Growing Pains: What Happens When Faculty Integrate Technology Into Their Teaching

The Collaboration Conference

February 2000

Paula Pedersen-Randall Kathy Heltzer, & Helen Rallis

University of Minnesota, Duluth

What happens…???

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Presentation Overview Introductions & goal setting How faculty are integrating

technology at UMD Small groups: Sharing your

stories Large group report back of

“gems” Our Stories: Kathy, Paula,

Helen Conclusion: Issues to consider

when integrating technology

Introductions

Introduce yourselves Survey participants

– Background– What you would like to

learn

How UMD faculty are integrating technology

Slides showing examples How faculty learn to integrate

technology:– Self taught– ITSS workshops– ITSS consulting– Tech Camp– Technology Certificate– From colleagues & students

What have been your experiences?

In 3 groups share:– How are you using

technology?– What have been your

growing pains/obstacles?– What have you tried to

overcome these obstacles?

Large group: share “gems”

Our stories... Helen

Kathy

Paula

Issues to consider

Who? Why? When? Where? How?

Top Tips (for relieving growing pains)

Less is more Start out badly Get help:

– university/IT– colleagues– students

Plan ahead:– your teaching– the applications you use– the classroom & equipment

Re-evaluate your teaching paradigm

Recognize your:– learning style– limits– stage of learning

Accept that:– if something can go wrong,

it will– things that go wrong aren’t

necessarily bad

Online Resource

http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/ITSS/TechTeaching/GrowingPains.html