@ E DUCATIONAL T ECHNOLOGY Chancellor’s Council October 1, 2008 Missouri S&T

Future S&T Students… A Vision of K-12 Students Today

Class of 2012 Psychographic Perspective Notes Most new students were born after 1990 Computers and internet access were available in kindergarten classes They have had accounts since 2 nd grade Virtual reality has always been available when the real thing failed Thanks to MySpace and Facebook, autobiography an happen in real time Most had a cell phone in high school: they’re always texting 1 n other Source: Beloit Mindset List for class of 2012

Entering S&T Students Source: 2007 & 2008 “Missouri S&T Entering Student Survey”, Missouri S&T New Student Programs Office Technology is 3 rd most important factor in students’ decision to attend S&T (2007) 72% use online social networks (Facebook, MySpace) 13% spend more than 11 hrs/week video gaming 13% spend more than 15 hrs/week on internet

95% plan to bring a PC to campus  71% will be new computers  78% laptops  10% Macintosh/Apple 99% plan to bring a Cell Phone to campus –Increasingly “smart phones” Entering S&T Students Source: “Missouri S&T Entering Student Survey 2008”, Missouri S&T New Student Programs Office

The challenge… The gap between students’ perception of technology and that of faculty continues to widen. Students and faculty continue to view and experience technology very differently. Source: Horizon Report The New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Who will help bridge this gap; help faculty sift through a myriad of ever-changing tools?

The Educational Technology Team …Is a team in Information Technology who help faculty identify and adopt appropriate technologies to enhance, enable and extend teaching and learning environments.

EdTech can help you… Enhance teaching and learning –Use of materials and content not otherwise possible to bring into environment Enable teaching and learning –Student engagement, reflection, disparate learning abilities/styles Extend teaching and learning –Reduce/remove time and distance barriers

Meet the Team Meg Brady –Director Angie Hammons –Educational Technology Specialist Malcolm Hays –Content Support Analyst Gandalf Sidio –System Support Analyst & Technician

Meet the Team Ken Arvieux –Classroom Tech Support (temp) Lauren Oswald –Learning Space Designer Kyle Smith –EdTech Student Assistant James Tinsley –EdTech Graduate Student Assistant Sarah Lewey –EdTech Student Assistant

What is Educational Technology? Definitions of Educational Technology on the Web: “Includes all components of informational technology used in the delivery of educational materials.” “A complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems, and devising, implementing, evaluating and managing solutions to those problems, involved in all aspects of human learning.” Also known as: Instructional technology, e-Learning, Learning technology

What is Educational Technology? Physical Environments Virtual Environments People & Content Places you can go Things you can touch Students Instructors Researchers Anyone Anywhere Anytime Things you can do

PHYSICAL PHYSICAL v. VIRTUAL PHYSICALPHYSICAL Teaching & Learning Environments include: –Classrooms, lecture halls, auditoriums –Laboratories –Computer Learning Centers –Library –Residences –Offices –Meeting Rooms –Hallways and Atriums Physical Environments

VIRTUAL PHYSICAL v. VIRTUAL VIRTUALVIRTUAL Teaching & Learning Environments include: –Blackboard –Web-based environments – –eConferencing –Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts –Virtual Desktop Environments –PCs, Smartphones, Laptops, MP3 Players –WiFi Hotspots Virtual Environments

S&T EdTech Team Objectives Leadership for development and execution of a campus strategy for physical and virtual learning environments Focused delivery and support of current technology tools to maximize teaching and learning effectiveness Exploration of emerging technologies and development of new and innovative solutions Manage transition paths for educational technologies into campus technology infrastructure and academic practices

What do we do? Support Services –Direct support of people and technology Projects –Variety of internally and externally funded projects Activities –Ongoing efforts to collaborate & innovate

Sample Support Services Blackboard support Clicker support Classroom Technology maint. & support Content & Multimedia support

Learning Space Planning/Implementation Virtual Learning Environment Academic Content & Multimedia Solutions Project Areas

Activities & Collaborations Blackboard Intercampus Collaboration (BbIC) Faculty learning communities around technologies, in partnership with CERTI Foster collaborative partnerships with faculty, other institutions, vendors

Activities & Collaborations Consult with and survey faculty on instructional needs and tools Explore emerging and innovative learning technologies Seek external funding opportunities (grants, gifts, corporate, etc.)

How can we help you? Help identify solutions for your teaching and learning needs Reduce the “front load effort” required to adopt a particular tool Connect you with colleagues using similar tools and to other resources Answer your questions

Faculty Experience Faculty say educational technologies should be: –Easy-to-learn: Intuitive interfaces that operate “at the speed of conversation” –Easily accessible: Available from anywhere on campus –Reliable: Supported and maintained by IT so they are ready to use when needed Faculty need access to wide variety of support resources –Communities of peers –Hands-on workshops/seminars –Self-help materials –Content conversion services –Consultation and experimentation

Events & Resources Blackboard Seminar Series –2 nd Wednesdays brown bag lunch Clicker Faculty Learning Community –4 th Wednesdays – lunch provided 2 nd Annual Teaching and Learning Technology Conference –April 9-10 th, 2009 –Call for Presentations, through Oct. 31

Events & Resources EdTech Blog –EdTechConnect.mst.edu EdTech Website –EdTech.mst.edu Institutional memberships –EDUCAUSE.edu –TLTGroup.org

Connect with EdTech Office Location: –102A & B Centennial Hall (formerly Univ. Center) Website: Blog: Phone: (573)

Thank You Questions?