Technology for Teaching: Effective use of technologyin the classroom to Increase Student Engagement

Miguel A. Garzon

Celebration of ExcellenceFaculty of Engineering

June 24, 2015

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Agenda

1 My Experiences and how they shaped my teachingMy Student Experiences and how they shaped my teachingMy Teaching Experiences and how they shaped my teaching

2 Key lessonsKnowing your audience

3 Keeping Teaching focusedRequirementsTechnologies

4 Where to get support

5 Conclusions

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My Experiences and how they shaped my teaching My Student Experiences and how they shaped my teaching

My Experiences 1

Guided Notes

(a) The student is given a copy of notes summarizing content from a classlecture.

(b) Blanks are inserted in the notes where key facts or concepts shouldappear.

(c) The student writes missing content into blanks to complete the guidednotes.

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My Experiences and how they shaped my teaching My Student Experiences and how they shaped my teaching

My Experiences 2

Video Recordings

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My Experiences and how they shaped my teaching My Student Experiences and how they shaped my teaching

My Experiences 3

Real-World project Method!

1 Introduction to Software Engineering (SEG2X05): Develop aMobile Application

2 Software Requirements Analysis (SEG3X05): Producing aSoftware Requirements Specification

3 Databases II (CSI3X30): Adding features to PostgreSQL DBMS

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My Experiences and how they shaped my teaching My Student Experiences and how they shaped my teaching

My Experiences 4

The Teaching with Humor Method! In the classroom, besides gettingeveryone’s attention, humor goes a long way toward fostering a healthylearning environment.

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My Experiences and how they shaped my teaching My Student Experiences and how they shaped my teaching

My Experiences 5

The Shock and Wave Method!

Disasters caused by software

Recent items in the news, often related to security breaches

Massive wastes of money caused by doing things badly

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My Experiences and how they shaped my teaching My Teaching Experiences and how they shaped my teaching

My Teaching Experiences 1

Mixed-Moded presentations

Powerpoints Presentations and

Use of the Blackboard, whiteboard, overhead projector or SMARTboard.

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My Experiences and how they shaped my teaching My Teaching Experiences and how they shaped my teaching

My Teaching Experiences 2

Use of Classroom Response Systems

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My Experiences and how they shaped my teaching My Teaching Experiences and how they shaped my teaching

My Teaching Experiences 3

Teaching by Repetition

Use the last 5-10 minutes of class as an opportunity to review whatyou did earlier in the lesson.

Recapitulate important concepts at the beginning of every lesson.

Don’t be afraid that repetition is ”too boring”.

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My Experiences and how they shaped my teaching My Teaching Experiences and how they shaped my teaching

My Teaching Experiences 3

Hot Technologies in Today’s Market

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Key lessons Knowing your audience

Knowing your audience

People learn in a variety of ways:

VisualAuditory, andKinesthetic (tactile)

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Keeping Teaching focused Requirements

Technology in the classroom - Requirements

Using technology as a learning tool, not just the cool new thing!

They can be implemented within the context of the ordinaryengineering classroom.

They are consistent with modern theories of learning and have beentried and found effective by many educators.

Most engineering professors should feel reasonably comfortable withthem after a little practice.

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Keeping Teaching focused Technologies

How can technology help you?

Online collaboration tools, such as those in Google Apps

Presentation software such as PowerPoint, Prezi

Tablets can be linked to computers, projectors, and the cloud so thatstudents and instructors can communicate through text, drawings,and diagrams.

Course management tools such as Canvas and Blackboard.

Class-Response Systems such as THM, Clickers

Lecture-capture tools, such as Tegrity, Jing, Camtasia, allowinstructors to record lectures directly from their computer, withoutelaborate or additional classroom equipment.

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Keeping Teaching focused Technologies

Top Hat Monocle

https://app.tophat.com/e/324472

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Keeping Teaching focused Technologies

Clickers

Clickers are hand-held radio-frequency transmitters that resemble acell phone.Instructors ask structured questions in class and students registertheir answer by pressing the appropriate button.Answers are detected by a receiver and compiled by computersoftware for display and saving.”Click records” for individual students can be maintained andexported in various types of reports for analysis or posting online.

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Keeping Teaching focused Technologies

Wikis, Google Docs, Repositories

Students can use a wiki to develop term projects.

A wiki can be used for publishing course resources like syllabus andhandouts, and students can edit and comment on these directly for allto see.

Wikis have the potential to serve as a good version control toolsince wikis track change histories on all pages.

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Where to get support

Where to get support

Teaching and Learning Support Service (TLSS)https://tlss.uottawa.ca/

Centre for University Teaching

Centre for e-Learning

Centre for Mediated Teaching and Learning

Multimedia Distribution Service

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Conclusions

Conclusions

Use a variety of teaching tactics including live problem solving

Employ technologies when suitable

Keep the focus on the student’s needs

Teaching from the heart!

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Conclusions

The End

Thank you!

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