Rhonda H. Atkinson ([email protected]) FYE 31 st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San
Antonio, TX
A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?
Rhonda H. Atkinson ([email protected]) FYE 31 st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San
Antonio, TX
A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?
Rhonda H. Atkinson ([email protected]) FYE 31 st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San
Antonio, TX
A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?
TECHNOLOGY BINGO!
Find someone who is using one of these technologies for teaching and learning in an FYE
course this term. Introduce yourselves and ask the individual to initial the square (and maybe
trade business cards!). Discuss how the individual uses the technology before moving one.
Don’t respond to the statements at the bottom until the activity ends. 5 IN A ROW WINS!!!
Course
Management
System
(e.g., Moodle,
Blackboard
Social Networking
(e.g., FaceBook)
M-Learning
(Cell Phone)
IPod/MP3 Player
(Podcasts)
Collaborative
Editing Software
(e.g., Google Docs,
Wikis)
Laptop or
Notebook
Computer
Electronic
Whiteboard
(Smartboard)
E-Portfolios
(Blackboard,
website)
Plagiarism
Detection Tools
Screen/voice
capture (Camtasia,
Captivate, Jing)
Virtual Worlds
(e.g., Second Life)
Blogs
Online lectures
with audio
(PowerPoint)
Online lectures
with video (Breeze,
Camtasia)
Surveys
(Blackboard,
Flashlight, Survey
Monkey)
Video Conferencing
or Internet Voice
Chat
Video Games,
Simulations, or
Virtual Worlds
WWW
Streaming video
(web-based video)
Online databases
(library, career)
I liked. . . . I learned. . . One new idea I got is . . .
One new technology I want to use in my class is _________________________ to . . . .
Rhonda H. Atkinson ([email protected]) FYE 31 st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San
Antonio, TX
A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?
Rhonda H. Atkinson ([email protected]) FYE 31 st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San
Antonio, TX
A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?
STUDENT ATTITUDES AND DATA
The following data comes from student self-reports and various surveys. Sources are identified by
number in the references list. Circle the top 3 that intrigue/surprise you most and then VOTE for
your choices. Don’t respond to the statements at the bottom until the activity ends.
Sour Statement
ce
#1
1. This year I read 8 books, 2300 webpages and 1281 Facebook profiles; I wrote
42 pages for classes and 500 pages in emails
#1
2. My typical day is sleep 7 hours, study 3 hours, online 3.5 hours, 1.5 hours TV,
music 2.5 hours, cell phone 2.5 hours, class 3 hours, eating 2 hours, working 3
hours = 26.5 hours (I multitask).
#1
3. I think when I graduate I will have a job that doesn’t exist today.
#1
4. I bring my laptop to class but I’m not working on class stuff. I FaceBook
through most of my classes.
#2
5. In a survey of 500 college students, 73% said they would not be able to study
without some form of technology and 38% said they could not go more than 10
minutes without checking their laptop, smartphone, tablet, or ereader.
#2
6. 70% of students take notes using a keyboard rather than pen and paper.
#2
7. 91% of students prefer to use email as a method to get extra help from
instructors.
#2
8. 74% of students prefer to use a printed textbook rather than an ebook;
however, half of the 98% of students who owned a digital device regularly read
etextbooks.
#3
9. College students indicate that their laptop/notebook computers are their
biggest necessities and that they never go anywhere without their phones.
#3
10. College students use FaceBook to communicate with friends (and plan
events), Skype with closer friends or boyfriends/girlfriends, and email for
parents/professors and to handle business.
#4
11. Students in classes that use Twitter to increase engagement have averages
that are 5 points higher than students in traditional classes.
#4
12. Time spent on Facebook (average minutes per day): 1 st term freshmen,
115.3; 2nd term freshmen, 68.8; sophomores, 115.7; juniors, 101.9; seniors,83.4 .
#4
13. 98% of college students own a digital device.
#5
14. 77% of students say that technology improved their grades.
