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Rhonda H. Atkinson (ratkinson3@valenciacollege.edu) FYE 31st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San Antonio, TX A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?

Rhonda H. Atkinson (ratkinson3@valenciacollege.edu) FYE 31st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San Antonio, TX A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?

Rhonda H. Atkinson (ratkinson3@valenciacollege.edu) FYE 31st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San Antonio, TX A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?

TECHNOLOGY BINGO!

Find someone who is using one of these technologies for teaching and learning in an FYE course this term. Introduce yourselves and ask the individual to initj tjal the square (and maybe trade business cards!). Discuss how the individual uses the technology before moving one. Don’t respond to the statements at the botu tuom untj tjl the actj tjvity ends. 5 IN A ROW WINS!!!

Course Management System (e.g., Moodle, Blackboard Social Networking (e.g., FaceBook) M-Learning (Cell Phone) IPod/MP3 Player (Podcasts) Collaboratj tjve Editj tjng Sofu fuware (e.g., Google Docs, Wikis) Laptop or Notebook Computer Electronic Whiteboard (Smartboard) E-Portg tgolios (Blackboard, website) Plagiarism Detectj tjon Tools Screen/voice capture (Camtasia, Captj tjvate, Jing) Virtual Worlds (e.g., Second Life) Blogs Online lectures with audio (PowerPoint) Online lectures with video (Breeze, Camtasia) Surveys (Blackboard, Flashlight, Survey Monkey) Video Conferencing

• r Internet Vo

Voice Chat Video Games, Simulatj tjons, or Virtual Worlds WWW Streaming video (web-based video) Online databases (library, career)

I like

• ked. . . . I learned. . . One new idea I got is . . .

One new technology I want to use in my class is _________________________ to . . . .

Rhonda H. Atkinson (ratkinson3@valenciacollege.edu) FYE 31st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San Antonio, TX A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?

Rhonda H. Atkinson (ratkinson3@valenciacollege.edu) FYE 31st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San Antonio, TX A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses? STUDENT ATTITUDES AND DATA The following data comes from student self-reports and various surveys. Sources are identjfjed by number in the references list. Circle the top 3 that intrigue/surprise you most and then VOTE for your choices. Don’t respond to the statements at the botu tuom untj tjl the actj tjvity ends. Sour ce Statement #1

• 1. This year I read 8 books, 2300 webpages and 1281 Facebook profjles; I wrote

42 pages for classes and 500 pages in emails #1

• 2. My typical day is sleep 7 hours, study 3 hours, online 3.5 hours, 1.5 hours TV,

music 2.5 hours, cell phone 2.5 hours, class 3 hours, eating 2 hours, working 3 hours = 26.5 hours (I multitask). #1

• 3. I think when I graduate I will have a job that doesn’t exist today.

#1

• 4. I bring my laptop to class but I’m not working on class stufg. I FaceBook

through most of my classes. #2

• 5. In a survey of 500 college students, 73% said they would not be able to study

without some form of technology and 38% said they could not go more than 10 minutes without checking their laptop, smartphone, tablet, or ereader. #2

• 6. 70% of students take notes using a keyboard rather than pen and paper.

#2

• 7. 91% of students prefer to use email as a method to get extra help from

instructors. #2

• 8. 74% of students prefer to use a printed textbook rather than an ebook;

however, half of the 98% of students who owned a digital device regularly read etextbooks. #3

• 9. College students indicate that their laptop/notebook computers are their

biggest necessities and that they never go anywhere without their phones. #3

• 10. College students use FaceBook to communicate with friends (and plan

events), Skype with closer friends or boyfriends/girlfriends, and email for parents/professors and to handle business. #4

• 11. Students in classes that use T

witter to increase engagement have averages that are 5 points higher than students in traditional classes. #4

• 12. Time spent on Facebook (average minutes per day): 1st term freshmen,

115.3; 2nd term freshmen, 68.8; sophomores, 115.7; juniors, 101.9; seniors,83.4 . #4

• 13. 98% of college students own a digital device.

#5

• 14. 77% of students say that technology improved their grades.

