Teaching and Learning Palisades, New York. August 10, 1998

• By David G. Brown • Vice President & Dean Wake Forest

University--International Center for Computer Enhanced Learning

Technology and Learning

an Interactive Consideration of How Technology Can Enhance the Core

Mission of our College--- i.e. Student Learning

-------------Purpose------------

To get YOU thinking

How will students and faculty be using computers?

FIRST YEAR SEMINARThe Economists’ Way of Thinking

A Course Required of All Freshmen

Let’s start by thinking about one course, mine.

COURSE OBJECTIVES• To understand a liberal arts education

as an opportunity to study with professors who think by their own set of concepts

• To learn how to apply economic concepts

• To learn how to work collaboratively• To learn computer skills• To improve writing and

Learning is enhanced by-• Collaboration among Learners • Frequent student/faculty dialogue• Prompt Feedback• Application of Theory• Student Self Initiatives• Trustful relations• Personal & Individual Teaching

Results: Compared to Other

First Year CoursesMore Same Less

How much did you learn? 2/3 1/3 --

How much time did you spend? -- 2/3 1/3

How much did you enjoy the course? 3/3 -- --

the results are rewarding

The Wake Forest Experience

• 3600 undergrads• 92% residential• 500 each: Med, Law,

MBA, PhD• $700M endowment• Winston-Salem NC• Baptist Heritage• Tim Duncan (ACC)• Maya Angelou

• 1300 avg SAT• 28th USNWR

National Research U• Top 35 Privates in

Barron’s Guide• #1 Southeast in

Rhodes Scholars• 1997 National

Debate Champions

THE WAKE FOREST PLANF96: IBM 365XD, 16RAM, 100Mhz, 810MB, CD-ROM, 14.4 modemF97: IBM 380D, 32 RAM, 130Mhz, 1.35GB, CD-ROM, 33.6 modemF98: IBM 380XD, 64 RAM, 233 Mhz, 4.1GB, CD-ROM, 56 modem

• Thinkpads for all• New Every 2 Years• Own @ Graduation• Wire Everything• Standard Software• Standard Template• IGN for Faculty• Keep Old Computers

• 40+30 New People• 50% Faculty Trained• 75% CEI Users• +$3000 Tuition• 4 Year Phase In• Pilot Year• Plan for 2000• Now Freshmen/Soph

Consequences for Wake Forest• +Applications & Acceptances• +SAT Scores & Class Ranks• +Retention & Grad Rates• +Satisfaction & Learning• +Faculty Recruitment

Faculty Survey Results from Wake Forest

===83% say “computers are effective for communicating with students about class related work

===91% say “computers are effective for communicating with faculty colleagues

Student Survey Results from Wake Forest

===72% say “computers are effective for communicating with other students about class related work”

===84% say “computers are effective for communicating with faculty about class related work”

===53% interact more with faculty, up from 32%

The paradigm shift is the increase in team learning, in collaboration as the standard method for study and work

It is not computers!Computers are means only.

New Tools for Collaborationenabled by the computer

• Shared Databases (Course File)

• Indexed Databases (URLs)

• Threaded Interactive Conversations (e-mail)

The Big Three#1. E-mail #2. Web Pages (for each course)#3. Internet URLs

Positioning for the Future

• What are your institution’s strengths & weaknesses

• How do you determine your place in an electronic world?

• What will be your primary student markets--program areas? Degree credit? Geographic span? Age?

• What are the appropriate delivery technologies next year? 5 years? Etc?

• What is a realistic staffing plan? Outsourcing? Support personnel? Executive leadership?

• What institutional partnerships make sense?

David G. BrownVice President and DeanWake Forest UniversityInternational Center for

Computer Enhanced LearningWinston-Salem, N.C. 27109

336-758-4878e-mail: brown@wfu.edu

http//:www.wfu.edu/~brownfax: 336-758-4875