You really need to look at what is provided in websites that accompany the text. They are awesome.
Warren,
This sounds like an effective activity. If students practice on their own cars, they will learn to use the same amount of care and diligence on the vehicles of their customers. It indirectly teaches them about customer service techniques. Instructors must find ways to make the learning "personal" in all subjects.
Tremayne Simpson
Daniel,
This a creative way to use technology as a means of enabling your students to compare and contrast the different methods. Do you ever have situations where your students appreciate the "old", instead of the "new" technology?
Tremayne Simpson
Jason,
What types of technology are you interested in implementing in your courses?
Tremayne Simpson
Dale,
I agree. Publisher supplements provide several additional activities, exercises and materials that (in most cases) can be customized by the instructor. Publishing companies are very receptive and can provide demonstrations of their products to the faculty.
Tremayne Simpson
Daniel ,
Are the courses that you teach considered "hybrids" or is this web-based content used for supplementing the course in general?
Tremayne Simpson
Andrea,
This is an intuitive assignment, that appropriately enables the students to utilize technology? How are the Power Points presented? Online (via the student portal or virtual classroom) or in class?
Tremayne Simpson
They are presented in the classroom via the in class computer. The students present their presentation to me and their classmates.
Andrea,
I primarily teach speech/communications courses and I encourage that presentations are assigned across the curriculum. It enables the student to practice their skills in presenting to an audience and proper usage of technology. I constantly remind students that once they enter the career world, they will be expected to know how to present themselves to an audience and be able to elaborate on their skill sets (in an interview).
Tremayne Simpson
The school I teach at recently upgraded to SmartBoard white boards, which allows me & my students to interact with powerpoints, software, & schematics. Also, on occasion a student will ask me a question that I do not have a good answer for, so instead of "faking" one, I will reply with "I'm not sure, so let's look it up." A few minutes on Google can provide great information & I'm demonstrating self-education to a student who won't be in my classroom to ask questions for the rest of his/her professional life.
My students are cell phone texting junkies. They have those phones out all through class. So I decided for the upcoming semester to place questions on the board that we went over in the previous class. Simple questions that can be answered in one or two words, or choosing an A, B, or C answer. They will get 20 to thirty minutes at the start of class. They well get a pop quizz grade on the questions, which they have to place in a text message and then send to my email. Don't know how it is going to work out yet, but one thing is for sure they will have to pay more attention to what is happening in class, and be on time because as the saying goes "once the questions are gone their gone."
Cameron,
This is a great point. Instructors should feel comfortable with saying that they are not aware of an answer to a particular question, provided that they are able to "research" or give valid sources for the answer. Giving the students an "incorrect" answer in order to "save face", can prove to detract from their credibility if the student is able to find the "real" answer for the question.
Tremayne Simpson
at the beginning of each term, we have to read the code of conduct to our students. We have to read it for every class, regardless of how many times they have heard it before. I actually agree with this: it shows we are serious about it, and there is nothing like repetition for learning.
but too much repetition can be too much and students will turn off. I also get tired of reading it over and over.
Therefore, I will be creating a video of me reading the code of conduct to the class. and to keep it lively and interesting: I'm going to create a dialogue between the video and me in the classroom.
I hope that it will help me not read it as if I'm bored, and get the students to pay attention to it.
In many of the courses Powerpoint Presentations are used quite heavily. In addition to this, in technology training there are a few solid sites which posts videos that I use to supplement the training.
Cynthia ,
This is a great method for turning what is usually a classroom obstacle (cell phone use) into an effective learning experience. In addition, instructors have to be extremely creative in regards to garnering student attention, which can be accomplished by effectively integrating technology.
Tremayne Simpson
Marshall,
This is a viable way for integrating technology. You could also use "cue cards" during the filming of the video, so that you do not have to be perceived as reading the code of conduct.
Tremayne Simpson
I teach A&P and I found a great free clay reciepe on the internet. I have the students make the clay using different food colorings and have them bring their clay to class. The students then make a organ such as the heart and they have to do a presentation to the class how that anatomy part works. They learn the size, texture and structure of the organ as well as the physiology.
Students, based on their learning preferences, appreciate usage of a variety of technology which facilitates their learning process and their response has been positive.
That's a good idea. I'm wanting it to be interactive with me in person interacting with me on the screen.
My students love using computers. Computers really add the visual side of learning. Also, computers add the technology edge that most of the students are familiar with and utilize in real work environments.