#5

• 15. In terms of technology, students indicated that 3 major issues afgected their

academic success: Lack of progress updates, lack of technology availability, and lack of faculty who know how to use technology. #6

• 16. College students prefer to communicate by text message more than any
• ther format with 92% using text messaging daily.

#6

• 17. In terms of rating faculty use of technology, 47% of students said that all or

most faculty used information technology efgectively, 49% said that faculty had adequate skills for using technology in courses, and 38% of students said that faculty provided adequate training to students on the information technology necessary for course success. #6

• 18. 94% of students use their college library’s website weekly and 90% use

course or learning management systems several times each week. I was surprised that . . . . I learned. . .

Rhonda H. Atkinson (ratkinson3@valenciacollege.edu) FYE 31st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San Antonio, TX A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses? This makes me think about. . .

Rhonda H. Atkinson (ratkinson3@valenciacollege.edu) FYE 31st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San Antonio, TX A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?

* DO YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO USE TECHNOLOGY EFFECTIVEL

Y? Evaluating Essential Conditions for Technology Integration

* Adapted from Essential Conditions Rubric ISTE National Technology Standards (NETS) http://electronicportfolios.com/refmect/EssenCondRubric.pdf Check all that apply and total: TOTA L SHARED VISION FOR TECHNOLO GY INTEGRATI ON _____ Is there a coordinated administrative, college, and department focus that involves faculty and other personnel at all levels? _____ Are yearly amounts budgeted for technology purchases and is funding incremental? _____ Is faculty/stafg training emphasized? _____ Is technology matched to curriculum needs? ______Is technology current and fmexible? ______Does the college/department have a plan for regular replacement/upgrading

• f technologies?

___/6 ACCESS TO TECHNOLO GY _____ Is access to current technologies, software and telecommunications networks consistently available to faculty and support personnel in homes, classrooms, offjces, and labs? _____ Is access to current technologies, software and telecommunications networks available to students in homes, classrooms, offjces, and labs? _____ Does the campus provide on-demand Wi-Fi access in public areas? _____ Does the campus discourage tight control of technology which might create a negative atmosphere regarding its use? _____ Is there equity among departments in terms of technology availability? ___/5 SKILLED EDUCATOR S _____ Are faculty encouraged to use various forms of technology in teaching and learning? _____ Do faculty use technology for productivity (e.g. lesson plans, handouts, presentations)? _____ Do faculty use the WWW for teaching and learning? _____ Do faculty use Web 2.0 tools for teaching and learning? ___/4 PROFESSIO NAL DEVELOPM ENT _____ Is there an emphasis on hands-on integration? _____ Is training ofgered over time? _____ Are individuals available to model, mentor and coach? _____ Is post-training access to trainers available? _____ Is professional development fjnancially supported by the institution? _____ Are the results of professional development evaluated? ___/6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANC E _____ Have faculty and stafg been trained to trouble-shoot technological problems? _____ Are technical stafg available to address complicated diagnostic and maintenance problems? _____ Is technical assistance readily available (e.g., weekend, evening, classroom phones, help desk, email)? _____ Are onsite content and pedagogy specialists available to support technology use? ___/4 CONTENT STANDARD S _____ Are technologies aligned with course objectives or common course outlines? _____ Are technologies aligned with discipline-specifjc, program, or degree standards and content? ___/2 STUDENT CENTERED TEACHING _____ Do faculty assignments require students to use productivity technologies? _____ Do faculty assignments require students to use WWW? _____ Do faculty assignments require students to use Web 2.0 tools? _____ Do faculty assignments require students to use other technologies? _____ Are students encouraged to solve authentic discipline-specifjc problems using technology? ___/7

Rhonda H. Atkinson (ratkinson3@valenciacollege.edu) FYE 31st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San Antonio, TX A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?

