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Using Technology in Teaching
May 10, 2012Heather M. Ross
What is educational technology?
This is
Photo credit – Andrew Taylor - http://www.flickr.com/photos/profilerehab/6810399874/
So is this
And this
And this
And these
And this
And this
And yes, even this
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Why use educational technology?
You’ve Got a Problem
• What’s your problem?• Might educational technology help you
solve the problem?• What would be the best technology for
your situation?
They’re Bringing it To Class
• Don’t ban it, use it• Information retrieval• Collaboration• Creation
How are others using educational technology?
Meet Cathy Cassidy, grade 1 teacher in Moose Jaw, SK
Photo credit – Andrew Forgrave - http://www.flickr.com/photos/aforgrave/6099013124/
Students blog …
And the world reads!
Meet John D. Boyer, geography instructor at
Virginia Tech
John Boyer
• AKA the “Plaid Avenger”• World Regions class with 3,000 students• Not afraid of technology• Not afraid of someone saying “no”• So he invited …
Aung San Suu Kyi• Burmese
opposition politician
• democracy activist
Photo credit – francediplomatie- http://www.flickr.com/photos/francediplomatie/6731338907/
And she said yes!
Plaid Avenger on Twitter
Plaid Stephen Harper
What About at USask?
• PowerPoint• Lecture Capture• SmartBoards• Clickers• BBLearn
What About at USask?
• Blogs• Wikis• Social Bookmarking (Delicious and
Diigo)• Twitter• Prezi• Xtranormal (video cases)
What About You?
• What are you using for your own learning?
• What are you using in your teaching?• What would you like to be doing?
Blended Learning
• BBLearn– Discussion boards– PowerPoint– Syllabus
• Blogs– You to provide information– Students to reflect, share information, etc.
Blended Learning
• Twitter– Start conversations– Backchannel
• Flipped / Inverted Classroom– Lectures at home– Hands on / student centered in class
They’re bringing it to class so why not use it?
Things to Think About(the myth of “digital natives / digital immigrants”)
• Don’t assume that they know how to use it
• Don’t assume that they want to use it• Don’t assume that you can’t learn to
use it
Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/
Creative Commons
Questions?