EDUCAUSE | IT Integration and eliannual08

Student Content Showcase

drupal — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:45:05 -0600

How would students answer the question, "What would your ideal education look like?" See for yourself in the student content showcase, produced in collaboration with Apple. Five Apple student representatives will informally respond to the question through short videos they have created, which they will present in the Rio Grande West Ballroom at various points in the program.

These "video poster sessions" will give you the chance to discuss with them their views on teaching and learning as well as the technical and creative processes behind their videos. This is a great opportunity to talk with students about their expectations for Learning 2.0 while learning some techniques and tips for creating your own videos.

In addition to conducting the showcase, these students will also capture and present their conference experience. Links to their videos, podcasts, blogs, etc., will be added to the ELI Web site as they become available, adding a student voice to our citizen journalism activity.

Preparing Students for a Web 2.0 World: Integrating Networked Laptop Technologies in English Studies Classrooms

drupal — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:25:50 -0600

The Miami University English department and Academic Technology Services developed new laptop classrooms, digital writing curricula, and instructor training programs. Currently 30 percent of all required first-year writing courses are taught in networked laptop classrooms. We will focus on English/IT collaborations, instructor preparation, and the impact on student learning. Qualitative and quantitative data, including video interview clips with students, will be shared.

Building the Scaffolding: Supporting Student Use of Technology in the Learning Process

drupal — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:25:50 -0600

This presentation will describe the support scaffolding for student use of technology in the learning process provided by a collaboration of academic support units at Hamilton College. We will describe how we can offer highly tailored support that makes it possible for students to succeed in authentic learning experiences.

Prioritizing Technology-Rich Classroom Space: Strategies for Success

drupal — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:25:50 -0600

IT leaders on campus must help faculty identify spaces where the technology implementations for teaching and learning would benefit the institution, and we've developed independent but similar avenues that have proven successful. Participants in this session will thoughtfully consider and develop recommendations for success on their home campus.

LITRE: Investigating the Effectiveness of Technology in Improving Student Learning

drupal — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:07:27 -0600

LITRE, the Learning in a Technology-Rich Environment, is a North Carolina State initiative that has researched the impact of various technologies on student learning over the past three years. This session will discuss LITRE's evolution and three current projects: innovative learning environments using multiuser gaming; video, podcasts, and other technologies; and computer-based problem solving.

Teachers as Learners, Learners as Teachers: Reflecting on the Digital Disconnect

drupal — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:07:27 -0600

Members of a faculty learning community from a large urban research university will share the results of a study comparing expectations for technology use among faculty and students. Participants will engage in dialogue to address the presence (or absence) of a digital disconnect between teachers and learners and discuss the implications for instructional practice.

Additional contributors: Dina Bangdel, Teresa (Terry) J. Carter, Ed.D., and Frances (Fran) G. Smith, Ed.S., CVE, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Supporting Learning 2.0 with a Technology-Enhanced Teaching Certificate Program

drupal — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:00:53 -0600

This session will address how three major campus providers joined together to help our instructors more closely meet the needs of our students and become more reflective users of technology. Find out how this program connected us to learners' needs and gave us a chance to prepare for our own Life 2.0.

Who's Afraid of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and the Big Bad CMS? A Digi-Drama About Fear 2.0

drupal — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:00:53 -0600

Web 2.0 tools have the power to transform education. Such a transformation requires that faculty, students, and institutions take risks. With those risks comes fear, which is often unarticulated. How do you tackle this fear and make real change? Join us to face this fear together in a multimedia, interactive miniplay.

Digital Story Making: Understanding the Learner's Perspective

drupal — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:00:52 -0600

Digital storytelling assignments involve students in firsthand multimedia authorship. But what does the story-making experience feel like from the learner's perspective? What can students tell us about the impact of these types of assignments on their learning? Student interviews about their story-making experiences provide insight into the gestalt of digital storytelling.

Technology-Empowered Collaborative and Learning

drupal — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:00:51 -0600

We will present learning outcomes from Science and Culture, an interdisciplinary course in a wireless laptop classroom. In-class activities involve pushing content out to individual laptops. Students process this content in groups and publish their results globally. This teaching technique, which greatly increases student engagement, will be demonstrated during this session.