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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY @ Missouri S&T Chancellor’s Council October 1, 2008 Future S&T Students… • A Vision of K-12 Students Today Class of 2012 Psychographic Perspective Notes • Most new students were born after 1990 • Computers and internet access were available in kindergarten classes • They have had email accounts since 2nd grade • Virtual reality has always been available when the real thing failed • Thanks to MySpace and Facebook, autobiography an happen in real time • Most had a cell phone in high school: they’re always texting 1 n other Source: Beloit Mindset List for class of 2012 Entering S&T Students Technology is 3rd most important factor in students’ decision to attend S&T (2007) • 72% use online social networks (Facebook, MySpace) • 13% spend more than 11 hrs/week video gaming • 13% spend more than 15 hrs/week on internet Source: 2007 & 2008 “Missouri S&T Entering Student Survey”, Missouri S&T New Student Programs Office Entering S&T Students • 95% plan to bring a PC to campus 71% will be new computers 78% laptops 10% Macintosh/Apple • 99% plan to bring a Cell Phone to campus – Increasingly “smart phones” Source: “Missouri S&T Entering Student Survey 2008”, Missouri S&T New Student Programs Office The challenge… The gap between students’ perception of technology and that of faculty continues to widen. Students and faculty continue to view and experience technology very differently. Source: Horizon Report 2008. The New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Who will help bridge this gap; help faculty sift through a myriad of ever-changing tools? The Educational Technology Team …Is a team in Information Technology who help faculty identify and adopt appropriate technologies to enhance, enable and extend teaching and learning environments. EdTech can help you… • Enhance teaching and learning – Use of materials and content not otherwise possible to bring into environment • Enable teaching and learning – Student engagement, reflection, disparate learning abilities/styles • Extend teaching and learning – Reduce/remove time and distance barriers Meet the Team • Meg Brady [email protected] – Director • Angie Hammons [email protected] – Educational Technology Specialist • Malcolm Hays [email protected] – Content Support Analyst • Gandalf Sidio [email protected] – System Support Analyst & Technician Meet the Team • Ken Arvieux – Classroom Tech Support (temp) • Lauren Oswald – Learning Space Designer • Kyle Smith – EdTech Student Assistant • James Tinsley – EdTech Graduate Student Assistant • Sarah Lewey – EdTech Student Assistant What is Educational Technology? Definitions of Educational Technology on the Web: “Includes all components of informational technology used in the delivery of educational materials.” www.buffalostate.edu/offices/disabilityservices/glossary.htm “A complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems, and devising, implementing, evaluating and managing solutions to those problems, involved in all aspects of human learning.” www.neiu.edu/~dbehrlic/hrd408/glossary.htm Also known as: Instructional technology, e-Learning, Learning technology What is Educational Technology? Things you can touch Places you can go Physical Environments Students Instructors Things you can do People & Content Virtual Environments Anywhere Researchers Anytime Anyone PHYSICAL v. VIRTUAL • PHYSICAL Teaching & Learning Environments include: – – – – – – – – Classrooms, lecture halls, auditoriums Laboratories Computer Learning Centers Library Physical Residences Environments Offices Meeting Rooms Hallways and Atriums PHYSICAL v. VIRTUAL • VIRTUAL Teaching & Learning Environments include: – – – – – – – – Blackboard Web-based environments Virtual Email Environments eConferencing Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts Virtual Desktop Environments PCs, Smartphones, Laptops, MP3 Players WiFi Hotspots S&T EdTech Team Objectives Leadership for development and execution of a campus strategy for physical and virtual learning environments Focused delivery and support of current technology tools to maximize teaching and learning effectiveness Exploration of emerging technologies and development of new and innovative solutions Manage transition paths for educational technologies into campus technology infrastructure and academic practices What do we do? • Support Services – Direct support of people and technology • Projects – Variety of internally and externally funded projects • Activities – Ongoing efforts to collaborate & innovate Sample Support Services • Blackboard support • Clicker support • Classroom Technology maint. & support • Content & Multimedia support Project Areas • Learning Space Planning/Implementation • Virtual Learning Environment • Academic Content & Multimedia Solutions Activities & Collaborations • Blackboard Intercampus Collaboration (BbIC) • Faculty learning communities around technologies, in partnership with CERTI • Foster collaborative partnerships with faculty, other institutions, vendors Activities & Collaborations • Consult with and survey faculty on instructional needs and tools • Explore emerging and innovative learning technologies • Seek external funding opportunities (grants, gifts, corporate, etc.) How can we help you? • Help identify solutions for your teaching and learning needs • Reduce the “front load effort” required to adopt a particular tool • Connect you with colleagues using similar tools and to other resources • Answer your questions Faculty Experience • Faculty say educational technologies should be: – Easy-to-learn: Intuitive interfaces that operate “at the speed of conversation” – Easily accessible: Available from anywhere on campus – Reliable: Supported and maintained by IT so they are ready to use when needed • Faculty need access to wide variety of support resources – – – – – Communities of peers Hands-on workshops/seminars Self-help materials Content conversion services Consultation and experimentation Events & Resources • Blackboard Seminar Series – 2nd Wednesdays brown bag lunch • Clicker Faculty Learning Community – 4th Wednesdays – lunch provided • 2nd Annual Teaching and Learning Technology Conference – April 9-10th, 2009 – Call for Presentations, through Oct. 31 Events & Resources • EdTech Blog – EdTechConnect.mst.edu • EdTech Website – EdTech.mst.edu • Institutional memberships – EDUCAUSE.edu – TLTGroup.org Connect with EdTech • Office Location: – 102A & B Centennial Hall (formerly Univ. Center) • • • • Website: http://edtech.mst.edu Blog: http://edtechconnect.mst.edu Phone: (573) 341-4131 Email: [email protected] Thank You Questions?