Why Integrate Technology?Why Integrate Technology?

Sharon Gray, Instructional TechnologistSharon Gray, Instructional Technologist

Fostering technology integrationFostering technology integration

Universal student accessUniversal student access Reliable networksReliable networks Multiple opportunities for training and supportMultiple opportunities for training and support Environment which values experimentation Environment which values experimentation

and tolerates failuresand tolerates failures

Source: Spodark

Current state of higher ed tech integrationCurrent state of higher ed tech integration

Never45%

Frequent (several times/week)

20%

Occasional (once a month)

35%

Source: Sax

How are faculty currently using technology?How are faculty currently using technology?

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Percentage of faculty (n = 33,785)

e-mail

work from home

scholarly writing

presentations

Internet research

data analysis

online course material

course instruction

Source: Sax

Why bother?Why bother?

Access to vast repositories of INFORMATION and Access to vast repositories of INFORMATION and RESOURCESRESOURCES

REFLECTION upon (and in some cases transformation REFLECTION upon (and in some cases transformation ofof) ) the way we teachthe way we teach

VISUALIZATION and CONCEPTUALIZATIONVISUALIZATION and CONCEPTUALIZATION

Opportunities to create ENGAGED learnersOpportunities to create ENGAGED learners

Ability to ACCOMODATE varied learning stylesAbility to ACCOMODATE varied learning styles

How can faculty know what’s How can faculty know what’s possiblepossible??

Magazines and Journals:Magazines and Journals: T.H.E. T.H.E. http://http://www.thejournal.comwww.thejournal.com// Syllabus Syllabus http://www.syllabus.comhttp://www.syllabus.com Converge Converge http://http://www.convergemag.comwww.convergemag.com

Conferences and WebsitesConferences and Websites http://http://www.askeric.orgwww.askeric.org EDUCAUSE EDUCAUSE http://www.educause.edu/http://www.educause.edu/ Syllabus Syllabus http://www.syllabus.comhttp://www.syllabus.com The Collaboration The Collaboration http://www.colab.orghttp://www.colab.org

Instructor resource guides with websitesInstructor resource guides with websites http://http://www.learner.org/jnorthwww.learner.org/jnorth//

Augie’s own Instructional TechnologistAugie’s own Instructional Technologist!!

Technology can support learning by facilitating…Technology can support learning by facilitating…

EXPLORATIONEXPLORATION and ANALYSIS of information and ANALYSIS of information

SIMULATIONSIMULATION of events or processes of events or processes

VISUALIZATIONVISUALIZATION of abstract concepts of abstract concepts

MANIPULATION MANIPULATION of variablesof variables

CONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION of knowledgeof knowledge

PRACTICEPRACTICE and drilling of skillsand drilling of skills

Instead of writing comments in the margins of students’ papers, Instead of writing comments in the margins of students’ papers, you can have students can send papers via e-mail. Then, using a you can have students can send papers via e-mail. Then, using a microphone attached to a PC, you can make audio comments on microphone attached to a PC, you can make audio comments on the papers. If you return the papers via e-mail, students can listen the papers. If you return the papers via e-mail, students can listen to your comments with headphones or speakers.to your comments with headphones or speakers.

Or, to save disk space, you can use the Or, to save disk space, you can use the annotateannotate feature in Word feature in Word

You may already know how to create links to Web sites in You may already know how to create links to Web sites in PowerPoint, but you can also easily create links to the PowerPoint, but you can also easily create links to the filesfiles from from within a PowerPoint presentation: Paper www.google.com within a PowerPoint presentation: Paper www.google.com

Some ideas…Some ideas…

Use the custom animation feature to animate charts, graphs, and Use the custom animation feature to animate charts, graphs, and images within Powerpoint to make your message come alive…images within Powerpoint to make your message come alive…

Some more ideas…Some more ideas…

This piece represents This piece represents which artistic style?which artistic style?

RealismBaroque ImpressionismNeo-Classicism

RealismBaroque ImpressionismNeo-Classicism

Madonna and Child with Saints1708

Oil on canvas, 406 x 208 cmSan Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

RICCI, Sebastiano (b. 1659, Belluno, d. 1734, Venezia)

South America

Africa

Australia

AsiaNorth America

Understanding Cultural InfluencesUnderstanding Cultural Influences

Rainforest ecosystem Rainforest ecosystem declinedecline

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Virtual field trips via Web or interactive CD-ROMVirtual field trips via Web or interactive CD-ROM

Some more ideas…Some more ideas…

Battle MapsBattle Maps

Field Museum Sounds from the Vault

Tending the Memory: National Digital ArchivesTending the Memory: National Digital Archives

More ideasMore ideas

Create Web pages that impose visual structure and an Create Web pages that impose visual structure and an expert’s conceptual framework upon complex informationexpert’s conceptual framework upon complex information

Use modeling software to help students visualize molecular structuresUse modeling software to help students visualize molecular structures Provide access to accompaniment software that responds and adjusts to the Provide access to accompaniment software that responds and adjusts to the

student’s tempo (and is available anytime!)student’s tempo (and is available anytime!) Create online forums for students to review their classmates’ papers, creating a Create online forums for students to review their classmates’ papers, creating a

“writers’ community”“writers’ community” Use WordUse Word™ to capture classroom discussions for posting and review™ to capture classroom discussions for posting and review Use Use BabelfishBabelfish or Google to translate phrases from one language to another (and or Google to translate phrases from one language to another (and

back again, for some interesting comparisons!)back again, for some interesting comparisons!) Use simulation software, such as SimCity (urban planning) or SimLife (biology) Use simulation software, such as SimCity (urban planning) or SimLife (biology)

to enable students to manipulate complex variables in a simulated environmentto enable students to manipulate complex variables in a simulated environment