#5
15. In terms of technology, students indicated that 3 major issues affected their
academic success: Lack of progress updates, lack of technology availability, and
lack of faculty who know how to use technology.
#6
16. College students prefer to communicate by text message more than any
other format with 92% using text messaging daily.
#6
17. In terms of rating faculty use of technology, 47% of students said that all or
most faculty used information technology effectively, 49% said that faculty had
adequate skills for using technology in courses, and 38% of students said that
faculty provided adequate training to students on the information technology
necessary for course success.
#6
18. 94% of students use their college library’s website weekly and 90% use
course or learning management systems several times each week.
I was surprised that . . . .
I learned. . .
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Antonio, TX
A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?
This makes me think about. . .
Rhonda H. Atkinson ([email protected]) FYE 31 st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San
Antonio, TX
A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?
* DO YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO USE TECHNOLOGY EFFECTIVELY?
Evaluating Essential
Conditions for Technology Integration
* Adapted from Essential Conditions Rubric ISTE National Technology Standards (NETS)
http://electronicportfolios.com/reflect/EssenCondRubric.pdf
Check all that apply and total:
SHARED
VISION
FOR
TECHNOLO
GY
INTEGRATI
ON
ACCESS TO
TECHNOLO
GY
SKILLED
EDUCATOR
S
PROFESSIO
NAL
DEVELOPM
ENT
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANC
E
CONTENT
STANDARD
S
STUDENT
CENTERED
TEACHING
_____ Is there a coordinated administrative, college, and department focus that
involves faculty and other personnel
at all levels?
_____ Are yearly amounts budgeted for technology purchases and is funding
incremental?
_____ Is faculty/staff training emphasized?
_____ Is technology matched to curriculum needs?
______Is technology current and flexible?
______Does the college/department have a plan for regular replacement/upgrading
of technologies?
_____ Is access to current technologies, software and telecommunications networks
consistently available to
faculty and support personnel in homes, classrooms, offices, and labs?
_____ Is access to current technologies, software and telecommunications networks
available to students in homes,
classrooms, offices, and labs?
_____ Does the campus provide on-demand Wi-Fi access in public areas?
_____ Does the campus discourage tight control of technology which might create a
negative atmosphere
regarding its use?
_____ Is there equity among departments in terms of technology availability?
_____ Are faculty encouraged to use various forms of technology in teaching and
learning?
_____ Do faculty use technology for productivity (e.g. lesson plans, handouts,
presentations)?
_____ Do faculty use the WWW for teaching and learning?
_____ Do faculty use Web 2.0 tools for teaching and learning?
_____ Is there an emphasis on hands-on integration?
_____ Is training offered over time?
_____ Are individuals available to model, mentor and coach?
_____ Is post-training access to trainers available?
_____ Is professional development financially supported by the institution?
_____ Are the results of professional development evaluated?
_____ Have faculty and staff been trained to trouble-shoot technological problems?
_____ Are technical staff available to address complicated diagnostic and
maintenance problems?
_____ Is technical assistance readily available (e.g., weekend, evening, classroom
phones, help desk, email)?
_____ Are onsite content and pedagogy specialists available to support technology
use?
_____ Are technologies aligned with course objectives or common course outlines?
_____ Are technologies aligned with discipline-specific, program, or degree
standards and content?
_____ Do faculty assignments require students to use productivity technologies?
_____ Do faculty assignments require students to use WWW?
_____ Do faculty assignments require students to use Web 2.0 tools?
_____ Do faculty assignments require students to use other technologies?
_____ Are students encouraged to solve authentic discipline-specific problems using
technology?
TOTA
L
___/6
___/5
___/4
___/6
___/4
___/2
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Rhonda H. Atkinson ([email protected]) FYE 31 st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San
Antonio, TX
A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?
ASSESSME
NT
COMMUNIT
Y SUPPORT
SUPPORT
POLICIES
_____ Does the use of technology facilitate active learning?
_____ Does the use of technology facilitate student interactions?
_____ Are technological teaching strategies matched with appropriate assessment
strategies?
