Teaching with Technology

Certificate: ¿Qué me enseña?

Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Teaching and Learning with Technology

ejp10@psu.edu

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

TWT Links

Monserrat Bores’ Portfolio

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 colorswithout overwhelming the users.

Language & IT Together

Professional Publisher

TWT Contacts• Department Contact = Loretta Zehngut

• Samples and information athttp://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)