Integrating Technology
Selecting the Most Appropriate Technology
Many of the technologies, used appropriately, can support multiple goals/functions for courses and enhance student engagement and learning. Consider the questions below to identify which technologies will best meet the course and learner needs.
Implementation Considerations for Success
Pre-selection
- What are the benefits to student learning?
- What degree of technical expertise is needed by the students to successfully meet
task requirements?
- Can I (the instructor) support this need?
- How will I meaningfully integrate the technology into the course?
- How will using this technology enhance the project/assignment/lesson/etc.?
- What are the technological options from which the students can select?
- How will these activities be effectively and fairly assessed?
- Pedagogy Wheel - Apps and Bloom's Taxonomy
Post-selection
- Start simply with some basic pertinent activities to develop confidence
- Provide examples:
- Instructor developed
- Previous students (with their permission)
- Establish:
- Clearly with whom the information will be shared
- For example, just instructor, team members, whole class, general public
- A code of appropriate practice (password protection, coded identification, information permitted, etc.)
- Identify attribution/referencing strategies
- Context and rubrics/checklists/rating scales for all tasks to ensure greater quality, clarity and purpose of activities
Potential Course Design Model(s)
Effective Presentations
- Identify the purpose and goals of your presentation
- What do you want to communicate?
- What do you want them to learn, feel, express, do as a result of your presentation?
- Identify 1-5 ideas, concepts, facts, etc. you want the audience to remember
- Plan your presentation sequence to best meet your goals
- Build a picture (converge or diverge)
- Determine if it will be interactive
- Ensure you contextualize/frame what you want to communicate to increase meaningfulness
- Keep it Simple!
- Each slide/segment should be just an outline (you will verbally add the details)
- You should use graphs, diagrams, and other images whenever possible
- Slides or segments should be uncluttered and easily consumed
- Time
- The presentation length should comfortably fit into the time allowed
- Plan for questions during, and at the end, to clarify what you have presented
Key Links
- Panopto (George Washington University)
- Powerpoint/Google Slides
- Prezi (creates a concept map for your dynamic presentation)
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- 7 Best Practices - Teaching with Technology
- Best Practices - Lynda.com
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- Other Formats