Advances in Technology in Hospitality Studies

Maria DEL OLMO BAÑUELOS Academic Technology Coordinator Lecturer in Research Methods & Effective Writing Les Roches Marbella Spain

Introduction Les Roches Marbella

• International School of Hotel Management

– BBA in International Hotel Management

• + BBA with Intensive English and Service

– Postgraduate Intensive Diploma in International Hotel Management

• Hospitality, business, management…

– Effective communication is essential

– Technology → ?

• It depends on use

Outline

• Introduction • Audience Response Systems • iPad – AirPlay • Turnitin • ebooks • Global Classroom Connectivity • Conclusions • References • Presenter Information

Audience Response Systems (1)

TurningPoint 5

Multiple Applications

–English Placement Test

• Quick Registration

–Quizzes/Review

• Ongoing Assessment

– Student Feedback – All Departments

• Anonymity

Audience Response Systems (2)

• Engagement

– Participation + Anonymity*

• Showing Results During/After Polling

– First Response Only?

• Ongoing Assessment

– Gradebook

– Feedback based on scores and assigned criteria

• Very positive feedback from faculty

iPads

• iPad Project – Successful Pilot Project

– Phase 2 – All faculty + Staff*

• Apps (1 000 000 +) – Productivity

• Office 365 – PowerPoint, Excel, Word, OneNote

– Outlook, Lync,

• etc…

– Doceri (Interactive Whiteboard for iPad)

– iDoceo 3 (Teacher’s Assistant)

– … and many, many apps for education

Apple TV • AirPlay • Wireless Network

– Apple Devices can join automatically • Settings

– On-Screen Code – Password – Open

– Media Devices • Speakers • A/V • Media Storage

• Classroom Management – Participation – Assessment

Turnitin – Originality Reports

• Plagiarism Check

– Increasingly important

• Advances in Information Technology

–Everything available all the time

–Keeping track of reading

• Online Bibliography Services

• Understanding “Similarity”

• Resources for teachers and students

Turnitin - Grading

• Feedback

– QuickMarks and Comments

– Rubrics

– General Comments/Voice Comments

• iPad App

– Great functionality for grading and originality reports

ebooks

• Pilot Project

• Mini iPads for students

• BBA6

• Vitalsource

• Bookshelf – iPad, Laptop, Online

– Highlighting and flagging by category

– Synchronizes across all devices

– Future in-text activities/exercises?

Global Classroom Connectivity

• Very High Quality Video-Conferencing System

• Glion Project

• Current Project – Les Roches Marbella and Les Roches Bluche

– BBA7

– Business Planning Competition

• Possibilities – Collaborative Teaching

– Guest Speakers

– Meetings/Committees

– Polling

Conclusions

• Training is a priority

–Time and resources

• Technology is as useful as we let it be

• Effective communication and collaboration are essential

References

Apple Inc. (2015a). Apple - iPad. Retrieved March 18, 2015, from https://www.apple.com/ipad/

Apple Inc. (2015b). Apple TV. Retrieved March 18, 2015, from https://www.apple.com/appletv/

iDoceo. (2015). Retrieved March 18, 2015, from http://www.idoceo.net/index.php/en/

Ingram Content Group Inc. (2015). VitalSource. Retrieved March 18, 2015, from http://vitalsource.com/Pages/home.aspx

iParadigms, LLC. (2015). Turnitin. Retrieved from http://turnitin.com/en_us/home

Microsoft. (2015). Office 365. Retrieved March 18, 2015, from https://products.office.com/en-us/business/explore-office-365-for- business

SP Controls, Inc. (2014). Doceri - The Interactive Whiteboard for iPad. Retrieved March 18, 2015, from https://doceri.com/

Turning Technologies, LLC. (2015). TurningPoint. Retrieved from http://www.turningtechnologies.com/polling-solutions/turningpoint

Presenter Information

Ms Maria del Olmo Bañuelos Les Roches Marbella - Spain Academic Technology Coordinator Lecturer in Effective Writing and Research Methods Profile: es.linkedin.com/in/mariadelolmo MA in Advanced English Studies and Intercultural and Multilingual

Communication BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design BEng (Hons) in Aeronautical Engineering