A Brief presentation made to MGT 4390D Training and Development class covering the educational technologies used by TXSTATE faculty.

1. Using Technology in Educationat Texas State University – San Marcos Emin Sağlamer Instructional Technologies Support Texas State University – San Marcos

2. Where Does ITS Fit in the Organization Chart? President Dr. Denise Trauth VP of Information Technology Dr. Van Wyatt ITS Associate VP Dr. Milt Neilsen Technology Resources Associate VP Mark Hughes Library Associate VP Joan Heath

3. ITS Departments Academic Computing Classroom Technologies ETC-Support Video Production Instructional Design ETC-Research & Development

4. TXSTATE Educational Infrastructure Services Learning Management System: Sakai http://sakaiproject.org/ Portfolio System: TK20 http://www.tk20.com/ University Website: Magnolia http://www.magnolia-cms.com/ Adobe Connect http://www.adobe.com/ConnectWebConference Turn It In http://turnitin.com/

5. Examples of Technology Use in Education Instructor may use: Student ID readers to take attendance Clickers for a pop up quiz in the teaching theater. TRACS to provide materials for an online or face to face course. Web 2.0 sites such as Google Docs for student group projects. Adobe Connect for office hours / exam reviews. Streaming Media Server to share clips from Hollywood movies with students.

6. Issues to Consider When Teaching With Technology Pedagogy Equal Access to Materials Copyright & Fair Use FERPA compliance TOS Compliance Accessibility

7. Why Use TXSTATE Hosted Technology Solutions? Free Access to Teaching Technologies Single Login Multi Use Tools:TRACS Free Dedicated Technical Support Protected Privacy Backup / Recovery Compliance with University Policies Access to Colleagues

8. Why Use Web 2.0 Tools? Pros / Cons Pros Social Media Concept is Missing in TRACS Leverage New Technologies Students Have Access to Their Work Post Graduation Better Exposure for Student Work Easier to Share with Peers for Review. Better Looking UI Design. Cons No Guarantee of Longevity No Migration Pathways Subject to a Third Party TOS Privacy Concerns Ferpa Considerations Copyright Protection Legal Representation

9. Buzz Word Role Call!! BUZZ WORD ROLL CALL

10. Web 2.0 Web 2.0

11. Social Media Social Media

12. Cloud Computing Cloud Computing

13. TOS TOS

14. FERPA FERPA

15. Fair Use FAIR USE

16. Creative Commons

17. Building Learning Communities Online Workshops Building Learning Communities Online Workshops for Instructors These are the Web 2.0 sites we cover: Twitter / Plurk Facebook Blogger Flickr SlideShare YouTube / Vimeo Google Docs Delicious PageFlakes Second Life

18. Examples of Activities Created By ITS On Campus Lessons & Tutorials: TRACS Site: Learning Modules Second Life 101 Adobe Connect Recording Online Meeting Flash Presentation / Tutorial Object Oriented Programming Tutorial

19. Examples of Web 2.0 Projects ITS Created Facebook ITS Facebook Page WordPress Aha! Blog for Instructors by Instructors XtraNormal: Course Assignment Health Information Management Activities Google Earth El Cerrito Village Exploration Second Life TXSTATE Virtual Campus Vimeo ITS Video Channel

20. Questions?