1 Technology in University Belinda Allan ICT Coordinator MUNI Language Centre Why? Piece of duct tape sticking a note to the slide How? OK, that’s a hard question, let’s take a step back with ... What? / Where? What activity do we want to run? Where could technology help? e.g. Setting and marking these exams are taking over my life!! ➔Perhaps set an automatically marked quiz. ➔Perhaps students could create a podcast or blog post that shows their learning. ➔Perhaps students could interview an expert (in the field or a teacher), film it and create a mini lesson for the class. ➔Perhaps ... It’s Teachers Vs Google [USEMAP] Teacher reads - participants take notes of points they agree and disagree with (along with any new words) What are we to do with it? What do we know about the internet Vs student learning? ●Students have 24/7 access to information. ○Information overload! ●Internet has information and misinformation ○(along with outright scams and lies). ●Is “giving information” taking up our lessons? ○If we remove the “information” part from the classroom, what will we fill our lesson with? How do you deal with it? Students would love to know! Piece of duct tape sticking a note to the slide If we remove the “information” part from the classroom, what will we fill our lesson with? leading to flipped classroom One Idea: The Flipped Classroom [USEMAP] Problems - Deal with it - Opportunities (PDO) Problems Deal with it Opportunities Students won’t study before class Problems - Deal with it - Opportunities Problems Deal with it Opportunities Students won’t study before class Stick = assess it, make it embarrassing, punishment Carrot = Problems - Deal with it - Opportunities Problems Deal with it Opportunities Students won’t study before class Stick = assess it, make it embarrassing, punishment Carrot = do revision or a quiz in class, do it as a research activity in class, have rewards for doing it Problems - Deal with it - Opportunities Problems Deal with it Opportunities Students won’t study before class Stick = assess it, make it embarrassing, punishment Carrot = do revision or a quiz in class, do it as a research activity in class, have rewards for doing it Have a small group prepare the “information” section into a mini/micro lesson for their classmates. Problems - Deal with it - Opportunities Problems Deal with it Opportunities Students won’t study before class Stick = assess it, make it embarrassing, punishment Carrot = do revision or a quiz in class, do it as a research activity in class, have rewards for doing it Have a small group prepare the “information” section into a mini/micro lesson for their classmates. Have the whole class prepared to debate a hot topic in which they would need to know the “information” to be able to do so. Problems - Deal with it - Opportunities Problems Deal with it Opportunities Students won’t study before class Stick = assess it, make it embarrassing, punishment Carrot = do revision or a quiz in class, do it as a research activity in class, have rewards for doing it Have a small group prepare the “information” section into a mini/micro lesson for their classmates. Have the whole class prepared to debate a hot topic in which they would need to know the “information” to be able to do so. Have one, pairs or a group prepare a game, podcast, a poem, or a story that would teach the class the important parts. Piece of duct tape sticking a note to the slide But which technology could I use? Piece of duct tape sticking a note to the slide Technology should do MY bidding (not the other way)! Piece of duct tape sticking a note to the slide What do I want to achieve? + Where could technology help or enhance? Student learning/activity + technology possible What Technology Ideas A written piece A spoken piece A mid-term Collaboration Student learning/activity + technology possible What Technology Ideas A written piece A spoken piece A mid-term Collaboration A blog post, magazine article, infographic, webpage,... (EduBlogs, WordPress, Lucidpress, Canva, Piktochart, Venngage, …) A voice recording, podcast, screencast, create a video, do an interview,... (Vocaroo, FlipGrid, Screencast-o-matic, phone camera, …) A quiz, hot debate, discussion, mini-lessons by students, games by students,... (Google or MS Forms, Google timer, slideshows, Prezi, Quizlet, Kahoot!, LearningPaths, …) (Google Drive and shared docs, Dropbox, Zoom, Hangouts, online to-do lists, online project management, …) [USEMAP]