Presenters: Amber Helsel-Ickes, Sarah DeHaas, Valerie Park, John Wright

Additionally: Hannah Bellowar, Lynn Cockett, Kathy JonesJuniata College

Huntingdon, PA

SoTL Summer Grants

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SoTL Summer Grants

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SoTL Summer GrantsCall for SoTL Summer Grants

Rubric used to evaluate Grant applications

Example of funded summer grant (Mark McKellop)

Today’s PresentationSecond year for the iPad initiative at Juniata

Example of Use in a Lab Course – Amber Helsel-Ickes

Rubric for App Selection and Evaluation – Sarah DeHaas

Peer Coaching – Valerie Park

Digital Media Skills Assessment – John Wright

Discussion Continues on Fri, 22.Mar – LC on Teaching Excellence

Example of Use in a Lab CourseAmber Helsel-Ickes

Fisher Scientific>$400Awkward calibration

ODM Technology~$75More user-friendlyMemory & location capabilities

vs.

Example of Use in a CourseAmber Helsel-Ickes

Rubric for App Selection & EvaluationSarah DeHaas also available at P:\Administration\SoTL

iPad app evaluation criteria

Name of app

iPad app-General YES NO COMMENTS App designer’s description of app

Price Reviews Developmental age Academic level Social/emotional/behavioral Disability considerations Accommodations Technical components of the app

Instructions for user Visual presentation of information

Auditory presentation of information

Fine motor skill requirements

Engaging/Motivating User friendly Advertisement distractions Independence level Individual or dyads Instructional components How would you introduce or present the app to the student?

Curriculum/Standards alignment

Skills and/or content area Levels of Bloom’s taxonomy addressed (Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating)

Feedback type(s) Instruction or Practice Performance measurement DeHaas/Ashcraft/ED442/2012/

Peer CoachingValerie Park

Technology as an incentive to foster:

A Learning CommunityCollaborationCoaching PracticesFuture Professional Development

Peer Coaching Model

Student Teacher

Student Teacher

Cooperating Teacher

College Supervis

or

Cooperating Teacher

Progression of the StudyFall 2012 - Pre-Student TeachingInterpersonal StylesBuild TrustPractice Open- Ended QuestionsFace TimeSet Clear Expectations

Spring 2013 – Student TeachingWeekly Goal SettingBuild Video Tape LibraryWeekly ReflectionsFace TimePortfolios

Benefits of Peer Coaching Using iPadsOpportunity to connect classroom learning and

professional growthEnhance relationships among peersImproved performance and ownership in personal

developmentSystematic approach to growth and development

Anticipated OutcomesAn Enriched Student Teaching ExperienceLeveraging Technology A Collaborative EnvironmentA Learning CommunityFosters Future Professional Development

Digital Media Skills AssessmentJohn Wright

Some Downsides• Engagement? Yes!

http://www.acu.edu/news/2011/110919-mobility-research.html http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/article/download/75/180

• Learning? Not so sure…“There is very little evidence that kids learn more, faster or better by using these machines …. iPads are marvelous tools to engage kids, but then the novelty wears off and you get into hard-core issues of teaching and learning.”Larry Cuban, professor emeritus of education at Stanford University

• Price• Compatibility• Student “buy-in,” iPads as extra…

The Discussion Continues…At the next Learning Community on Teaching Excellence, Friday 22.Mar, 3:30-5:00pm, Founders 421.

More examples of usage and student engagement

Mentoring on assessment instruments