More ideasMore ideas

Use Use biomechanics software biomechanics software and digital video capture to help and digital video capture to help students in physical education and sportsstudents in physical education and sports

Use Use digital microscopedigital microscope camerascameras to allow an entire class to to allow an entire class to view the same microscopic image view the same microscopic image

Use Use thermal imaging software thermal imaging software to plot thermal fluctuationsto plot thermal fluctuations Use Use electronicelectronic “smart“smart boards” instead of projection screens to boards” instead of projection screens to

run software demonstrations and capture whiteboard imagesrun software demonstrations and capture whiteboard images

Virtual Tour of the Louvre

Virtual Tour of the Pantheon

QuickTime Cubic VR Gallery

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Period Rooms

Vatican Museums

Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory

Chemist’s Art Gallery

The Orbitron

Virtual MuseumsVirtual Museums

HistoryHistory

ScienceScience

OtherOther

Finally…Finally…

While information does While information does notnot equal knowledge equal knowledgeand technology is and technology is notnot a “cure-all”, a “cure-all”,

thoughtfulthoughtful, , meaningfulmeaningful, and , and authenticauthentic integration integration of technology and information resources of technology and information resources

can enhance learning and lead to can enhance learning and lead to development of knowledge.development of knowledge.

SourcesSources

Sax, L. 2000. “An Overview of the 1998-99 Faculty Norms.” Graduate School of Sax, L. 2000. “An Overview of the 1998-99 Faculty Norms.” Graduate School of Educational and Information Studies UCLA. (A study of 33,785 family members from Educational and Information Studies UCLA. (A study of 33,785 family members from 378 colleges. 378 colleges.

Spodark, E. 2003, “Five Obstacles to Technology Integration at a Small Liberal Arts Spodark, E. 2003, “Five Obstacles to Technology Integration at a Small Liberal Arts University”, University”, T.H.E. JournalT.H.E. Journal March: 14-24. Online: March: 14-24. Online: http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4344.cfm .http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4344.cfm .

Cuban, L. 1999. “The Technology Puzzle.” Cuban, L. 1999. “The Technology Puzzle.” Education Week Education Week 4 August: 47,68. Online: 4 August: 47,68. Online: www.edweek.org/ew/vol-18/43cuban.h18www.edweek.org/ew/vol-18/43cuban.h18 ..

Trinkle, D. 1999. “Distance Education: A Means to an End, No More, No Less.” Trinkle, D. 1999. “Distance Education: A Means to an End, No More, No Less.” Chronicle Chronicle of Higher Education of Higher Education 6 August: A60.6 August: A60.

Maddux, C., Johnson, L., and Willis, J., Maddux, C., Johnson, L., and Willis, J., Educational Computing: Learning with Tomorrow’s Educational Computing: Learning with Tomorrow’s Technologies (2nd ed.) Technologies (2nd ed.) Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1997, pp. 17-35.Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1997, pp. 17-35.

URLsURLs

EXPLORATION – The Exploratorium EXPLORATION – The Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/http://www.exploratorium.edu/

ANALYSIS – EROS http://edc.usgs.gov/ ANALYSIS – EROS http://edc.usgs.gov/

SIMULATION – Amusement Park Physics SIMULATION – Amusement Park Physics http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/

VISUALIZATION – CalTech Super Computer VISUALIZATION – CalTech Super Computer http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/ismap/image.htmlhttp://www.cacr.caltech.edu/ismap/image.html

MANIPULATION – Optical Illusions MANIPULATION – Optical Illusions http://www.illusionworks.com/html/hall_of_illusions.htmlhttp://www.illusionworks.com/html/hall_of_illusions.html

CONSTRUCTION – Northwestern University CONSTRUCTION – Northwestern University http://web.mmlc.nwu.edu/projects/http://web.mmlc.nwu.edu/projects/

PRACTICE – Yale Cardiothoracic Imaging PRACTICE – Yale Cardiothoracic Imaging http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/imaging/http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/imaging/

Dunhuang QTVR Dunhuang QTVR http://smith.mmlc.nwu.edu/~harlan/Merit/latest/qtvr.htmlhttp://smith.mmlc.nwu.edu/~harlan/Merit/latest/qtvr.html

Valley of the Shadow Valley of the Shadow http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/choosepart.htmlhttp://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/choosepart.html Virginia Center for Digital History Virginia Center for Digital History http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/

The Field Museum The Field Museum http://www.fieldmuseum.org/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/

Sounds from the Vault Sounds from the Vault http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sounds/index.htmhttp://www.fieldmuseum.org/sounds/index.htm

URLsURLs

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Period Rooms http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/vr_html/vr/temp_v_thumbnails.htm

Vatican Museums http://vrm.vrway.com/issue14/VATICAN_MUSEUMS_IN_VIRTUAL_REALITY.html

Virtual Tour of the Louvre http://www.louvre.or.jp/louvre/QTVR/anglais/

QuickTime Cubic VR Gallery http://www.apple.com/quicktime/gallery/cubicvr/

Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/

Virtual Tour of the Pantheon http://www.compart-multimedia.com/virtuale/us/roma/pantheon.htm

The Orbitron http://www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/orbitron/

Chemist’s Art Gallery http://www.csc.fi/chem/gallery.phtml