Acadia Institute for Teaching and Technology1 Managing the Electronic Classroom.

Acadia Institute for Teaching and Technology 1

Managing the Electronic Classroom Managing the Electronic Classroom


Classroom distraction challengeClassroom distraction challenge

Activities: chat, web surfing, games, video

• Missing important class material

• Distracting other students

• Impacts teaching (connection lacking)

• What is that drilling sound I hear?


Classroom distraction solutionsClassroom distraction solutions

• What others have done– Leave it home – No Laptop Thursdays– Network cables out

• Connected to class activities works best– 1/3 class exercises– 1/3 students use– 1/3 Lids locked

• It must matter

• Wait for the lid click


Laptop Teaching challengeLaptop Teaching challenge

• The laptop creates a barrier even if the students are using them for class work– Physical– Focus– Mental


Laptop Teaching solutionsLaptop Teaching solutions

• State class policies from the start (games etc..)

• Get away from the podium

• Get close

• Teach backwards

• Stir the class

• Force Interaction (not just teacher student)


Electronic Test ChallengesElectronic Test Challenges

• Students passing notes (cables and wireless)– Network folders– Wiki websites– Ram key– Infrared communication– Translation programs


Electronic Test SolutionsElectronic Test Solutions

• Proctoring

• Creative test creation – Require unique input– Provide unique tests– Shuffling multiple choice (ACME)

• Policy for other programs appearing on screen

• Exam Proctor• Blocks access (network, drives, programs)

• View student screens

• Indicates connection status


Electronic assignment challengesElectronic assignment challenges

• Email with attached assignment got lost on route

• Document failed to load on ACME

• Trouble loading assignments on Plato

• Failing hard drives that delete papers


Electronic assignment solutionsElectronic assignment solutions

• Emailing assignments is not a good choice– I tell my students I will not accept any final

assignments via email

• Document failed to load on ACME (home)– Do not depend on off campus access– If you cannot see the document then neither can I

• Trouble loading assignments on Plato– Files must not be loaded directly from application

(Word, Excel,…)– If student makes a mistake tell them to save it again

with a different filename (including their name)


Electronic assignment solutionsElectronic assignment solutions

• Failing hard drives that delete papers– Create a class backup policy together

• How many hours

• Location – CD, ACME, Plato, Axe, Stick, gmail, icq?

– Set up assignments with multiple check points– Use group assignments– Create a bonus date


Plagiarism ChallengePlagiarism Challenge

• The prevalence of cut and paste plagiarism has increased dramatically in the last few years as a result of access to the internet.


Plagiarism SolutionsPlagiarism Solutions

• Set the stage from the beginning– Define expectations– Put it in writing– Provide examples– Get them involved

• Assignments– Timeline– Unique perspective– Combine topics– Current events– Oral presentations– Peer review


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