Teaching with Technology Certificate: ¿Qué me enseña?

Elizabeth J. Pyatt,

Teaching and Learning with Technology

[email protected]

Why Learn Technology?

Increased Communication Options • • • Blogs at Penn State (

http://blogs.psu.edu

) Adobe Acrobat Connect (

http://meeting.psu.edu

) ANGEL Communication Tools (

http://cms.psu.edu

) • • • • • Increased Listening Podcasts (

http://podcasts.psu.edu

) Scola Spanish News Video (

http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/scola

) YouTube, etc.

Digital Commons (make your own)

http://digitalcommons.psu.edu

More Reasons for Tech • Increased exposure to authentic culture • Multiple internet resources from around the world • Increase opportunities for practice and • feedback ANGEL Quizzes • • Reduce “administrivia” E-mail, posting syllabus/lecture notes

About the TWT Program • http://tlt.its.psu.edu/support/twt/ Create Portfolio showing use of technology in instruction (excellent for job hunting) • Co-sponsored by ITS and the Graduate School. Certificate signed by Graduate School

Sample Portfolio Monserrat Bores’ Portfolio TWT Links

Parts of the TWT • • • Portfolio • Statement of Teaching Philosophy • • Create online course space ANGEL/Personal Home/etc Class presentation (Powerpoint or ???) Create multimedia (image/audio/video…) Technology to communicate with • students E-mail, announcement, online docs

Pedagogical • • • Innovation • Discussion Forums/Student Blogs • Surveys • • learn student background assess progress in class Practice Quizzes (e.g. grammar) Guided Research online Any other ideas?

Reflections • Is incorporating technology into teaching worthwhile?

• • • • What are the best ways to do it?

What should you avoid?

What can you learn from the experience?

Will it work for me?

• Combining Artifacts Reflection, Multimedia, Class Presentation

Cosmetic, but Important • Course Descriptions • • • • • Legibility ( color, font, layout ) Usability ( I know where to go ) Clear Writing Style Cross-Platform Testing ( Firefox & IE ) College specific requirements…

I Know Hispanic Culture

Not Afraid to Try Anything

I Really Like Germany This shows how you can include strong colors without overwhelming the users.

Language & IT Together

Professional Publisher

TWT Contacts • • Department Contact = Loretta Zehngut Samples and information at

http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt

• • • • Tech Training Options

http://its.psu.edu/training

(ITS Training)

http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu

(TLT Symposium)

http:://its.psu.edu/fmc

(Faculty Multimedia Ctr)