Making The Most of Technology

Making The Most of Technology

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  Making the mostof Technology Paul Chin and Tracey Madden
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  Session overview • Introduction – using technology • Web 2.0 Technologies • Use cases/case studies • Plan B • Open discussion
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  Using technology –some examples • Assessment tools: WebPA; Physsci Question Bank, Hot potatoes, VLE assessment tools • Interactive teaching tools: Camstudio; Electronic voting devices (clickers) • Web 2.0: Delicious Twitter Wikis
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  What is Web2.0? Creation and Sharing •assets •Documents •Presentations •Images •Web links •Music •Video •information •Networking •Blogs •Wikis
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  What could Web2.0 do for me?
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  Where can Ifind out more? http://www.diigo.com/user/physscicentre http://bit.ly/2mD9DL
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  Use cases/case studies •Activity: In pairs or small groups, select an example of a technology which you have used, or could use to support teaching.
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  Plan B • Technology*will* go wrong • Have a backup plan or alternative activity e.g. If a video fails, have alternative demonstration (and perhaps have copy on local VLE, YouTube etc?) • Be aware of inclusivity (not just accessibilty) – technology usually makes life easier • Use a range of technology options to ‘spread the load’ when considering plan B
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  Points for consideration •Would you consider using any technology in your teaching? • Will you plan to implement any ideas/suggestions highlighted in this session? • Consider how you might evaluate its use • Will you need help/ would you like help implementing technology? • How might you report your outcomes – University outlets, Physical Sciences Centre...?