Instructional Technology

Instructional Technology April Lunch: Getting Started with Online Collaboration Tools

Online collaboration tools (OCTs), such as Google Apps, are revolutionizing workplace productivity and teamwork. They also provide tremendous opportunities to enhance teaching, learning, and course management. These hands-on seminars will allow faculty to develop plans for how they might integrate OCTs into their classes. To register for the seminar, participants will be asked to complete a survey on initial ideas they have for using these apps. In the seminar, faculty will have the opportunity to develop specific plans for their courses. Working collaboratively in small groups with colleagues, CRLT consultants, and IT specialists they will consider how OCTs can be used to accomplish specific course goals, such as improving team-work during group projects, increasing interaction in large lectures, promoting student dialogue and reflection, or facilitating collaborative authorship, editing, and peer review. No previous experience with OCTs is required, and the sessions are open to faculty at all levels of technical sophistication, for beginners to "power users." 

Lunch will be provided.

To register for the April 4th afternoon session, complete the survey form below.  If you need more information on OCTs, please see this website.

 

Event Information
Start Date: 
Thu, 04/04/2013 - 12:00pm
End Date: 
Thu, 04/04/2013 - 1:30pm
Location (Room): 
CRLT Seminar Room (1013 Palmer Commons)
Presenter(s): 
Chad Hershock
Audience: 
Faculty Only
Eligible for Certificate: 
Not eligible for Certificate
Submitted by rkniemer on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 4:21pm
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Instructional Technology January Lunch: Getting Started with Online Collaboration Tools

Online collaboration tools (OCTs), such as Google Apps, are revolutionizing workplace productivity and teamwork. They also provide tremendous opportunities to enhance teaching, learning, and course management. These hands-on seminars will allow faculty to develop plans for how they might integrate OCTs into their classes. To register for the seminar, participants will be asked to complete a survey on initial ideas they have for using these apps. In the seminar, faculty will have the opportunity to develop specific plans for their courses. Working collaboratively in small groups with colleagues, CRLT consultants, and IT specialists they will consider how OCTs can be used to accomplish specific course goals, such as improving team-work during group projects, increasing interaction in large lectures, promoting student dialogue and reflection, or facilitating collaborative authorship, editing, and peer review. No previous experience with OCTs is required, and the sessions are open to faculty at all levels of technical sophistication, for beginners to "power users." 

Lunch will be provided. 

To register for the January 28th afternoon session, complete the two forms below.  If you need more information on OCTs, please see this website.

 

Event Information
Start Date: 
Mon, 01/28/2013 - 12:00pm
End Date: 
Mon, 01/28/2013 - 1:30pm
Location (Room): 
CRLT Seminar Room (1013 Palmer Commons)
Presenter(s): 
Chad Hershock
Audience: 
Faculty Only
Eligible for Certificate: 
Not eligible for Certificate
Submitted by fisherpj on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 12:44pm
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PowerPoint Supported by Science of Learning

 

Presentation slides serve many purposes in the classroom. They can provide an organizing platform for a lecture, a study guide for students after class, and a place for students to take notes during class.  This session, informed by research on how students learn, will describe techniques for designing presentation slides to avoid the “Death by PowerPoint” phenomenon and provide resources for finding images and creating visuals that can help keep students engaged and improve student learning.

Event Information
Start Date: 
Tue, 02/19/2013 - 2:00pm
End Date: 
Tue, 02/19/2013 - 4:00pm
Location (Room): 
Forum Hall (Palmer Commons 4th Floor)
Presenter(s): 
Rachel Niemer
Eligible for Certificate: 
Eligible for Graduate Teacher Certificate - Instructional Technology
Submitted by fisherpj on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 11:59am
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Good Reads: Apps, Laptops, and Learning

In this space, we occasionally highlight items from around the Web that offer interesting perspectives on college teaching and higher education. Here are some short, thought-provoking pieces about learning and technology that have recently caught the eye of CRLT staff:

  • An article from Campus Technology about two professors at Albion College who have developed mobile apps for learning in a liberal arts context. These tools, one for a chemistry course and one for a literature course, provide intriguing examples of interactive course materials that allow students to practice and get feedback on their learning. 
  • A blog by Teaching Professor author Maryellen Weimer about recent studies assessing the effects of "multitasking" on student learning. She compiles data showing that students who engage in text messaging, social networking, and internet searching during classes learn less and perform more poorly, concrete evidence for what many teachers know from experience.

CRLT has also published an Occasional Paper on a related topic, discussing best practices for using laptops as an effective tool to promote student learning. You can link to the pdf here.

Submitted by tbraun on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 10:41am
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Spotlight on Instructional Technology: How Can Online Collaboration Tools Enhance Teaching?

Online collaboration tools, such as Google Apps, are revolutionizing workplace productivity and teamwork. These technologies also provide tremendous opportunities to enhance teaching, learning, and course management. Because keeping up with the evolution of new instructional technologies can be challenging, CRLT has posted some new resources focused on U-M teachers who are successfully integrating these tools into their courses: 
  • CRLT's webpage on online collaboration tools features short videos, descriptions, and examples of U-M instructors teaching effectively with these technologies.
  • Similarly, CRLT's Occasional Paper No. 31 (pdf), describes how various online collaboration tools can address common teaching challenges across course types and disciplines. Additionally, it provides recommendations on how to implement these instructional technologies easily, effectively, and efficiently.

And here are several other resources we provide to support your effective use of instructional technologies:  Read more »

Submitted by tbraun on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 10:42am
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