Incorporating Technology into Higher-Learning: A Professional Development Module for Higher- Education Faculty
Tyanna Burton
Northern Arizona University
Abstract
This paper is an examination of the need for professional development, what makes professional development effective, and incorporating different techniques of professional development learning. It reviews various technologies available for use to faculty of higher-learning institutions and how they might incorporate the use of technology into their in-person classroom. Incorporating technology into an adult learning curriculum is different than doing so from a pedagogical standpoint. Adults need to be able to apply what they are learning to real life; thus, this paper reviews how to utilize certain technologies into a “hybrid” higher education course, where the primary instruction is done in-person, with utilization of on-line technology to enhance the
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The learning context that I am looking at is a professional development program to assist higher learning instructors with how to bring technology into their in-person classrooms. This professional development program will be a hybrid delivery method of both in-teaching and utilizing online resources. With more instruction, higher-education faculty can make their classes more engaging and promote better participation from their students. In order to examine whether the learners of this professional development course are absorbing the information, there will be an assignment incorporating different technologies from both the web and the physical technology in the classroom. The learners will be using their own personal devices with the in-room technology as their delivery method and will be provided with clues that will direct them to resources that are needed in order to complete the assessment
Article Link- (Copy and Paste URL) https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ960964.pdf This article focused on technology in the Adult Basic Education, ABE, classroom. It mainly focused on English Learners, ELs, and the author presented a number of older resources and ideas that could be used to help bring students into the 21st century when looking for work. This article is somewhat dated, but the ideas behind it are very foundational and ring true to this day. Websites like Delicious.com can be a great place to curate and store materials; of course, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Pinterest all are more well-known sites that can do more than Delicious.com. The author added that the internet and technologies present an affordable resource to Adult
More Technology In Schools Technology is big deal nowadays, Apple went from the small, bulky Iphone 3g to the Iphone X in the matter of 8 years! Since technology is evolving so much, why not put it in schools? Students don’t seem very excited about school these days, but they’re all about technology so, when more technology is implemented into classrooms, it might be more interesting for them, and what teacher doesn’t want their students to be more excited about school?
Although there are several fields in education I am passionate about, educational technology is what I am particularly interested in. The use of technological tools and media to make every student's online learning experience personal and engaging more than just a paper and pencil type of learning is something I would like to research on. I’d like to enhance features of communicating knowledge and exchange by exploring the possibilities of virtual interactions of students with other students for more active learning online. I am also interested in enhancing existing learning management system. Most if not all learning management system currently available for elementary and high school students are only supplemental tools for instruction and or used to recover credits on some classes that a student may have failed and will help them catch up.
College is the place where many young people come to be successful and find themselves. Through this journey will come many obstacles one must overcome. Some of these obstacles may include friendships, overwhelming classes, anxiety, and time management. But would you ever think that technology would be one of those obstacles? Technology is becoming a very important aspect in college.
For students to be productive, TVIs can incorporate the following skills in other areas of the ECC by teaching students how to access instruction, access materials, complete assignments, applying personal management applications, selecting the proper tools, customize those tools, maintain devices, solve problems independently and apply travel applications (2014). These components along with the actual assistive technology devices is the responsibility of the TVI to teach their
Introduction Just as Margaret Mead once said "children must be taught how to think, not what to think" Nowadays technology is the most useful tool for our daily life and it has been improving with the purpose of implement the newest and sophisticated equipments to school and universities. There're many perspectives according to the topic, but students may be the most important point of view that should be considered. On this research paper we will get into how new technology will affect learning environment and how job opportunities after college will increase. We will also mention the impact of personalized learning in the future and discuss different opinions on how students imagine the university of the future.
It is not a secret that, as a society, technology has become a part of our everyday lives. In fact, almost 70 percent of the world 's people own a smart phone and almost 42 percent of the same population owns a tablet. What is technology? Everyone has their own definition of technology regarding on how the technology is use in their life. The Wikipedia define that technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods, and processes use in the productions of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as in a scientific investigation.
Online chat rooms, forums, social media, the Internet, and eBooks on the rise, all serve students at varying levels of comprehension (McKnight, n.d.). For students that are intimidated by technology, this factor causes some students to lack success that would typically occur if technology were not a part of the institutionalized practice of
Integrating technology in education can be extremely beneficial. It can be a useful method for the students and their teachers, which improves both their skills. In addition, being active on the Internet when learning can make students and teachers’ academic journey easier. There is a lot of evidence that proves how useful technology is for both students and their instructors. This paper attempts to show that using the Internet allows
We live in a fast-paced world, which allow all students and educators to keep up with technology. E-learning is a great way to learn due to the availability technology has when it comes to creating a new course and the material. The course content needs to stay up to date and needs to be quick at giving the students the latest of information so he or she can gain successful knowledge and be mindful learners. The instructional design models and theories enhance this process by helping the educator get creative while developing the instructional plan. Faculty members in higher education are involved in many instructional design activities without formal training in learning theories and the science of instruction (Elkhider & Khalil, 2016, para.1).
Teaching the Information Literacy in online Technology considerations have been addressed to some extent through the development of information literacy in higher education, and more recently we have seen stronger connections between online learning and information literacy. According to Mackey and Jacobson (2011), the ongoing development of technology by suggesting that in the future is one would see more information technology that is evident today, and it help them solve problems and create knowledge. Although this document does not mention online learning specifically, it does acknowledge the impact of technology on information literacy and focuses on the problem solving capability of information literate citizens. The Association of College
We depend too much on technology. There is no doubt about it. Many places of work are at a loss if their internet connection stops working. Many businesses and institutions are left high and dry if the internet or computer crashes. Every bit of information regarding business is entered into the computer.
Also ,those who don't have time because of their work, people who live in rural areas that are far away from educational institutions, those who don't join school when they were young and disabled people can get different kinds of online degrees . 2-Efficiency Online courses can increase efficiency and productivity since teachers can provide access to tools that make discussion and active participation easy. In an online environment, teachers can vary their teaching styles in order to reach students. For example, they can give lectures through using videos and this will be suitable for those who learn best by listening, or through photos for those who learn best by seeing
Results of the study The results of the study are reported into four parts based on the sequence in the questionnaire starting from Part I: General information, Part II: Online professional development experiences followed by the relationship between online professional development experiences and teachers’ characters, Part III: Summary of websites used as examples of online professional development tools, and Part IV: Limitations in using online professional development. The ideal number of the returned questionnaire should be 44; however, there were 25 returns (56.8%). The result of the study is shown as follow.
As the online scene is rapidly prevailing in our everyday life, the traditional form of face to face learning is slowly shifting its practice towards online learning. Online courses are becoming a growing trend with a flexible way of functioning in respect to time, location and accessibility. However, even though it sounds appealing, students need to consider the advantages and features of face to face learning which cannot be found online. Traditional educationis based on and helps develop: communication skills through interaction, discipline and organization, as well as a distinct value that traditional degrees have for future career advancement. Those in favor of online learning would argue that communication online is possible and just as valuable of an interaction.