Keynote Presentation Three: Teaching and Learning and Technology
Comments(0) Presenter: Dr. Aaron Brower
Faculty Page: http://tinyurl.com/yzuvhlu
Who is Dr. Aaron Brower?
• Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
• Professor, School of Social Work
How Dr. Brower came to technology?
• From teaching and learning side – integrated learning
• Revolutionizing of college campuses by Web 2.0
Moving from Teaching to Learning
• Video: “A Vision of Students Today” by Michael Wesch, Kansas State University
o Link: http://tinyurl.com/
• Engagement and relevancy
Study of “Unknowing” of Students
• Student engagement is reason for “unknowing”
• Marketing does this well
• Active learning leads to knowing
• Importance of repetition – marketing knows this
• Learning must be personal for engagement, then information retained
What info should we present to students?
• Example: Madison’s Essential Learning Outcomes
o Link: http://tinyurl.com/yjgo7zv
Brower: “Stuff we are teaching today is going to be out of date in two years…”
Five Teaching “Best Practices” That Lead to Learning
• Learning in Context
• Group-Based Learning
• Increased Time on Task
• Increased Frequency of Feedback
• Positive Classroom Climate
Note: See PowerPoint presentation for examples.
Courses and Experiences That Put it all Together
• FIGs
• RLCs
• Study Abroad
• Capstones and Senior Theses
Note: See PowerPoint presentation for examples.
Web 2.0: Google World vs. Card Catalogue World
• Video: “The Machine is Us/Using Us” by Michael Wesch, Kansas State University
o Link: http://tinyurl.com/yw8co3
Closing Question: How do we want to bring our teaching and learning into the Google World?