As announced last week in Daily Digest, the Center for Instructional Advancement and Technology’s (CIAT) Technology Fellows Reception is next Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. with opening remarks and presentation of awards beginning at 3:15 p.m.
We hope that all faculty will visit this event to see the great work your peers have accomplished. These projects often facilitate interdisciplinary discussion of teaching strategies and solutions, and many former “guests” have gone on to become strong members of our Academy of Fellows.
If you plan on attending please contact Carole Haddaway at x4-2591 or e-mail {ciat@towson.edu} by Thursday, Sept. 16.
Presentations at this year’s reception include:
Our 2004 Technology Fellow Award Recipient
Patricia Ryan, Reading, Special Education and Instructional Technology
Tricia developed a highly interactive Web site to provide technology-based curriculum resources, including student-produced curriculum plans. This repository is enhanced with a threaded discussion tool for facilitating further communication among students. It also includes data collection and research tools for gathering information from site visitors and providing enhanced management of student learning.
Academy of Fellows Participants
Colleen Ebacher, Modern Languages
Colleen joined information and technology to bring Latin American issues and concerns into the classroom. Students in her Spanish 312 “Culture and Civilization” class conducted and videotaped interviews with members of the local latino community. The interviews were posted online in Blackboard, used to enhance content under discussion in class, and finally became the cornerstone for research and multimedia presentations on various topics related to latinos and Latin America. Outreach initiated through the interviews into the local latino community has continued as students volunteer in numerous areas to meet local latino needs.
Bob Martin, Kinesiology
The purpose of Bob?s project was to provide opportunities for teaching majors in the Department of Kinesiology to conduct personal teaching observations through videotape analysis. The project focused on the use of current innovative technology to more effectively inform and prepare kinesiology teaching majors in their attempts to improve their teaching effectiveness and professional practice.
David Wizer, Reading, Special Education and Instructional Technology
One of David?s most recent technology projects involves the development and modeling of a series of modules [portions of courses] for the College of Education that incorporate the use of personal digital assistants, or PDAs. These devices were used by the students to enhance their teaching with pre-k-12 students. Some of the sample uses include: on-demand quizzes and discussions, reading and annotating e-texts, course and project scheduling, wireless networking, and working with digital curriculum resources.
Katia Sainson, Modern Languages
In Katia’s French 202 course, students prepare for each class by reviewing grammar through electronic presentations that include audio and interactive components. Each presentation contains explanations of the grammar lesson in English supplemented with audio and text. Interactive exercises with immediate feedback throughout each presentation allow students to verify that they have understood the material. A short assessment allows Katia to see that the student successfully completed the assignment. Katia was recently featured in OTS’ TechTalk newsletter. To read the article, go to {http://wwwnew.towson.edu/techtalk}.
For more information on CIAT and the Technology Fellows Reception, please visit {http://www.towson.edu/ciat}.
