Learning Technology Forum for Faculty Dr. Alex Hills Distinguished Service Professor Carnegie Mellon University ahills@cmu.edu Learning Technology Forum For Faculty What UA is doing now What UA could do in the future Learning Technology Forum What UA is doing now Professors are positive about using classroom technology Professors are positive about using course management systems (Blackboard and UASOnline) Why do professors use learning technology? How students say learning technology affects their academic success? How often do professors request … and use … technology – equipped classrooms? What do faculty say about technology-equipped classroom reliability? CMS is next to the top technology students wish instructors used more. How do faculty rate UA online systems (OLSs)? How do students rate UA online systems (OLSs)? What value do specific applications have … to faculty? What value do specific applications have … to students? Learning Technology Forum What UA could do in the future One vision of learning A classroom isn’t just one place Technology is an important part of students’ lives An approach: • Presentation of fact-based material (one way communication): outside class • Interaction and activities: in class A vision of learning Duke University “Changing the Classroom” Video – mpeg or http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/education/ duke_university_transforms_learning.html A vision of learning Duke University “Open Chemistry Course” http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player _embedded&v=CmZtGPhiAac Today’s technology tools University infrastructure • Classroom technology • Online systems Mobile devices Tablet computers – iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc. • 29% of Americans own them Social networks – Facebook, Twitter, etc. Apple iBooks Textbooks for iPad • Interactive • Diagrams • Photos • Videos Apple iBooks Students can: • Find definitions • Search • Highlight text • Take notes Apple iBooks Professors can: • Create iBooks University learning infrastructure Purdue University case study • Publishing (Jetpack) • Video sharing (Doubletake) • Media sharing (Mixable) • Social networking (Hotseat) • Progress monitoring (Signals) “Jetpack” A new kind of coursepack • Published to mobile devices Capabilities • Documents • Images • Customized interactivity http://www.itap.purdue.edu/studio/jetpack/ “Hotseat” Social networking “Micro-discussion” In class Outside class Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTTMAftkCc&feature=player_embedded What do you think?