Digital Teaching: Introduction to Teaching with Technology in Liberal Education
Faced with a flood of available instructional technologies, faculty members must make difficult decisions about which tools will help them and their students best achieve their teaching and learning goals. Just as faculty and students need technologies that make sense for liberal education, their campuses need innovative pedagogies that advance their missions and priorities. Participants in this workshop will examine the instructional technologies available at the host campus, connect them to proven teaching and learning practices, and explore how they fit within the context of liberal education. For each technology, workshop leaders will present best practices from the host campus and elsewhere, and a technologist representing the local campus will lead hands-on practice with the technology. Participants will leave with a plan for how to use at least one new technology to advance their teaching goals and enhance their students’ learning experiences.
Special thanks to both Lake Forest College and Eugene Lang College for partnering with NITLE to pilot this workshop for our community of participating colleges.
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*Revised* Today's students come to campus as "digital natives" who grew up with an unprecedented access to technology that has fundamentally influenced the way they interact, process information, and learn. Their teachers, on the other hand, are often "digital immigrants" who are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with the ways "digital natives" use technology. Moreover, teachers' own experiences as students have influenced their teaching styles, at times predisposing them to teach in ways that may not effectively reach the digital native. This workshop examines and critiques the theory of Digital Natives/Digital Immigrants by considering the character of contemporary undergraduate students and exploring both strategies and technologies for educating them. Participants will have the opportunity to raise their concerns about the appropriate place of technology in academic life and learn about successful experiences in working within the environment of the "digital native." The workshop will also introduce and discuss pedagogical applications of such typical "native" technologies as gaming, social networking and other collaborative applications, and mobile devices. It will particularly emphasize how these tools can be used to work with the characteristics of today's students for more effective teaching. Participants will leave with a plan for adapting a technology used by "digital natives" to meet pedagogical goals.
Special thanks to Knox College for partnering with NITLE to pilot the original version of this workshop for our community of participating colleges. This topic, in its revised version, is new to our catalog. Campuses or organizations interested in hosting a pilot instance of this workshop should contact Rebecca Davis per our usual process.
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Teaching Science in the Digital Age
New! How can science educators avoid drowning in a rising tide of new discovery, distributed data, and instant communication while taking full advantage of today’s computing technology? A growing array of digital technologies is now available to organize and communicate scientific information in class and conference room alike. In this introductory workshop, participants will explore a range of digital applications for data exploration and analysis, content presentation, and mapping. Opportunities for virtual class activities and simulation will also be presented with an emphasis on open-source materials available on the World Wide Web. Participants will leave with an overview of emerging technologies relevant to science education and pedagogy as well as the training necessary to learn and use them in a meaningful manner.
This topic is new to our catalog. Campuses interested in hosting a pilot instance of this workshop should contact Rebecca Davis per our usual process.
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Participant prerequisites: This workshop will benefit faculty and technologists seeking an overview of available technologies for the science classroom and an ability to make informed choices when selecting these resources.
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Emerging Technologies and the Liberal Arts Campus
*available via face-to-face or online delivery*
Web 2.0, gaming, mobility—the sheer size and accessibility of cyberculture have transformed teaching and doing research at every educational level. In this workshop participants will consider the pedagogical applications of a wide range of inter-related emerging technologies, including such "Web 2.0" projects and services as podcasting, video blogging, social bookmarking, blogging, RSS, and collaborative writing platforms, as well as wireless and mobile technologies and computer gaming. After exploring the landscape in which these emerging technologies rapidly evolve and interact, participants will spend the afternoon considering how to integrate one or two related emerging technologies into their teaching and/or academic support work. Participants will leave the workshop with a learning-centered plan that uses at least one emerging technology to promote student learning and engagement.
NITLE will work with each institution requesting this workshop to determine the afternoon’s most appropriate specific focus area for local interests.
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Pilot Hosting Option for Online Delivery
In addition to standard face-to-face delivery (as described above), NITLE is piloting online delivery for this workshop. Participants in the online version will meet in three real-time sessions via multipoint interactive videoconferencing (MIV) and participate in facilitated hands-on exploration and/or online discussion between live meetings. Online workshops will be capped at 10 participants. During the pilot period, hosting options for online delivery are as follows:
Please note that institutions wishing to host the online version of this workshop may submit their requests to host as little as 9 weeks prior to their desired workshop dates.
Technical requirements for host campus
Participant prerequisites: None
Bring this workshop to your campus: guidelines on requesting Workshops To Go