom animation feature to animate charts, graphs, and images within Powerpoint to make your message come alive…images within Powerpoint to make your message come alive…
Some more ideas…Some more ideas…
This piece represents This piece represents which artistic style?which artistic style?
RealismBaroque ImpressionismNeo-Classicism
RealismBaroque ImpressionismNeo-Classicism
Madonna and Child with Saints1708
Oil on canvas, 406 x 208 cmSan Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
RICCI, Sebastiano (b. 1659, Belluno, d. 1734, Venezia)
South America
Africa
Australia
AsiaNorth America
Understanding Cultural InfluencesUnderstanding Cultural Influences
Rainforest ecosystem Rainforest ecosystem declinedecline
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10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1960
1980
2000
Virtual field trips via Web or interactive CD-ROMVirtual field trips via Web or interactive CD-ROM
Some more ideas…Some more ideas…
Battle MapsBattle Maps
Field Museum Sounds from the Vault
Tending the Memory: National Digital ArchivesTending the Memory: National Digital Archives
More ideasMore ideas
Create Web pages that impose visual structure and an Create Web pages that impose visual structure and an expert’s conceptual framework upon complex informationexpert’s conceptual framework upon complex information
Use modeling software to help students visualize molecular structuresUse modeling software to help students visualize molecular structures Provide access to accompaniment software that responds and adjusts to the Provide access to accompaniment software that responds and adjusts to the
student’s tempo (and is available anytime!)student’s tempo (and is available anytime!) Create online forums for students to review their classmates’ papers, creating a Create online forums for students to review their classmates’ papers, creating a
“writers’ community”“writers’ community” Use WordUse Word™ to capture classroom discussions for posting and review™ to capture classroom discussions for posting and review Use Use BabelfishBabelfish or Google to translate phrases from one language to another (and or Google to translate phrases from one language to another (and
back again, for some interesting comparisons!)back again, for some interesting comparisons!) Use simulation software, such as SimCity (urban planning) or SimLife (biology) Use simulation software, such as SimCity (urban planning) or SimLife (biology)
to enable students to manipulate complex variables in a simulated environmentto enable students to manipulate complex variables in a simulated environment
More ideasMore ideas
Use Use biomechanics software biomechanics software and digital video capture to help and digital video capture to help students in physical education and sportsstudents in physical education and sports
Use Use digital microscopedigital microscope camerascameras to allow an entire class to to allow an entire class to view the same microscopic image view the same microscopic image
Use Use thermal imaging software thermal imaging software to plot thermal fluctuationsto plot thermal fluctuations Use Use electronicelectronic “smart“smart boards” instead of projection screens to boards” instead of projection screens to
run software demonstrations and capture whiteboard imagesrun software demonstrations and capture whiteboard images
Virtual Tour of the Louvre
Virtual Tour of the Pantheon
QuickTime Cubic VR Gallery
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Period Rooms
Vatican Museums
Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
Chemist’s Art Gallery
The Orbitron
Virtual MuseumsVirtual Museums
HistoryHistory
ScienceScience
OtherOther
Finally…Finally…
While information does While information does notnot equal knowledge equal knowledgeand technology is and technology is notnot a “cure-all”, a “cure-all”,
thoughtfulthoughtful, , meaningfulmeaningful, and , and authenticauthentic integration integration of technology and information resources of technology and information resources
can enhance learning and lead to can enhance learning and lead to development of knowledge.development of knowledge.
SourcesSources
Sax, L. 2000. “An Overview of the 1998-99 Faculty Norms.” Graduate School of Sax, L. 2000. “An Overview of the 1998-99 Faculty Norms.” Graduate School of Educational and Information Studies UCLA. (A study of 33,785 family members from Educational and Information Studies UCLA. (A study of 33,785 family members from 378 colleges. 378 colleges.
Spodark, E. 2003, “Five Obstacles to Technology Integration at a Small Liberal Arts Spodark, E. 2003, “Five Obstacles to Technology Integration at a Small Liberal Arts University”, University”, T.H.E. JournalT.H.E. Journal March: 14-24. Online: March: 14-24. Online: http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4344.cfm .http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4344.cfm .
Cuban, L. 1999. “The Technology Puzzle.” Cuban, L. 1999. “The Technology Puzzle.” Education Week Education Week 4 August: 47,68. Online: 4 August: 47,68. Online: www.edweek.org/ew/vol-18/43cuban.h18www.edweek.org/ew/vol-18/43cuban.h18 ..
Trinkle, D. 1999. “Distance Education: A Means to an End, No More, No Less.” Trinkle, D. 1999. “Distance Education: A Means to an End, No More, No Less.” Chronicle Chronicle of Higher Education of Higher Education 6 August: A60.6 August: A60.
Maddux, C., Johnson, L., and Willis, J., Maddux, C., Johnson, L., and Willis, J., Educational Computing: Learning with Tomorrow’s Educational Computing: Learning with Tomorrow’s Technologies (2nd ed.) Technologies (2nd ed.) Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1997, pp. 17-35.Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1997, pp. 17-35.
URLsURLs
EXPLORATION – The Exploratorium EXPLORATION – The Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/http://www.exploratorium.edu/
ANALYSIS – EROS http://edc.usgs.gov/ ANALYSIS – EROS http://edc.usgs.gov/
SIMULATION – Amusement Park Physics SIMULATION – Amusement Park Physics http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
VISUALIZATION – CalTech Super Computer VISUALIZATION – CalTech Super Computer http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/ismap/image.htmlhttp://www.cacr.caltech.edu/ismap/image.html
MANIPULATION – Optical Illusions MANIPULATION – Optical Illusions http://www.illusionworks.com/html/hall_of_illusions.htmlhttp://www.illusionworks.com/html/hall_of_illusions.html
CONSTRUCTION – Northwestern University CONSTRUCTION – Northwestern University http://web.mmlc.nwu.edu/projects/http://web.mmlc.nwu.edu/projects/
PRACTICE – Yale Cardiothoracic Imaging PRACTICE – Yale Cardiothoracic Imaging http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/imaging/http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/imaging/
Dunhuang QTVR Dunhuang QTVR http://smith.mmlc.nwu.edu/~harlan/Merit/latest/qtvr.htmlhttp://smith.mmlc.nwu.edu/~harlan/Merit/latest/qtvr.html
Valley of the Shadow Valley of the Shadow http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/choosepart.htmlhttp://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/choosepart.html Virginia Center for Digital History Virginia Center for Digital History http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/
The Field Museum The Field Museum http://www.fieldmuseum.org/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/
Sounds from the Vault Sounds from the Vault http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sounds/index.htmhttp://www.fieldmuseum.org/sounds/index.htm
URLsURLs
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Period Rooms http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/vr_html/vr/temp_v_thumbnails.htm
Vatican Museums http://vrm.vrway.com/issue14/VATICAN_MUSEUMS_IN_VIRTUAL_REALITY.html
Virtual Tour of the Louvre http://www.louvre.or.jp/louvre/QTVR/anglais/
QuickTime Cubic VR Gallery http://www.apple.com/quicktime/gallery/cubicvr/
Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/
Virtual Tour of the Pantheon http://www.compart-multimedia.com/virtuale/us/roma/pantheon.htm
The Orbitron http://www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/orbitron/
Chemist’s Art Gallery http://www.csc.fi/chem/gallery.phtml