A series of slides that were printed out for a trifold poster for the WFU Teaching and Learning Fair.

1. TEACHING INFORMATION
SKILLS IN THE 21ST
CENTURY
A POSTER FOR THE WFU
TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER FAIR
FEBRUARY 24, 2009

2. LIBRARY INSTRUCTION

3. LIBRARY INSTRUCTION:
LIB100/200 COURSES
LIBRARY COURSES: LIB 100
1 CREDIT HOUR RESEARCH COURSES
TAUGHT BY LIBRARIANS
LIBRARY COURSES: LIB 200
RESEARCH COURSES IN THE HUMANITIES, SOCIAL
SCIENCES, SCIENCES, AND BUSINESS
TAUGHT BY LIBRARIAN SUBJECT SPECIALISTS

4. LIBRARY INSTRUCTION:
ONE-SHOT CLASSES
LIBRARY INSTRUCTION FOR FYS AND OTHER COURSES
INVITED INTO CLASSES TO TEACH RESEARCH SKILLS
DESIGNED FOR SPECIFIC COURSES AND ASSIGNMENTS
TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION
HOW TO USE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
SESSIONS ON BLOGGING, WIKIS, PODCASTS, AND
MULTIMEDIA VIDEO

5. BLENDED LEARNING

6. DEFINING A
BLENDED ENVIRONMENT
MOST LIBRARY COURSES ARE TAUGHT IN A “BLENDED”
ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING BOTH PHYSICAL AND ONLINE
COMPONENTS.
LIB100/200 COURSES HAVE MADE USE OF BLACKBOARD,
BLOGS, WIKIS, GOOGLE DOCS, FACEBOOK, FLICKR,
YOUTUBE, BLIP.TV, CLICKERS, SMARTBOARDS, GOOGLE
CALENDAR, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES.

7. BENEFITS OF A
BLENDED ENVIRONMENT
TEACHES TECHNOLOGY SKILLS ALONG WITH CONTENT
ALLOWS FOR ROLE MODELING AND DISCUSSIONS OF
ETHICAL ISSUES IN ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS
ESTABLISHES RELEVANCY OF PEDAGOGICAL METHODS
ENCOURAGES LIFELONG LEARNING

8. INSTRUCTIONAL
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS

9. BLOGS
BLOGS ARE EASY-TO-
EDIT WEBSITES.
CONTENT IS POSTED IN
REVERSE
CHRONOLOGICAL
ORDER.
BLOGS ARE
PARTICULARLY
USEFUL FOR CLASS
DISCUSSION.

10. WIKIS
WIKIS ARE EASY-TO-
EDIT WEBSITES.
CONTENT IS
ARRANGED BY TOPIC.
WIKIS ARE USEFUL
SPACES FOR GROUP
COLLABORATION.

11. GOOGLE DOCS
GOOGLE DOCS IS A
GOOGLE PRODUCT
DESIGNED TO BE AN
ONLINE OFFICE SUITE.
THESE DOCUMENTS
CAN BE EDITED
SIMULTANEOUSLY BY
MULTIPLE USERS.
GOOGLE DOCS CAN BE
A GOOD OPTION FOR
PRIVATE,
COLLABORATIVE
WORKSPACES.

12. SOCIAL NETWORKING
SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE
WEBSITES DESIGNED FOR
PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH
OTHER PEOPLE.
FACEBOOK IS THE MOST
POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORK
AT WAKE FOREST
UNIVERSITY.
PUTTING COURSE
INFORMATION IN FACEBOOK
MEANS STUDENTS WILL
INTERACT WITH IT MORE
OFTEN.

13. MULTIMEDIA
MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS MAKE
USE OF THE TECHNOLOGY
WAKE FOREST PROVIDES ON
STUDENT THINKPADS.
CREATING MULTIMEDIA
PROJECTS ALLOWS
STUDENTS TO HAVE MORE
CREATIVE CONTROL OVER
THEIR WORK.
IN EVALUATIONS, STUDENTS
HAVE SAID THEY WERE
MORE ENGAGED WITH A
VIDEO PROJECT THAN A
PAPER.

14. OTHER TOOLS
FLICKR IS A PHOTO-SHARING
WEBSITE, ENABLING IMAGE-
BASED ASSIGNMENTS.
CLICKERS ARE A PHYSICAL
DEVICE DESIGNED TO
ENCOURAGE CLASS
PARTICIPATION.
SMARTBOARDS ALLOW
INSTRUCTORS TO ENGAGE
STUDENTS MORE VISUALLY
IN LECTURES AND ALLOW
THE SAVING OF NOTES TAKEN
ON THE BOARD.

15. COMBINING TOOLS TO CREATE A NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

16. COMMENTS & FEEDBACK

17. FEEDBACK: EASE OF USE
“I THINK THAT USING PROGRAMS SUCH AS GOOGLE
DOCS MAKES ASSIGNMENTS AND PROJECTS EASIER FOR
BOTH THE TEACHER AND STUDENT. TEACHERS CAN VIEW
ASSIGNMENTS AT ANY TIME AND MAKE COMMENTS OR
CORRECTIONS AND STUDENTS CAN VIEW FEEDBACK AND
INCORPORATE IT EASILY.
“THE BLOGS ARE ALSO USEFUL AS A HOMEPAGE FOR
COURSES AS THEY ALLOW ONE CENTRAL PLACE FOR
UPDATES, RESPONSES, COURSE SCHEDULING, ETC... AND
THEY ARE QUICKLY UPDATED. THEY ARE ALSO EASY FOR
THE STUDENTS TO LOCATE AND NAVIGATE.” -KAELEY
MCMAHAN

18. FEEDBACK: ENGAGING STUDENTS
“THE TURNING POINT “CLICKERS” DO WELL AT ENGAGING
THE STUDENTS, AND THEY SEEM TO REALLY LIKE IT.”
-MARY BETH LOCK
“TECHNOLOGY CAN OFFER OPTIONS THAT ALLOW ME TO
ADDRESS THE VARIOUS LEARNING STYLES OF MY
STUDENTS IN A MEANINGFUL AND ENGAGING WAY.”
-LIB100 TEACHER

19. FEEDBACK: SOCIAL SOFTWARE
“THE STUDENTS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH USING SOCIAL
SOFTWARE AND I FIND IT ALLOWS US TO CONCENTRATE
ON CONTENT.” -SUSAN S. SMITH
“ENGAGING STUDENTS IN ONLINE SOCIAL SPHERES
GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ONLINE
BEHAVIOR WITH STUDENTS. WE ARE ABLE TO TALK
ABOUT PRIVACY, PROFESSIONALISM, AND HOW SOCIAL
NETWORKING MIGHT IMPACT THEIR ADULT LIVES IN
WAYS THAT WOULD BE ARTIFICIAL WITHOUT THE SOCIAL
NETWORKING CLASS COMPONENT.“ -LAUREN PRESSLEY

20. FEEDBACK: GOOGLE DOCS
“GOOGLE DOCS HAS FACILITATED NUMEROUS ACADEMIC
UNDERTAKINGS, INCLUDING GROUP PLANNING FOR A
NEW COURSE, COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS FOR
STUDENTS, WORKING IN SMALL GROUPS, AND
COLLABORATIVE GRADING OF STUDENT PROJECTS
SUBMITTED AS GOOGLE DOCS.” -ELLEN DAUGMAN