Infusing Emerging Technology into the Curriculum: Faculty Peer-to-Peer Mentoring

Dr. Jerold Miller, Director of Teacher Education and Professor, Graduate School of Education Dr. Andrew Shean, Learning Technology Consultant & Adjunct Professor Aung Zayar Lwin, Associate Director of Learning Technology, Teaching and Learning Institute

Alliant International University San Diego CampusSan Francisco Campus Los Angeles Campus Mexico City Campus

Agenda 1.Project Genesis - development of idea 2.Implementation Process - collaboration and design 3.Critical Success Factors - relationships 4.Survey Results - effect on learning and engagement

Pilot Vision Designed to support the integration of emerging technologies with online courses. *Sponsored by the Teaching and Learning Institute

Genesis

Budget

Task SeptOctNovDecJanFebMarAprilMay Mentor Team Appointed Identify & Evaluate Emerging Technologies Identify Volunteer Faculty Technology Demonstrations (Mentor) Matching Technologies with Courses & Content Technology Implementation in Courses Program Evaluation survey Pilot Project Final Report & Recommendations Timeline

Collaboration 1.Meetings 2.Teach, Model, Best Practices 3.Support and Consult 4.Survey

Tools out there… Wikis: A wiki is software that allows users to easily create, edit, and link web pages. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites. WebQuests are learning environments where students read, analyze, and synthesize information using the Internet. Although WebQuests are not new, they may include other current technologies such as Podcasts, YouTube video, and links to current websites. Social Bookmarking is a way for Internet users to store, organize, share, and search bookmarks of web pages. Social bookmarking connects many contemporary and emerging technologies. Content Area Software or Applications may be appropriate for use in some courses. Examples include simulation software, statistical packages, or database/spreadsheet software.

Faculty Mentoring Mentee Selection Intrinsic Motivation Risk Takers What Mentees Want! Babs

Challenges

Critical Success Factors 1.Cultivate relationships 2.Mutual learning 3.Leadership! 4.Open mindset, consistent communication 5.Not busy work, meaningful and efficient

Survey Results Technology resulted in students communicating with other students and faculty seamlessly and more often. The wiki allowed them to integrate their ideas and, interestingly, facilitated their self perception as a real team working on a group project. I think the wiki is the tool that helps generate the team spirit that faculty yearn when assigning team projects. The students added, deleted and integrated as an authentic team should.... When used (the wiki) on individual projects, the quality of the output was consistently better than when they submit in- class assignment (do not understand the dynamics here) Use of PowerPoint, video; team presentations in which they used clips from YouTube. Specifically, teams of 3 students worked on presentations and were able to be as creative as they chose to be-- incorporating video, film clips, PowerPoint. Students were more in touch with me. I really enjoyed watching the integrating process in their group projects. I also like reviewing their process of improving their individual work by looking at the "recent changes" capability on the wiki. The review of the "discussions" was also interesting. A couple of students used their computers to disengage in class discussion.

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