Instructional Technology Conference
Middle Tennessee State University
Building Communities of Learners
April 3-5, 2005
Strategies for Living with Instructional Technology: Five Tips
Track 2
Promoting Learning in Online Communities
Pedagogy and Research for the Technology-Based Learning Environment
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Dr. Alan N. Clark, Ed.D. Presentation |
Abstract
Feeling our way through the early part of the 21st Century may seem like a difficult task for faculty making use of technology to enhance instruction in the classroom, but there are some simple rules to remember that can keep you out of hot water. That reindeer-in-the-headlights look that happens when our stuff goes wrong and all those brilliant minds stare at your lameness can be avoided with some preparation and adherence to lessons learned from some of us who have been there many times.
Description
After a catchy video introduction demonstrating all that can go wrong with technology in the classroom (5 minutes), The Presenter begins by leading a discussion concerning the use of multi-media to enhance education and how the brain learns. This includes an historical look at traditional models versus enhanced learning based on what we know in the 21st Century regarding learning styles. The attendees are introduced to such concepts as "Yesterday's Classroom," "The Brain, Learning Styles, and Multimedia," "The New Generation Gap," all of which lead into the Five Tips for Teachers, which are simple rules to live by when working with technology in the classroom or online environment. These rules emphasize content over methodology, learning proficiency in technology, sources for training, the ASSURE model for effective use of media in instruction, leveraging student expertise to enhance teaching, and avoiding problems with equipment malfunctions.