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Support Strategies at Wake Forest. By David G. Brown at Acadia University September 18, 2000 9:00 AM. Thinkpads for all New Every 2 Years Own @ Graduation Printers for all Wire Everything Standard Software Full Admin Systems IGN for Faculty Keep Old Computers. 40+30 New People - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Support Strategies at Wake Forest
By David G. Brownat Acadia University
September 18, 2000 9:00 AM
THE WAKE FOREST PLANF96: IBM 365XD, 16RAM, 100Mhz, 810MB, CD-ROM, 14.4 modemF97: IBM 380D, 32 RAM, 130Mhz, 1.35GB, CD-ROM, 33.6 modemF98: IBM 380XD, 64 RAM, 233 Mhz, 4.1GB, CD-ROM, 56 modemF99: IBM 390, 128 RAM, 333 Mhz, 6GB, CD-ROM, 56 modem F00: IBM A20m, 500 Mhz, 11GB, 15”ActMatrix, CD-ROM, 90 modem
• Thinkpads for all• New Every 2 Years• Own @ Graduation• Printers for all• Wire Everything• Standard Software• Full Admin Systems• IGN for Faculty• Keep Old Computers
• 40+30 New People• 75% Faculty Trained• 85% CEI Users• 99% E-Mail• +15% Tuition• ~$1500/Yr/Student• 4 Year Phase In• Pilot Year• Plan for 2000
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Computers Enhance My Teaching and/or Learning Via--
PresentationsBetter--20%More Opportunities toPractice & Analyze--35%
More Access to SourceMaterials via Internet--43%
More Communication with Faculty Colleagues, Classmates,and Between Faculty and Students--87%
WHY COMPUTERS?…the faculty answer
• Interactive Learning• Learn by Doing• Collaborative Learning• Integration of Theory and Practice• Visualization• Communication• Different Strokes for Different Folks
Main Impact of Computers Upon Learning in College
• Student Self Confidence is Shaken When They Aren’t Computer Savvy
• Availability of New Methods of Teaching & Learning has greatly increased how much and how we think about effective teaching.
• Different strokes for different folks-- individualization w/o necessarily personalization
• Community is strengthened in every way! [Always in Touch]
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I think we’re here because...
Our profession hasnew gardening tools.We want to learnwhich ones will be usefulin stimulating growthin our own gardens.
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Concepts Underlying Strategy
• Eager Faculty• Faculty Ownership• Centrality of
Educational Theory• Communication &
Conversation• Hybrid Instruction
• Friendly Sharing• Flexibility• Diversity among
Disciplines• Non-threatening
Innovation• Patience
The Big Five#1. Continuous Communication#2. Repetition#3. Controversy and Debate#4. Different Strokes, Different Folks#5. Outsider Involvement
The Low Hanging Six
Email & Listservs URL addresses (in syllabus) Annotations within word processed documents Powerpoint “lecture outlines” Mini-movies that show successive computer screens Practice quizzing prior-to-class (via WebCT)
Agencies for Encouraging Use
• Academic Computer Specialists
• Computer Enhanced Learning Initiative
• Committee on Information Tech.
• The Academic Tech Initiative
• Deans & Department Chairs
• Information System & the Help Desk
• Student Technology Advisors
• Residence Hall Tech Advisors
• Library Trainers• Business & Industry
Advisory Group
Ways to Exchange Information
• Swap & Share• Benchmarking Trip• Workshop by Off-
Campus VIPs• Computer Tip Talk• Best Practices
Conference
• National Computer Meetings
• Training On Call• Summer Workshop• CAI Newsgroup• File of Best Local
Practice
Others Ways to Stimulate Computer Use
• Standard Software and Equipment (Threshold)• Standard Filing System• Well-defined Academic Policy• Portability: Classroom, Home, Vacation, Abroad • Use Outside the Classroom
WORKSHEETWhat are the barriers to more use of
technology by faculty?
For your own campus, allocate 100 points among the three major barrier categories!
• _____% Faculty Need Time• _____% Faculty Need Access to Expertise• _____% Faculty Need to Motivation