_____ Does assessment of technology use inform teaching, learning, policy and
budgetary decisions?
_____ Is there an institutional commitment to the use of technology in assessment?
_____ Is there a shared vision about how technology resources are assessed,
upgraded, and retired?
_____ Does technology use in teaching and learning reflect industry and disciplinespecific use?
_____ Do community stakeholders (business, industry) support and inform
technology use in teaching/learning?
_____ Do administrative support policies address budgeting, personnel, and reward
and incentive structures
_____ Do policies address acceptable use of technology (e.g., plagiarism, pirating,
social networks, etc)?
TOTAL
My biggest obstacle to effective technology use is . . .
This could be overcome by . . .
___/4
___/2
___/2
___/42
Rhonda H. Atkinson ([email protected]) FYE 31 st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San
Antonio, TX
A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?
RESOURCES:
A Vision of Students Today http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=dGCJ46vyR9o&feature=relmfu. YouTube video prepared by students at Kansas State
University created a sensation in 2007 by examining the impact of digital media in 200
students’ lives and learning both in and out of college classrooms. (SOURCE #1)
38% of College Students Can’t Go 10 Minutes without Tech (STATS) (by Sarah
Kessler) http://mashable.com/2011/05/31/ college-tech-device-stats/. Statistics published in
MashableTech. (SOURCE #2)
How College Students Use Technology (Hint: Not Like the Rest of Us).
http://www.cedarsage.com/life/college-students-technology-hint-rest-us/. Report of a survey
of a very few college students, but raises some interesting ideas. (SOURCE #3)
How Students Use Technology (InfoGraphic).
http://mashable.com/2011/08/10/students-technology-infographic/. Graphic assimilation of
data from several sources (SOURCE #4).
77% of Students Say Technology Improved Grades (by Jeff Hargarten). (in Minnesota
Daily). http://www.mndaily.com/2011/10/19/poll-77-percent-students-say-technologyimproved-grades. Article about key points in the National Lone Star Report on Aligning
Technology with Student Success. (SOURCE #5).
Almanac of Higher Education 2011 (in Chronicle of Higher Education).
http://chronicle.com.db29.linccweb.org/section/Almanac-of-Higher-Education/536/. Data
concerning faculty, student and institutional interactions with and attitudes toward
technology. (SOURCE #6).
Assessing Faculty’s Technology Needs by By Tena B. Crews, Jessica L. Miller, and
Christine M. Brown. EDUCAUSE Quarterly (EQ), Vol 32(4), 2009.
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/Assessi
ngFacultysTechnologyNee/192969. Survey of University of South Carolina’s faculty use of
technology.
Resources for Teaching with Technology by Ryan Cordell. in The Digital Campus in The
Chronicle of Higher Education. http://chronicle.com.db29.linccweb.org/article/Resourcesfor-Teaching-With/127395/. Provides examples of technologies that allow students to work
with primary sources, organize work, collaborate with others, and practice authentic
scholarship.
A few WEB 2.0 Tools for use in FYE classes
1) Poll Everywhere (students use their cell phones to respond to polls and questions in real
time)
2) Glogster (graphic blog platform for student projects)
3) VideoPeach (interactive presentation and quiz)
4) Study Stack (flashcards with game and puzzle applications)
5) Mindomo (concept mapping)
6) Dvolver (animation)
7) Fix8 (create virtual characters using a webcam)
8) SuperTeacherTools (Flash versions of Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and other
games that can be modified with your content)
9) Jing (Video screen capture)
10) Voicethread (Media conversations)
11) ToonDo (Comic Creator)
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12)
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14)
15)
Xtranormal (text to speech animated movie maker)
Voki (create personalized speaking avatars)
CAST Bookbuilder (create digital books)
Second Life (virtual environment)
Web 2.0 Tools by Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels. http://www.usi.edu/distance/bdt.htm
Microsoft Publisher Paper Airplane Template http://office.microsoft.com/enus/templates/paper-airplane-classic-design-TC010230851.aspx