Current Issues and News about Educational Technology
This page features a number of news feeds with up to date articles and news about contemporary issues in educational technology.
If you know of a source that you think should be added to this page, please email: Shel Sax (sax@middlebury.edu).
Using Technology in Education - A Parody
This parody of 'The Office" highlights some of the challenges of teaching with technology. From The Chronicle of Higher Education Feb. 10, 2010, it was produced by students at the University of Denver.
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Technologies Supporting and Enhancing the Holistic Strategy:
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Mental Models
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Group Work
Increasingly, students are asked to undertake assignments and projects in small groups. Research tends to indicate that students working in small groups have better learning outcomes both in quantity of information learned and retention.
Leading Discussion
Complementing lecturing is class discussion. One of the most attractive aspects of a residential liberal arts education is the opportunity to engage with classmates and faculty in small groups for challenging, stimulating and rewarding discussion.
Lecturing
Lecturing is the most common and ubiquitous teaching strategy. While most instructors do not spend an entire class lecturing, it is an important component of many classes and is important to be done effectively.
Teaching Strategies and Complementary Tools
Every instructor has her/his own way of teaching. Often there is no single strategy rather a blend of different ones. Depending on the strategies that you use when teaching, certain technologies are worth considering. The sub-pages of this section describe a variety of teaching strategies and provide information on each.
The LIS Curricular Technology Team has been hard at work developing expanded information about many technological options. Each teaching strategy page links to relevant information about specific technologies.
Frequently Asked Questions
If there is a question that you think should be part of this list, please email Shel Sax
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