Teaching with Technology

Karl SchnappLash Center for Teaching and Learning

AgendaAgenda

►Seven Principles for Good PracticeSeven Principles for Good Practice►BCC Campus/Classroom TechnologyBCC Campus/Classroom Technology►CommunicatingCommunicating► [Re]Searching[Re]Searching►Storing/RetrievingStoring/Retrieving

Seven Principles for Good Practice Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Educationin Undergraduate Education

► encourages contact between students and encourages contact between students and faculty, faculty,

► develops reciprocity and cooperation among develops reciprocity and cooperation among students, students,

► encourages active learning, encourages active learning, ► gives prompt feedback, gives prompt feedback, ► emphasizes time on task, emphasizes time on task, ► communicates high expectations, and communicates high expectations, and ► respects diverse talents and ways of learning.respects diverse talents and ways of learning.

Teaching and LearningTeaching and Learning

1.1. Who are you and what do you teach?Who are you and what do you teach?

2.2. In a class you’re now teaching (or will In a class you’re now teaching (or will be teaching), what would you like to do be teaching), what would you like to do better, especially with regard to the better, especially with regard to the Seven Principles?Seven Principles?

Campus/Classroom TechnologyCampus/Classroom Technology

►Lash CTL Lash CTL ►CITE Lab CITE Lab ►TEC Rooms TEC Rooms (38 general-purpose classrooms!)(38 general-purpose classrooms!)

►Computer/Media Delivery Computer/Media Delivery ►AccessBCCAccessBCC Portal Portal (course sites, student (course sites, student

information, grade submission, groups, etc.)information, grade submission, groups, etc.) ►Computer LabsComputer Labs►LRC resourcesLRC resources

CommunicatingCommunicating

Campus resourcesCampus resources►Outlook email Outlook email (desktop)(desktop) ►Outlook Web Access Outlook Web Access email email ► Intranet email Intranet email ►Access BCC Access BCC email and groupsemail and groups►WebCT communication tools WebCT communication tools (email, chat, (email, chat,

discussion boards, etc.)discussion boards, etc.)

CommunicatingCommunicating

Internet resourcesInternet resources►Web-based email Web-based email (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc.)(Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) ► Instant messaging Instant messaging (AIM, YIM, Skype, etc.)(AIM, YIM, Skype, etc.)

►Blogging Blogging ((teacher blogs teacher blogs / / student project blogsstudent project blogs))

►Wikis Wikis (as (as course sitescourse sites, as , as student/class project sitesstudent/class project sites))

►Social networking sites Social networking sites ((FacebookFacebook, , MyspaceMyspace, etc.), etc.)

[Re]Searching[Re]Searching

Campus resourcesCampus resources►LRC research databases LRC research databases ►LRC catalogue LRC catalogue ►LRC research guides LRC research guides

[Re]Searching[Re]Searching

Internet resourcesInternet resources►WikipediaWikipedia ►Search engines Search engines ((GoogleGoogle, AltaVista, SearchEdu), AltaVista, SearchEdu)

►Social bookmarkingSocial bookmarking►Organizations, clearinghouses and agencies Organizations, clearinghouses and agencies

((State Dept.State Dept., , PBSPBS, EdTech, PBL, , EdTech, PBL, SchoolsSchools, , othersothers))

►Surverying Surverying (SurveryMonkey)(SurveryMonkey)

Storing/RetrievingStoring/Retrieving

►Diskettes… NOT! Diskettes… NOT! ► Issues with hard drive storage Issues with hard drive storage ►Thumb/USB/Flash/Jump drives Thumb/USB/Flash/Jump drives ►College servers College servers (N drive)(N drive)

►Off-campus storage Off-campus storage ((FlickrFlickr, , SlideshareSlideshare, , YouTubeYouTube, Geocities), Geocities)

Questions/CommentsQuestions/Comments