Faculty Resource Center
Teaching with Technology
Today's technology makes it possible to teach in new ways, tweak instructional methods and develop improved learning modules that enhance learning outcomes. Your colleagues at the UM-St. Louis have demonstrated educational techniques that utilize these new technologies in exciting and creative ways. The purpose of this web site is to share these various techniques with you. After learning what other instructors are doing you may see ways to apply similar techniques to your own teaching and learning activities.
If you would like to share your own teaching-with-technology ideas, or, if you have an idea and would like help in developing it, please contact the Faculty Resource Center by email, frc@umsl.edu or phone, 314-516-6704.
Look at how your colleagues are using technology to facilitate student learning:
Learning Activities Integrated into MyGateway
These faculty members are using MyGateway to facilitate student learning. Several faculty listed received the 2006 MyGateway Recognition award for their teaching strategies using MyGateway. Select the "Learning Activities" link above then select a name to find out more.
Teaching with Technology Exhibits
These faculty members share how their use of technology engages student learning. Select the "Teaching with Technology" link above then select a name to find out more.
Learning Activities Integrated into MyGateway
| Dr. Mary Lacity | ||
| Rocky Keel | ||
| Dr. John Henschke | ||
| Rhonda Tenkku | ||
| Dr. Kent Farnsworth | ||
| Donna Taliaferro and Chris Tobnick | ||
| Dr. Ann Steffen | ||
| Susan Yoder-Kreger |
Dr. Mary Lacity, Professor of Information Systems College of Business Administration
lacitym@umsl.edu
Dr. Lacity uses Wimba to pre-record foundational lectures. Students enjoy the flexibility of listening to lectures at their own leisure. Students then complete assignments that require them to apply foundational material to analyze cases, investigate companies, interpret videos, and synthesize material in the form of business essays. Dr. Lacity believes the future of education will incorporate the best lectures from the top scholars in the field—such as learning physics from Stephen Hawking, strategy from Michael Porter, and composition from Philip Glass.
Rocky Keel, Senior Lecturer
Sociology
keelr@umsl.edu
Rocky uses wikis in his courses to facilitate student learning.
Wiki- a piece of server software that allows
users to freely create and edit Web page content
using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks
and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages
and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly.
Listen to Rocky describe his use of a course wiki:
(Windows Media Player required)
http://winmedia.umsl.edu/wilmarthp/techshowcase/wiki_tutorial.wmv
View the text version below:
Creating a wiki (MS Word doc)
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Dr. John Henschke, Professor
College of
Education
henschkej@umsl.edu
Dr. Henschke gives an overview of what he calls "The Living Lecture" and discusses how he adapted face-to-face instruction to the online learning environment.
Listen to Dr. Henschke describe the concept of The Living Lecture:
(Windows Media Player required)
http://winmedia.umsl.edu/wilmarthp/techshowcase/
henschke_interview.wma
View an example of Dr. Henschke's face-to-face lecture demonstration:
(Windows Media Player required)
(Mac users- if you're having difficulty viewing the demo please visit:www.flip4mac.com and download WMV v2.02)
http://winmedia.umsl.edu/cooperma/lecturemethod1-1.wmv
View the text version below:
How to use the lecture as a learning/teaching technique (PDF doc)
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Rhonda Tenkku, Lecturer
College of Business
tenkkur@umsl.edu
Rhonda schedules virtual office hours
from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. the evening before
each exam. That's when most students are
studying and have last minute questions.
Students love the informal "chat room" structure.
Listen to Rhonda describe how she uses virtual office hours:
(Windows Media Player required)
http://winmedia.umsl.edu/wilmarthp/techshowcase/tenku.wmv
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Dr. Kent Farnworth, President in Residence
for Community Colleges
College of Education
farnsworthk@umsl.edu
Reporting the best advice from 20-30 Community
College online faculty from his book, Handbook for Teaching Online for Community College Faculty, published by the American Association of Community Colleges.
(Windows Media Player required)
(Mac users- if you're having difficulty viewing the demo please visit:www.flip4mac.com and download WMV v2.02)
http://winmedia.umsl.edu/wilmarthp/techshowcase/
farnsworth_interview.wmv
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Donna Taliaferro (L), Associate Professor
taliaferrod@umsl.edu
Chris Tobnick (R), Software Support Specialist
tobnickc@umsl.edu
College of Nursing
Chris Tobnick and Dr. Taliaferro have worked together to develop
several of Dr. Taliaferro's nursing courses using the software Captivate.
Listen to Dr. Taliaferro describe her use of Captivate software for
online classes, for interactive and lively online presentations,
and
to engage students more fully as learners in the class.
Captivate Demo
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Dr. Ann Steffen, Associate Professor
Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
and Director of Gerontology Programs
ann_steffen@umsl.edu
Demonstrating the online learning activity
for advanced undergraduate and master's
level stduents to learn about dementia
assessments.
Listen to Dr. Steffen describe the online learning activity used for both advanced undergraduate and master's level students.
http://winmedia.umsl.edu/wilmarthp/techshowcase/
stephendemo.wmv
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Susan Yoder-Kreger, Lecturer
Foreign Languages and Literature
College of Arts and Sciences
yoderkreger@umsl.edu
Susan uses the Group Pages feature in MyGateway
for both in class and out of class activities.
Listen to Susan discuss how her students use the Group Pages feature for
class communications:
(Windows Media Player required)
http://winmedia.umsl.edu/wilmarthp/techshowcase/susanyk.wmv
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Teaching with Technology Learning Exhibits
| Donna Wadsworth-Brown | ||
Donna Wadsworth-Brown, LecturerEnglish
wadsworthbrownd@umsl.edu
Donna uses a website to highlight students work.
Take a look at what her students are doing:
http://www.umsl.edu/~jrp4p6
As a young mother, I learned a long time ago the power of a refrigerator door. Little children are thrilled to see their work proudly displayed for all to see. We should understand that the need to "go public" is an inherent human characteristic. We all need to express ourselves and then to be known by that expression. I have always looked for ways to highlight my students' work going back to my years with at risk kids at McCluer North in the Ferguson Florissant School District. No matter the age or ability level, we all need our work validated. To that end, I asked one of my most capable students - John Pyron - to create this website. I'm very proud of his creation and the accompishments of all my students this past year. Technolgoy is a tool that blends beautifully with the tool of language.