Teaching & learning with TECHNOLOGY A Novice Perspective & Plan By Greg Berka

Quick Introduction Relatively new professor Not a techie 2nd year at Queens Not a techie definition: a person who is expert in or enthusiastic about technology, especially computing.

Why not try new things? Not having the time to invest? Fear of the unknown? Students will know (a lot) more than I? What if I lose credibility? Fear of losing control of the classroom experience

My New perspective Drastically different than planned can be wonderful Student learning can extend beyond my goals. Let’s learn together I’m comfortable with students’ teaching me Jumping in doesn’t mean I’m the only one in the pool Learning/collaborating with other faculty members

technology INTEGRATION Goal: Increase student engagement, learning, and skills Sub-goal two: Low or no cost

forming & Informing teams CATME.ORG Forming teams Student teamwork training modules Self-assessments Peer-ratings and feedback Calibrating ratings tool Meeting support tools

Online Collaborative Software Some interesting (and free) options: Freedcamp.com Producteev.com Meistertask.com

Video creation I miss Xtranormal.com (now Nawmal.com) http://www.dfilm.com/moviemaker/index.html http://www.powtoon.com/ http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ If you know of others, please share.

Semester long simulation Deepwatersim.com Business ethics simulation Students competing with each other Very real-life decision-making situations with actual outcomes On-going and continuous impact of all decisions

AUTO-graded assignments Check out your textbook’s online resources.