_____ Does the use of technology facilitate active learning? _____ Does the use of technology facilitate student interactions? ASSESSME NT _____ Are technological teaching strategies matched with appropriate assessment strategies? _____ Does assessment of technology use inform teaching, learning, policy and budgetary decisions? _____ Is there an institutional commitment to the use of technology in assessment? _____ Is there a shared vision about how technology resources are assessed, upgraded, and retired? ___/4 COMMUNIT Y SUPPORT _____ Does technology use in teaching and learning refmect industry and discipline- specifjc use? _____ Do community stakeholders (business, industry) support and inform technology use in teaching/learning? ___/2 SUPPORT POLICIES _____ Do administrative support policies address budgeting, personnel, and reward and incentive structures _____ Do policies address acceptable use of technology (e.g., plagiarism, pirating, social networks, etc)? ___/2 TOTAL ___/42 My biggest obstacle to efg fgectj tjve technology use is . . . This could be overcome by . . .

Rhonda H. Atkinson (ratkinson3@valenciacollege.edu) FYE 31st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San Antonio, TX A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses? RESOURCES:

A Vision of Students Today http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=dGCJ46vyR9o&feature=relmfu. YouT ube video prepared by students at Kansas State University created a sensation in 2007 by examining the impact of digital media in 200 students’ lives and learning both in and out of college classrooms. (SOURCE #1) 38% of College Students Can’t Go 10 Minutes without Tech (STATS) (by Sarah Kessler) http://mashable.com/2011/05/31/ college-tech-device-stats/. Statistics published in MashableT

• ech. (SOURCE #2)

How College Students Use Technology (Hint: Not Like the Rest of Us). http://www.cedarsage.com/life/college-students-technology-hint-rest-us/. Report of a survey

• f a very few college students, but raises some interesting ideas. (SOURCE #3)

How Students Use Technology (InfoGraphic). http://mashable.com/2011/08/10/students-technology-infographic/. Graphic assimilation of data from several sources (SOURCE #4). 77% of Students Say Technology Improved Grades (by Jefg Hargarten). (in Minnesota Daily). http://www.mndaily .com/2011/10/19/poll-77-percent-students-say-technology- improved-grades. Article about key points in the National Lone Star Report on Aligning T echnology with Student Success. (SOURCE #5). Almanac of Higher Education 2011 (in Chronicle of Higher Education). http://chronicle.com.db29.linccweb.org/section/Almanac-of-Higher-Education/536/. Data concerning faculty, student and institutional interactions with and attitudes toward

• technology. (SOURCE #6).

Assessing Faculty’s Technology Needs by By Tena B. Crews, Jessica L. Miller, and Christine M. Brown. EDUCAUSE Quarterly (EQ), Vol 32(4), 2009. http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/Assessi ngFacultysT echnologyNee/192969. Survey of University of South Carolina’s faculty use of technology. Resources for Teaching with Technology by Ryan Cordell. in The Digital Campus in The Chronicle of Higher Education. http://chronicle.com.db29.linccweb.org/article/Resources- for-T eaching-With/127395/. Provides examples of technologies that allow students to work with primary sources, organize work, collaborate with others, and practice authentic scholarship. A few WEB 2.0 Tools for use in FYE classes 1) Poll Everywhere (students use their cell phones to respond to polls and questions in real time) 2) Glogster (graphic blog platform for student projects) 3) VideoPeach (interactive presentation and quiz) 4) Study Stack (fmashcards with game and puzzle applications) 5) Mindomo (concept mapping) 6) Dvolver (animation) 7) Fix8 (create virtual characters using a webcam) 8) SuperTeacherTools (Flash versions of Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and other games that can be modifjed with your content) 9) Jing (Video screen capture) 10) Voicethread (Media conversations) 11) ToonDo (Comic Creator)

Rhonda H. Atkinson (ratkinson3@valenciacollege.edu) FYE 31st Annual Conference, 2/2012, San Antonio, TX A Vision of Students Today: How Does Technology Enhance Learning in FYE Courses?

12) Xtranormal (text to speech animated movie maker) 13) Voki (create personalized speaking avatars) 14) CAST Bookbuilder (create digital books) 15) Second Life (virtual environment) Web 2.0 Tools by Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels. http://www.usi.edu/distance/bdt.htm Microsoft Publisher Paper Airplane Template http://offjce.microsoft.com/en- us/templates/paper-airplane-classic-design-TC010230851.aspx