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Mission

The Center for Teaching and Learning Technology (CTLT), located in room 120k of the Cheng Library, is focused on providing dynamic consultation in pedagogy and technology and offering instructional design and development services for faculty members at William Paterson University.

WE . . . Stress the confluence of technology and pedagogy,
. . . Concentration on classroom needs,
. . . Focus on proactive academic support.

 

Schedule - Spring 2013

Category Topic Date & Time
Cohort Seminar Teaching in an active classroom
Session 1: Introducing the Active Learning

Feb. 28, 2013

Session 2: Sharing Ideas on Active Learning Strategies Mar. 28, 2013
Session 3: Wrap-up Apr.25, 2013
Flipped Classes
Session 1: Introducing the Flipped Classes Feb. 26, 2013
Session 2: Sharing Ideas on Flipped Classes Strategies Mar. 26, 2013
Session 3: Wrap-up Apr. 23, 2013
One-offs In the Cloud – Google, Apple, MS sky drive, Dropbox, etc. Feb. 27, 12:30pm
Effective use of Social Media Mar. 27, 12:30pm
iPad & Mobile Learning with TAC committee Apr. 18, 12:30pm


Descriptions

Teaching in an Active Classroom

Raub212 is being remodeled to an active learning classroom that offers a student-centered, technology-rich, learning environment. At a glance the active learning classroom is very different from a regular one: The room design, flexible furniture, writing surfaces, and technology, support faculty in engaging with their students through the integrated use of media and collaborative learning activities. In the semester long cohort sessions, participants will have an opportunity to discuss the followings: Why a faculty member chooses to teach in this environment? What are the benefits of using this learning environment? With this changed learning environment, what classroom teaching strategies you can use? Additionally, some ways you can incorporate the active learning strategies that can be used in your regular classroom will be discussed.

Flipped Classes

In the flipped classroom, instruction with teacher-created videos and interactive lessons that used to occur in class is now accessed at home, in advance of class. Class becomes the place to work through problems, advance concepts, and engage in collaborative learning. In the semester long cohort sessions, participants will explore the pros and cons, and strategies on using flipped Classes method in various disciplines. Guidelines and tips for preparing the flipped classes will be discussed.

In the Cloud – MS Sky Drive etc.

A cloud-computing service provides free or low-cost user data and document storage, sharing, processing, or display, on a remote server reached through a web browser. Microsoft SkyDrive, Google Apps, Prezi, and Slideshare are the services available. These services have been proved to increase efficiency, collaboration and engagement in classroom. The pedagogically meaningful ways to use these services and its instructional implications will be discussed. In addition, policy issue on using cloud computing will be discussed.

iPad and Mobile Learning

With smart phones, tablets, and other mobile devices becoming more and more ubiquitous, educators can either fight the tide or ride the waves. In this workshop, we will explore some of the ways in which devices that have often been thought of as distractions in a traditional classroom can instead be used to enhance the learning experience for students and faculty, alike. Prior experience with mobile devices is not needed for this workshop; just an interest in learning more about the topic.

Effective Use of Social Media

Rapid growth, ease of use, and pervasiveness of social media technologies such as YouTube, Facebook, Wiki, Blogs and Twitter, have been proved to facilitate social interaction, community building, participation, and sharing between faculty and students. As faculty look for ways to engage and motivate students with social media technologies, new approach to teaching and learning that blends pedagogy and technology needs to be examined. In this Common Hour Roundtable, the participants will be given a short presentation followed by open discussion on 1) the use of social media by students and faculty; 2) the use of social media for both face-to-face and online formats; and 3) the pros and cons of using social media.

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