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TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
FACULTY PRESENTATION
Farivar Rahimi, ICT, ULAug 2011
[email protected]. 2449
Content
How Technology Effects our Students Response from Academic Community Status Next Step
Do students learn better through technology?
Cultural Influence(Categories, Family, Friends, Beliefs, Values, Habits, SocialInfluences, …)
Motivation(Interests, Intrinsic, Extrinsic, Goals, Self-Worth, Self- Efficacy,.)
Technology(Self-Directed Learning,
Flow State, ARCS, Cognition, Community of Learners, Academic
Performance)
The Disadvantaged Student Learning
The Learning Environment
Students’ Response to ICT Use
Mostly not used a PC prior to coming to University Keen interest to use ICT facilities by a high percentage Collective approach to learning ICT tools, such as the Internet, email and Microsoft Office critical
and indispensable More access to ICT tools means improved access to educational
material. Accessible ICT facilities imply improvement in the quality of
learning. A high level of collaborative learning takes place amongst the
students in showing each other newly discovered computer features.
Minimal supervision or intervention is needed to promote computer literacy.
Once the correct environment is created, most of the effort comes from the student.
JONASSEN EDUCATIONAL MODEL
A Successful Design takes into consideration: Attention Relevance Competence Satisfaction
Keller’s ARCS Model
Active Courses
Last 11 Months Average Page and Course Views
Average Users Per Day
Technology Utilization Summary Report July 28
Academic Staff # Attended BB Ratio %
Humanities 112 75 67
Health Sciences 449 259 58
Science and Agriculture 184 132 72
Management and Law 75 35 47
Other (Library, Research) 10 10
Total 820 501 61
Sample of what you colleagues have done.
Pieter Nagel EGS
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Recommendation from Feb 2011 Board Meeting
Faculty members who have received their basic Blackboard training will have a minimum online presence by end of first semester, 24 June 2011 as follows. Course outline A Presentation (PowerPoint) A few links to relevant Internet sites
All faculty members will have received basic Blackboard training before the end of the year.
Support Available
Blackboard Training Monday and Tuesday
Turnitin Wednesdays
Course Development Support Chuene Mokgokong Abram Boshielo Farivar Rahimi Extension 2450