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Using Technology and Media to Engage Students
An Overview of Student-Centered Instructional Practices
Dr. Meg Tarafdar, Associate Director, CETL Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Queensborough Community College, CUNY [email protected]
Feb 16, 2012
Who we are…
Queensborough Community College
-one of 23 campuses of CUNY (City University of New York)
-located in Queens, the most diverse county in the most diverse city of the United States….
-open-admission access academic excellence within an environment of diversity
Queensborough provides a rich general education core
-enhancing critical thinking -decision making skills -effective learning strategies
Public
Urban
Diverse
Queensborough Community College City University New York
QCC-CUNY Facts [Fall 2011 data]
Student Population - 15,000
Student Diversity 23% White, 25% Black, 26% Hispanics, 23% Asians, .5% Native Americans, .5% Others
• Students from 128 countries • Speak over 45 languages
Tools and Techniques for Engaging Diverse Students
Presentation Tools Interaction Tools
Social Media Tools Assessment Tools
Using Technology and Media
Instructional Technology Seminar at QCC: Using technical tools to facilitate learning
Seminar Goals How will you take learning beyond the textbook? How will you select the “right” technology? How will you create learning experiences that effectively
utilize these tools and resources?
Using Technology and Media
Media: Derived from the Latin ‘medium’ (“between”)
–carries information between a source and a receiver
The purpose of media is to facilitate communication and learning
Media Formats:
The physical form in which a message is incorporated and displayed.
Six basic categories of media
Text Audio Visual Video Objects People
Book, poster, chalkboard, computer screen, etc.
Voice, music, mechanical sounds, etc.
Diagrams, photos, graphics, cartoons, etc. DVDs, computer animation, films,
Objects and models that can be touched and handled
Teachers, Students, Subject experts
Presentation Tools
ePortfolio http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/eportfolio/index.html
Why should students create an ePortfolio?
Track your academic progress Share your achievement with friends/family Demonstrate your talents to future employers/schools
Digital Storytelling http://www.microsoft.com/education/enus/teachers/guides/Pages/digital_storytelling.aspx
Make learning personal Show creativity and talent Improve communication skills
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu
Digital Storytelling-QCC Student – tells her own story
Tools for student Interaction Why should students use a blog?
Post a response to the reading material Share your ideas with friends/family Write your comments to other classmates’ blog posts Communicate outside the classroom
Online Brainstorming
Creates a welcoming classroom community Provide a safe environment to express opinion Encourages creative thinking
Blogs in plain English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXIBlogs
https://bubbl.us/
Interaction Strategies
Online Journals
Improve interaction between students and faculty Promote active learning and critical reflections Focus on personal thoughts, beliefs, ideas, challenges
Micro lectures and Presentations:
Develop Listening skills, focus, attention to detail Practice oral communication, vocabulary, style Learn to present information for a specific audience Improve public speaking skills and confidence
My journal Diary http://www.my-diary.org
Levels of Measurement-QCC:
Assessment Strategies
Uses and benefits
Determine pre-existing knowledge of a topic Track growth over a period of time Students can conduct surveys as part of a project or assignment.
Media Presentation Oral presentations can be assessed with a rubric Students improve communication skills Encourages collaboration skills
Student Readiness Survey http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/qccOnline/ eLearningInstitute/eLearning_Readiness/index.html
The Ghetto (final multimedia essay) QCC
Integrating Technology and Media
Presentation Demonstration Cooperative Learning Gaming Simulation Problem-Solving Discussion Drill and practice Discovery Tutorial
Instructional Strategies
Ways of involving learners in a particular learning activity
Collaboration Creation Communication Comprehension
Communicate across boundaries of language and culture
Verbal Symbols
Description: A pale green pink tipped flower
Noun/Label: Hellebore flower (Helleborus x hybridus)
Graphic Symbols
Pictorial Symbols
Abstract Semi-Abstract Realistic
Write down three to five ideas on how to use technology and media in your classroom to enhance student engagement and effort.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Hopefully you were inspired by this session and have a list of ideas you can implement in your classes!
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Visual Literacy
Here are some resources on visual literacy: Visual Literacy http://museumca.org/picturethis/visual.html Visual Literacy You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-KFYatVgZk What is Visual Literacy? http://ribaulo.tripod.com/clubricci/poolside/ Journal of Visual Literacy http://www.ohio.edu/visualliteracy/ International Visual Literacy Association http://www.ivla.org/org_what_vis_lit.htm Visual Literacy Site (with lessons) http://www.educ.kent.edu/community/VLO/ Visual Literacy Exercises http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tp/VisualLiteracyExercise.pdf Visual Literacy-Research by subject http://alacarte.pugetsound.edu/subject-guide/30 Teaching visual literacy through films http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/spring94/Teasley.html Reading Images-An Introduction to Visual Literacy http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/675 Visual Literacy Resources on the web http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2007/sep/Visual_literacy_resources_on_the_Web1.cfm