Integrating Internet-based Technology
into Teaching/Learning
Integrating Internet-based Technology into Teaching/Learning
What does this terminology mean for you?
What should the goals for Integrating Internet-based Technology into Teaching/Learning include?
Integrating Internet-based Technology into Teaching/Learning
The role of technology is to:
– expand those factors that
determine learning
outcomes and
– manage the teaching and
learning process
provides opportunities for more learner-centered
instruction;
permits instruction to be contextualized;
allows students to explore, make mistakes, and
learn from their errors;
leads to more active and interactive modes of
instruction; and
results naturally in greater collaboration,
cooperation, and small group work
Integrating Internet-based Technology into Teaching/Learning
Billions of dollars have been spent to bring computer technology
into K-16 classrooms.
Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology Program (PT3).
Since 1999, Congress has devoted over $275 million. Ninety-five Grants (($48 million) were awarded, in June 2000 to address the challenge of developing technology proficient future educators; and to transform teacher preparation programs into 21st-century
learning environments.
AACTE-Microsoft Innovative Teachers Program
Nearly $50 million in software licenses and online community-building tools have been awarded under the program to SCDEs that partner with local school districts to provide technology-related professional development opportunities to faculty members,
prospective teachers, and practicing teachers.
Despite these investments only 20 percent of the 2.5 million teachers currently working in our public schools feel comfortable using these technologies in their classrooms (U.S. Department of Education, 1999).
Integrating Internet-based Technology into Teaching/Learning
How many dollars have been spent to bring computer technology into adult education classrooms?
Integrating Internet-based Technology into Teaching/Learning
Internet-based Technologies
Internet-based
internet
listservs/discussio
n boards
video-conferencing
white-boards
Personal Digital
To achieve the desired outcomes of integrating technology
into the adult education classroom, teachers must encourage
to:
• Use technology to shift the emphasis from themselves to the adult
learner in teaching and learning;
• Understand that technology should be integral to the teaching and
learning process;
• See that technology enables the instructor to becomes a facilitator
of learning as well as a planner, guide, and mentor; and
• Use technology to move the focus away from low-level cognitive
tasks to higher-order thinking skills.
PDA Uses in Higher Education:
In 2001, University of South Dakota started requiring its freshmen to bring Palm hand-held computers to class, along with their notebooks and texts.
Wake Forest University programmers are working on software that would let professors use their PDA's to control PowerPoint presentations, turn on VCR's from across the room, and quiz students on course material.
Drexel University has installed a wireless Web service that allows students to pick up class schedules, grades, and campus news on their PDA's.
Stanford University law students participated in a study, supported by West Publishing, that examines the effectiveness of putting legal-study materials on PDA's.
Marketing students at Bentley College have used their PDA's as clipboards during market-research assignments.
Dartmouth College, the University of Iowa's business college, and Duke and Brigham Young Universities all require students to have hand-held devices for some classes.
VCU is implementing infrared kiosks around campus so that mobile PDA users can easily HotSync to the network to use email and download web clipping content. Other projects are under discussion such as the possibility of hosting a higher education PDA conference at which presentations can be made and ideas shared.
• Faculty members in Counseling and Human Development Services (CHDS) at Kent State University have conducted research and training using some of the most current PDA technology. An analysis of how such technology can be integrated into the role and function of Counselor Educators and Health Educators is currently being analyzed.
Carlson, s. (2002, October 11). Are Personal Digital Assistants the Next Must-Have Tool? The Chronicle of Higher Education. 49, (7), p. A33
PDA Uses in Public Schools
► University High School (Irvine, CA) --- Part of a national pilot program for the first handheld device specifically designed for use in ongoing classroom testing - the Classroom Wizard from Scantron Corp. This technology allowed teachers to administer pop quizzes at any time. The answers are scored instantaneously and posted on the student's desktop computer in realtime, while class is in session. In a glance, the instructor can immediately identify and follow the comprehension level of each individual in the entire class, make necessary
adjustments to the lesson or assist individual students who need a little extra help. Hudgins, B. (2001)T.H.E. Journal,29 (5), p. 46.
► Smithtown School District (Smithtown, NY) --- In a partnership with local vendor Symbol Technologies Inc. and education reseller SchoolSoft, Santa Monica, CA, the school district has begun to use handhelds in the classroom to collect grades, take attendance and keep track of student records. Pepe, M. (1999, Nov. 15). School district uses handhelds in class to wirelessly record grades, attendance data. Computer Reseller News. 869, p.281.
► The Children’s Technology Workshop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). The Children’s
Technology Workshop uses handheld computers with children to view step-by-step directions and plans for the robots they are building. They also use the handhelds to watch AVI movies that are created as a part of the mission-based projects. An example might be a student-created video simulating an emergency transmission from Mars to Earth from stranded colonists. http:// www.k12handhelds.com/casestudy
Newer Technologies in Higher Education
Transportable Satellite Internet System (TSIS) – Provides local wireless capabilities to geographically remote locations and other sites lacking terrestrial connectivity. Developed by OARnet, ITEC-Ohio, the Ohio State University and a partnership with American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC)
Newer Technologies/Applications in Adult Education
AlphaSmart –
AlphaSmart 3000 allows adult learners to enter and edit text, then send it to any
computer for formatting or directly to a printer. Its portability allows adult learners to use it anywhere and anytime - in the classroom, at home, or on field trips. Its low cost
provides technology access to an entire classroom of 30 students for the price of three to four computers. The AlphaSmart 3000 extends technology dollars, to increase technology access, and to alleviate the equity issues at school.
Dana is a true alternative to the laptop. It combines the affordability of a handheld with the ergonomic benefits of a notebook computer. Adult learners can: print directly to many USB or IrDA-enabled printers; add MultiMediaCard or SD (Secure Digital) cards; and easily exchange files with many popular PC applications like Microsoft Word and Excel.
