Building Capacity for Technology in Upward Bound Projects

Upward Bound Forum on TechnologyChicago, IL - July 24, 2002

Angela D. BensonAssistant Professor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Agenda Topics

Technology Defined 9 Steps for Getting Started with Technology

Format Individual UB project reflections Collaborative group brain-storming and idea

generation Practicum

Wrap-up

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What is technology? Computers with software and

hardware applications The Internet and the World Wide

Web (WWW) Other non-computer-based video

and audio technologies (e.g., digital cameras, scanners, video recorders)

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Getting Started with Technology

1. Assemble team of stakeholders and partners

2. Identify program objectives3. Assess present technology capabilities

(hardware, software, personnel)4. Establish technology integration goals

consistent with program objectives Leverage experiences of TRIO peers Leverage standards (http://nets.iste.org)

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Establishing Technology Integration Goals Where is your direct student support time and

money spent? Where is your non-direct student support time

and money spent? What do you need to do better (or, more of) for

your students and their parents? What aren’t you doing for your students and their

parents that you want/need to do? What do your students and their parents need? Where are your students and instructors in

relation to state and national technology standards?

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Technology Integration Issues Access Technology Training Student Services Learning Support Administrative Support Technology Support

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Access Questions Home use or UB office use Business hours or all hours Labs or classroom sessions Program space or shared space Local or networked computers Desktops, laptops or PDAs

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Possible Access Solutions E-mail accounts: campus, free on web Groupware: campus, free on web Acceptable Use Policies and Internet

Safety at (http://www.yahooligans.com/tg/aup.html)

Digital Equity Toolkit at http://www.nici-mc2.org/de_toolkit/pages/toolkit.htm

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Technology Training Basic computer operation, Windows Word processing suite (e.g., MS Office,

Corel WP) Internet and WWW Web searching, evaluation Copyright, fair use, plagiarism

Web-based, computer-based, or instructor-led

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Student Services College research Major research Financial aid / scholarships research College Portfolio Development

Computer-based or web-based (http://school.aol.com/)

Vendor-provided or self-provided Fee-based or free

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Learning Support Courses Tutorials Homework Help

Computer- or web-based (http://school.aol.com)

Standalone or classroom Vendor-provided or self-provided Fee-based or free Individual- or group-paced Synchronous or asynchronous

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Administrative Support PC-based project reporting and student

tracking using databases, spreadsheets, and custom programs

UB project web site to provide information to students and community

Computer- or web-based Vendor-provided or self-provided Fee-based or free

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Technology Support Technology integration training Hardware and software support

ISTE NETS at http://nets.iste.org/ Staff training Graduate students Outside consultants

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Getting Started with Technology

5. Identify technology capabilities needed to support program objectives and technology integration goals

6. Establish plans for on-going evaluation7. Establish guidelines for information

dissemination to TRIO peers and community

8. Establish implementation timelines and budget

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Practicum Small group planning Questions Wrap-up