1. Introductions George Watson ghw@udel.edu
Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education
University of Delaware
Workshop at Marymount University
April 21, 2003

2. gigabytes and gigahertz
The Way It Was
2003
graphing calculators,
laptops,
gigabytes and gigahertz
Computation

3. wireless connectivity
The Way It Was
2003 ,
voic ,
chatrooms,
FAX,
pagers,
cell phones
instant messaging,
wireless connectivity
Communication

4. 2003 Collections The Way It Was... 1973 Online Information:
web catalogs,
networked databases,
Britannica Online,
online newspapers,
course websites,
CMS
Collections

5. Problem-Based Learning and the Cs of Technology:
Computation and Calculation
Communication and Collaboration
Collections and Connections

6. The question for this session:
Given the amazing advances in technology
and the dramatic change in the first-year experience,
Can we afford to continue teaching the way we were taught?

7. Student-Centered Learning
First, an exercise:
Individually, write down five words or short phrases that come to mind when you think of:
Student-Centered Learning
In pairs or small groups, select three “most important”.
Finally, report out just one.

8. What I know best I have taught…
…the individuals learning the most in [the teacher-centered classrooms] are the professors. They have reserved for themselves the very conditions that promote learning:
actively seeking new information,
integrating it with what is known,
organizing it in a meaningful way, and
having a chance to explain it to others.
Page 35, Huba and Freed, Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses: Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning, 2000