Teaching With Technology and Media
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This outline is based on D. Laurillard, "Using communications and information technology effectively" in McKeachie’s Teaching Tips, pp. 183-1200; Erwin and Rieppi, "Comparing multimedia and traditional approaches in undergraduate psychology classes" in Teaching of Psychology, 26, 58-61, and Forsyth and Archer, "Technologically assisted instruction and student mastery, motivation, and matriculation" in Teaching of Psychology, 24, 207-212.
Conditions for Using Technology
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Students must have access to the technology |
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Students must have the appropriate software |
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Students must have technical support at the times they need it |
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Department must have the staff time necessary for the technology |
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Instructors and those in the department must have the time to learn the new skills required |
Learning Activities Possible with Technology
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Attending |
- The technology offers information for students whenever they want to access it
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Discussing |
- Uses include asynchronous discussions and exchanges and comments and discussions of documents on the web
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Practicing |
- Student and data interactions can provide students with a better understanding of how systems work. Students can change one aspect of a system and see the difference in the outcome. Students can also practice finding and working with information.
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Articulating |
- Students can articulate their view on a subject using the technology available to them
Designing a Course that Uses Technology
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Start small—but do it well |
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Build on what others have done |
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Start with what you know |
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Make the importance and the expectations of the use of the technology clear to students |
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Assess how well the technology is working, and then redesign what you are doing |
How Learning is Affected by Use of Technology
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Students like using technology (for the most part) |
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Use of technology can positively affect learning |