Download - Aug 2012 NACADA Tech Talk #1: Trends
Goals today
Understand use of technology to maximize learning.
Understand use of technology to maximize institutional efforts.
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Learning Principles
Interest-driven
Peer-Supported
Academically-oriented
Design Principles
Shared Purpose
Production-Centered
Open Network
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Maximizing Learning
Learning Principles Interest-driven Peer-supported Academically-oriented
• Interests should be pursued, followed, & developed.
• Learning in the context of peer interaction is powerful.
• Intellectual growth thrives when learning is directed towards academic achievement and excellence.
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DesignPrinciples Shared purpose Production-centered Open network
• Today’s online communities provide many opportunities for shared projects.
• Connected learning environments providing tools and opportunities for learners to produce, circulate info, & curate.
• Learning resources, tools, and materials are abundant, accessible, and visible across settings.
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2012 Horizon Report
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Mobile Apps
Tablet Computing
Game-based Learning
Learning Analytics
Mobile Apps
“Higher education institutions are now designing apps tailored to educational and research needs
across the curriculum.”
Mobile Apps
Institutional Maps
Laundry & Bookstore Lines
Orientation Events
Grade Checking
Project Management
Annotated Readers
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Go Blue
Single Sign-On
Travel Registry Trip Summary
Personal Class Schedules
College of Medicine, Engineering, and Business Apps
Conference Apps
Alumni Magazine
Laundry
Tablet Computing
Ideal for one-to-one learning & valued for their portability.
Tablets are an important tool for units working in a paperless (or paper-reduced) environment.
Tablet Computing
Imaging in Laboratory Classes
Field Research
Lecture Capture
Textbook Replacement
Admissions/Orientation/Outreach
Boomer Sooner
Game-based Learning
When students readily connect w/ the material, opportunities for deep
learning are increased.
Recognized trend that has not impacted advising units noticeably.
Learning Analytics: College life, quantified.
Analyzing student information to allow institutions to maximize student learning & the student
experience.
Maximizing Institutional Effort
Data-Mining is “a way of finding patterns and trends in large datasets using statistics and machine learning.”
- Audrey Watters http://bit.ly/N304rJ
Learning Analytics: College life, quantified.
Maximizing Institutional Effort
US Dept of Education Report on Learning Analytics http://bit.ly/NK85oM
Technology is a tool to implement
your vision & mission
Shiny Object Syndrome (just because you can
doesn't mean you should)
Pick one tool that matches where your students are &
do it well
Tie tool(s) to goals & already existing programs; layer,
layer, layer
University of North Texas first-year seminar class
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University of North Texas first-year seminar class
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•Build a professional LinkedIn profile •Conduct informational interviews •Participate in group discussions •Connect to professional organizations also on LinkedIn •Understand the value of networking
The Global Community for Academic Advising
NACADA’s multi-pronged approach: Development of technology
infrastructure & competencies
