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Faculty/IT Partnership

Faculty/IT Partnership that

Transforms Learning


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Institute forTransformingUndergraduate Education

George Watson, Faculty Coordinator

Practical Resources forEducators Seeking

Effective New Technologies

Janet de Vry, IT Manager


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Why partner with IT?

What do ITUE faculty bring to transforming

education?

What do IT professionals bring? What elements of the UD experience could

you adapt to your own campus?



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Identify Strengths

ITUEFaculty

PBL training from practitioners

Collegial environment

Ongoing peer support

Funding and recognition through grants

Provide energized faculty interested in

exploring technology and PBL



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Identify Strengths

PRESENTIT professionals

IT staff provide ongoing follow up in a fully

staffed and equipped center

Technological expertise Educational expertise

History of offering hands-on technology

training


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ITUE History

Grass roots faculty effort originating amongscience faculty

Created in 1997 to promote reform of

undergraduate education through faculty

development and course design.

Initially funded by NSF Institution-Wide Reform

of Undergraduate Education

ITUE Fellows receive hands-on experience in

employing active learning strategies (PBL) and

effective use of technology in their classrooms.



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PRESENT History

A teaching, learning, technology center opens in1997

Faculty-centered, simulated classroom

Connecting learning goals with technology



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ITUE Philosophy

Undergraduate courses should help students:

think critically and enhance their ability to

analyze and solve real world problems.

develop skill in gathering and evaluatinginformation needed for solving problems.

gain experience working cooperatively in teams

and small groups.

acquire versatile and effective communication

skills.



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PRESENT Philosophy

Establish learning goals Identify the various interactions

Faculty/student

Student/student

Student/content

Explore the technology that enhances theseinteractions

Consider how technology matches learninggoals, faculty expertise and timecommitment



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ITUE Programs

Faculty-led training and interactions

Faculty mentoring faculty

A safe and collegial environment for

learning

Promotion of faculty accomplishments

IT staff teach side-by-side in program


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Marriage of PBL and technology

Faculty interested

in PBL and

active learning

Faculty interested

in instructional

technology

They find that the Web andWebCT can be used tofacilitate student learning andare empowered to designproblems using online

resources.

They experience PBL andhave eyes opened to itspossibilities along withother active learningstrategies.

We continue with this two-pronged approach.



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PRESENT staff reinforces ITUE

Faculty interested

both PBL and

technology

Consultants take PBL

ideas and find

the right technology

PRESENT staff attend ITUE and become PBL

practitioners



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PRESENT programs

Winter and Summer teaching, learning andtechnology institutes

Year long training program

One-on-one consultations andcollaborations

Projects to implement faculty

teaching/learning goals

Showcase and publicize faculty projects


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Collaborations

Joint WebCT/ITUE weeklong institute

WebCT discussion group training co-taught

by faculty and IT in PBL format

Technology assistance grants PBL Clearinghouse

Wireless carts for PBL classroom



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Joint Training


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Joint Training


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Showcasing faculty work


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Technology Assistance Grants

Grants of staff/student time

Focused goals, time, deliverables

Team approach

Common denominator: Active Learning



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Effective PBL materials

E-labs in Physics Student online publications on Third World

Politics

Nutrition and Dietetics Case Studies Audio-visual materials to determine the

authenticity of artwork


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Physics E-lab

Digital photographyand videos

FLASH animation

Case study


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PBL Clearinghouse


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Wireless Carts


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Wireless Carts


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Wireless Carts


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Partnership Success

Adoption rate of WebCT by ITUE facultydouble that of full faculty

ITUE arrive asking how can technology

make learning more active


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partnerships

Action Plan Partneridentify potential partners

What are the strengths of each unit?

Are they compatible or competitive?

Build a relationship by working together onselected projects

Learn from each other

Evaluate, if its working, keep collaborating

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