Master Teacher Initiative Tip of the Week

A CDW-Government report issued earlier this month takes a look at the use of technology in higher education. The authors polled more than 1,000 students, faculty members and IT department staffers to gauge attitudes about tech use in higher education and expectations for the future. Perhaps not surprisingly, the report’s results show a clear trend towards increasing technology use in higher ed.

To read an article about the report from Campus Technology, click here.

To access the full report from CDW-G, click here.

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Educators are forever discussing different styles of learning, and exploring how to teach so that you can effectively reach different groups of students. But how well do you know the different learning styles? And what is your own personal learning style? To find out, check out the following links:

“Learning Styles and Strategies,” by Felder and Soloman

Discover your personal learning style

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Ever had a disruptive student in your class? How did you handle it? Could you have handled it better? This gem of an article, from Chemical Engineering Education, of all places, is a humorous/serious look at the problem and how best to handle it. The full article is linked below (and thanks to Doug Hoffman for the tip!)

“All in a Day’s Work,” by Richard M. Felder and Rebecca Brent
Chem. Engr. Education, 34(1), 66–67 (2000)

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Wonder how students feel about technology in education, and what new toys they’re using today? EDUCAUSE has just published the 2009 “ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology,” available on the EDUCAUSE web site. Follow the link below to read the report online::

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology

As usual, the report looks at “the technology [students] own and how they use it in and out of their academic world. We gather information about how skilled students believe they are with technologies; how they perceive technology is affecting their learning experience; and their preferences for IT in courses.” This year’s report includes a special look at students’ use of handheld, Internet-capable devices such as cell phones and smart phones.

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I continue to be impressed with the blog posts on “In the Library with the Lead Pipe,” online here. If you’re not already following this blog, you may want to add it to your feed reader or Twitter feed!

The authors added a new post this week on “Learning to Teach Through Video.” The article has some great suggestions for creating simple, easy-to-follow video/online presentations that address students’ need for both verbal and visual learning cues. For the full blog post, see:

http://inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2009/learning-to-teach-through-video/

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