1. Using Technology to Enhance
Classroom Learning
Facilitated by Dr. Sophia Scott
Power Point has been edited by Deanna Keefer for use on personal blog
3. Who are our Students?
Baby Boomers Gen X Net Gen
• TV generation • Video games • The Web
• Typewriters • Computers • Mobile devices
• Memos • E-mail • Instant messenger
• Online communities
4. The Net Generation…
• Born in or after 1982
• Gravitate toward group activity
• 8 out of 10 say “it’s cool to be smart”
• Focused on grades and performance
• Busy with extracurricular activities
• Identify with parents’ values; feel close to
parents
• Respectful of social conventions and
institutions
• Fascination for new technologies
• Racially and ethnically diverse
Howe & Strauss, 2003
5. Teen use of Web
• 100% use it to search for information on
colleges, careers & jobs
• 74% use instant messaging as a major
communication vehicle
• 54% of students (7-12 grade) know
more IM screen names than home
phone numbers
6. Teen use of Web for Communication
• 81% e-mail friends & relatives
• 70% instant message
• 56% prefer the Internet over the
telephone
7. Why do teens go the Web?
• Find new & exciting information
• Learn more/better
• For community
• Show others what they can do
• Be heard
14. Students vs. Faculty
Students Faculty
Multitasking Single or limited tasks
Pictures, sound, video Text
Random access Linear, logical, sequential
Interactive & networked Independent & individual
Engaging Disciplined
Spontaneous Deliberate
15. Generational Comparisons
• Ctrl+Alt+Del is as basic as ABC
• They don’t understand the “return” key
• Computers fit into backpacks
• They have always had a personal
identification number
• Photos are processed in under an hour
• Gas has always been unleaded
• Rogaine is available for the follicularly
challenged
16. Multiple Media Literacy
• 2 million children have a personal
website (ages 6-17)
• 6 million will have one by the end of the
year
17. It is not about AGE…
We live in a technologically enriched
environment
18. Compare yourself
• Are you comfortable composing
documents longhand?
• Have you turned “remembering” over to
a technology?
• Are you connected? (Internet, cell
phone)
• Do you engage in more than one activity
at a time?
• Do you play computer or video games?
20. Engaging Learning Experiences
Real
Project
Emotional Engaging
Games
Debate
Voting
Problem
Solving
Case Study
Facilitated
Q&A Discussion
Lecture
Passive Active
23. In summary….
• Recognize your students
• Balance technology & lecture
• Be active in teaching
• Use PowerPoint & Websites effectively
• Engage students in different learning
experiences
• It is NOT about technology – it IS about
interactivity!
Hinweis der Redaktion
Notice the difference in the students. I am sure that you have noticed changes in your students. This generation embraces technology.
Doe some of these surprise you???? The one that I recognize in the classroom and at home is busy with extra curricular activities. What does this mean for the classroom?
Only 44% of adults use IM There is an e-mail system for teens called tagged. They sign up and e-mail each other.
If you have computers in the class, you will find students IM, e-mailing and watching music videos in addition to working on the class assignment. I have found that they can multi-task successfully.
If you can bring these characteristics in the classroom, it will increase learning. You might try and reorganize one assignment and then monitor the results.
The classroom is a great place to practice some of the skills that our students lack.
Notice how different this is from the conventional classroom. Does this mean that students are not learning? Students adjust to the classroom for learning, but it may not be their preference. It is good for students to have the ability to adjust to different teaching styles regardless of their learning preference.
Give examples from classes and let the audience share their experiences.
