Using Technology in Teaching

May 10, 2012Heather M. Ross

What is educational technology?

This is

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So is this

And this

And this

And these

And this

And this

And yes, even this

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Why use educational technology?

You’ve Got a Problem

• What’s your problem?• Might educational technology help you

solve the problem?• What would be the best technology for

your situation?

They’re Bringing it To Class

• Don’t ban it, use it• Information retrieval• Collaboration• Creation

How are others using educational technology?

Meet Cathy Cassidy, grade 1 teacher in Moose Jaw, SK

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Students blog …

And the world reads!

Meet John D. Boyer, geography instructor at

Virginia Tech

John Boyer

• AKA the “Plaid Avenger”• World Regions class with 3,000 students• Not afraid of technology• Not afraid of someone saying “no”• So he invited …

Aung San Suu Kyi• Burmese

opposition politician

• democracy activist

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGSf_xjFX0o&hd=1

And she said yes!

Plaid Avenger on Twitter

Plaid Stephen Harper

What About at USask?

• PowerPoint• Lecture Capture• SmartBoards• Clickers• BBLearn

What About at USask?

• Blogs• Wikis• Social Bookmarking (Delicious and

Diigo)• Twitter• Prezi• Xtranormal (video cases)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VT4tymCWvvw

What About You?

• What are you using for your own learning?

• What are you using in your teaching?• What would you like to be doing?

Blended Learning

• BBLearn– Discussion boards– PowerPoint– Syllabus

• Blogs– You to provide information– Students to reflect, share information, etc.

Blended Learning

• Twitter– Start conversations– Backchannel

• Flipped / Inverted Classroom– Lectures at home– Hands on / student centered in class

They’re bringing it to class so why not use it?

Things to Think About(the myth of “digital natives / digital immigrants”)

• Don’t assume that they know how to use it

• Don’t assume that they want to use it• Don’t assume that you can’t learn to

use it

Creative Commons

http://creativecommons.org/

Creative Commons

Questions?