Gross, D., Wheeler, B. (2016). Teaching with Technology. Presentation for Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Network at UMass Amherst.

1. Dave Gross & Brad Wheeler
Teaching with Technology
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2. Teaching with Technology
In today’s session we will
• Explore the intersection between
technology and instruction.
• Consider the choices of instructional
technology as they relate to pedagogy.
• Use examples of technology for a
classroom.
• Calibrate the extent to which
technology can enhance student
learning.

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Ice Breaker…digital style
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Ice Breaker…digital style
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From the choir loft
• Pedagogical Notes
– Ice breakers
• Builds community, everyone participates
• Foster teams (forming, storming, norming, performing)
• Allows instructors to “get to know” students
• TBL Classroom Tech Tools Used
– LCD TVs
– BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Mobile Phones
– Document Camera
– Twitter – connects the classroom to the outside world

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Where’s Waldo? Classroom Edition
“easy” Items
Podium Classroom Controller
Wall LCDs
Document Camera
Call Buttons + Lights
Student Laptops
Lectern PC/Mac
Whiteboard Camera
“hard” Items
Handheld Classroom Controller
Stadium Monitors
Echo36 Lecture Capture
Student Microphones
DVD Player
i<Clicker Base Station
Display Wall Buttons
Wireless Projection
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From the choir loft
• Pedagogical Notes
– Active Learning is about students doing more! Students retain
little of what they read and hear, a slightly larger percentage of
what they write, but most of what they DO!
• TBL Classroom Tech Tools Used
– Everything!!
– Don’t forget the lights, rolling chairs, and many walls. That’s
“tech” too … use it all.

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…Whiteboard Edition
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From the choir loft
• Pedagogical Notes
– Whiteboards are one of the most valuable and versatile tools
– Promotes: problem solving, teamwork, democracy in class
– Instructors can monitor many students’ learning simultaneously
– Instructors can physically visit teams to build rapport
• TBL Classroom Tech Tools Used
– Whiteboards & markers
– LCD Displays
– Whiteboard Cameras
– A/B Wall Buttons

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Let’s check out the new CIRTL Website
• Using a table computer
– Log into Moodle course: Teaching with Technology
– Use the link under the CIRTL pulldown
• Individually, find the following:
– Number of universities in the CIRTL Network
– The mission of CIRTL
– The network leader(s) for your campus
– Something interesting to you & why
• Take or “clip” your notes into a MS Word Doc
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Summative Assessment: Audience Response
1. Take out your phone
2. Create a new SMS
In the new message, type in your answer
Example:
To: 37607
Message or “answer code”: 123456
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Summative Assessment: Audience Response
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From the choir loft
• Pedagogical Notes
– Individual work is important
– Curating knowledge helps one build meaning or “metacognition”
• TBL Classroom Tech Tools Used
– Personal or Student Table Laptops
– Moodle learning management system (LMS)

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From the choir loft
• Pedagogical Notes
– Formative assessment guides the class
– Check out Vanderbilt’s site on clickers: www.tinyurl.com/VBClicker
• TBL Classroom Tech Tools Used
– BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Mobile Phones

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Let’s check out the Innovate@UMass Website
• Think About:
– Explore 3 tools from the site (use the web!)
– Select one tool and research it
• How would you use X tool in your classes?
• What challenges do you foresee, any alternatives?
• Pair-Up
– Discuss your tools, similarities, differences, etc.
• Share
– Pick one tool from your pair and share it here:
www.tinyurl.com/TechReporting
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Let’s check out the Innovate@UMass Website
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From the choir loft
• Pedagogical Notes
– Collaborative Learning Technique
• Think-Pair-Share
– Others = Fishbowl, Jigsaw, Kagan Roundtable
– Check them out up after this presentation
• TBL Classroom Tech Tools Used
– Google Apps (Forms and Spreadsheets)
• Everyone has an official UMass Google Apps account

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Minute Paper Activity
• Get clarity before next class
• Quickly check students’ understanding
• It’s just one minute (okay, maybe 2)
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From the choir loft
• Pedagogical Notes
– Timers help keep you on time AND help students focus
• TBL Classroom Tech Tools Used
– Paper (it’s still amazing!)
– Instructor’s Cardboard Document Camera/Scanner
– Instructor Mobile Phone

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TBL Classroom Tools Used
• Hardware
– LCD TV’s
– Whiteboards
– Whiteboard Cameras
– A/B Wall Buttons
– The classroom (lights, rolling chairs, walls)
– Personal/Student Table Laptops
– Mobile Phones
– Paper
– Cardboard Doc Cam/Scanner
• Online Tools
– Moodle
– Google Apps
– Poll Everywhere
– Audio/Video (YouTube)
• Other Tools
– Microphones
– Audio/Video (YouTube)
– Echo360
– Inking (Surface Laptop & Podium Control)
– Wireless Projection
– Timers