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UP TechTalk is a bi-monthly podcast with cohosts Ben Kahn and Maria Erb that explores the use of technology in the classroom, one conversation at a time. Produced by of Academic Technology Services & Innovation at the University of Portland. Visit the UP TechTalk archives at sites.up.edu/techtalk to find our past interviews with UP faculty and experts from outside of our community.
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Teaching from “among” students rather than teaching “to” them is one of the core concepts behind Academic Technology Services & Innovation’s “Untethered in the Classroom” project. Faculty are free to roam throughout the classroom while teaching instead of being chained to the podium at the front of the room. Better yet, students can review all of the class interactions anytime they want — everything is recorded. Because they’re not furiously taking notes, students feel less stressed and more focused. That’s the feedback so far, says Dr. Lorretta Krautscheid, interim Associate Dean of UP’s School of Nursing and our guest on this episode of Tech Talk.
Social Media seems to pervade every aspect of life and often consumes many waking hours for lots of people. Something with such a large footprint deserves a serious look. Peter Pappas, of UP’s School of Education, has put a spotlight on the topic of where social media has taken us. Once enthusiastic about the promise of this communication tool, Pappas is a little more hesitant these days.In this roundtable-style podcast, we bushwhack through a lot of philosophical terrain from Orwellian outcomes and conspiracy theories to Troll farms and seatbelts for Twitter.
Theology professors face a big challenge. How do you make the words spoken a few thousand years ago talk to young people today? One way is to combine the multisensory stimuli of media with the connectivity of the web and add in a large dose of community building. That’s what Dr. Rebecca Gaudino does to bring the lives of her 21rst Century students into dialogue with ancient prophets and scribes.
Dr. Rebecca Smith of UP's School of Education decided to make assessments more fun. How? By having her MAT students take quizzes. What, that doesn't sound fun to you? Ah, but these are not your grandmother's quizzes. Using quiz making apps like Socrative and Kahoot takes quiz making to the next level with fun interactive features that promote collaborative learning.
The ISTE standards (International Society for Technology in Education) for students are designed to empower students to become global, innovative, creative learners by leveraging technology in the process of learning, collaborating and problem-solving. In this podcast with Drs. Eric Anctil and Randy Hetherington from UP’s School of Education, we discuss the role the ISTE standards play in addressing 21st-century skills in learning.
Getting students up to speed with hands on technical skills can be challenging, especially when students are coming to class with a wide variety of experience levels. For engineering students, fundamentals like using a multimeter are basic skills needed to move on to bigger projects. Dr. Shaz Vijlee, Assistant Professor of Engineering, decided to make a series of videos for students, teaching them the core technical skills in a self-paced format that has enabled students to tackle new ground in a user-friendly format.
Bootcamps are usually designed to get participants up and running quickly with a new skillset provided they're willing to use plenty of elbow grease. Imagine, if you will, a kinder, gentler bootcamp. That's what Dr. Lindsay Benes and Dr. Joanne Olsen had in mind when they teamed up with Instructional Design & Technology Specialist Ben Kahn (who is the co-host of this podcast) last summer to create a professional development opportunity for School of Nursing graduate faculty.
Peter Pappas designs learning experiences that provoke reflection. The UP School of Education adjunct instructor is known for pairing tech tools with creative assignments that lead to students having an external audience for their work, working as professionals do in a more public environment. In this podcast, Pappas talks about project based learning and some of the other ideas that have helped to shape his current style of education. Listen to this intriguing discussion about student engagement and more.
Dr. Bonnie Stachowiak is the Director of Teaching Excellence and Digital Pedagogy at Vanguard University in Anaheim, CA. She hosts the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast and regularly covers cutting-edge topics in teaching and technology on her show. She gave a recent presentation at the Lily Conference in Anaheim on increasing learner agency in the classroom and graciously joined us via Skype to share some tips on incorporating new assignment types into the classroom.
This week Dr. Randy Hetherington joins the Techtalk crew to discuss lessons learned in his thirty-two-year career as a teacher and administrator who has seen multiple waves on new technologies come and go.For Dr. Hetherington, the key to ensuring that the enhancements technology can bring to teaching and learning reach all students is to build individual relationships with all teachers, whether they are tech-savvy or tech-averse.
We welcome Hala Jadid al Kash to the podcast. Hala is a faculty member with IES Abroad in Granada, Spain, who teaches courses on Arabic language, social media, and Islamic culture to American study abroad students.
What does it mean to be a human being? Answering the big questions starts with paying attention to the little things like how we use technology, says theologian and scholar Dr. David Turnbloom. It’s the little things that create a foundation for ethical behavior.
Reading ancient writings takes practice. A lot of practice. Theology Professor Rebecca Gaudino wanted to give her students a chance get some serious practice but to do that, she needed to free up time in class traditionally spent on lecture. Culling an archive of lectures, she made visual recordings of the ones she wanted to keep and decided to move quizzes online
Professional futurist Lee Shupp spends a lot of time thinking about what people will be doing ten or twenty years from now. While humans aren't usually very good at long-term and abstract planning, Shupp's background in systems thinking and his boundless curiosity provide a good platform to stand on while peeling back the curtain for a sneak peak at what may lie ahead.
Theologian David Turnbloom is a big fan of the link sharing online community Reddit. Dr. Turnbloom invited his theology students to join him online in a micro community (called a subreddit) on Catholic theology as they read through parts of the chapter of Genesis in class.
Dr. Tisha Morrell knew she had a good thing with a STEM professional development workshop for middle school teachers - and used technology to connect with distance learners online.
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