Teaching with technology




Teaching with technology


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What do we mean by “technology”?
The term “technology” refers to advancements in the methods and tools we use to solve problems or achieve a goal. In the classroom, technology can encompass all kinds of tools from low-tech pencil, paper, and chalkboard, to the use of presentation software, or high-tech tablets, online collaboration and conferencing tools, and more. The newest technologies allow us to try things in physical and virtual classrooms that were not possible before. What you use depends fundamentally on what you are trying to accomplish.

How can technology help you?

  • Online collaboration tools, such as those in Google Apps, allows students and instructors to share documents online, edit them in real time and project them on a screen. This gives students a collaborative platform in which to brainstorm ideas and document their work using text and images.
  • Presentation software (such as PowerPoint) enable instructors to embed high-resolution photographs, diagrams, videos and sound files to augment text and verbal lecture content.
  • Tablets can be linked to computers, projectors and the cloud so that students and instructors can communicate through text, drawings and diagrams.
  • Course management tools such as Canvas allow instructors to organize all the resources students need for a class (e.g. syllabi, assignments, readings, online quizzes), provide valuable grading tools, and create spaces for discussion, document sharing, and video and audio commentary. All courses are automatically given a Canvas site!
  • Clickers and smartphones are a quick and easy way to survey students during class. This is great for instant polling, which can quickly assess students’ understanding and help instructors adjust pace and content.
  • Lecture-capture tools, such as Panopto, allow instructors to record lectures directly from their computer, without elaborate or additional classroom equipment. Consider recording your lectures as you give them and then uploading them for students to re-watch. Studies show that posting recorded lectures does not diminish attendance and students really appreciate the opportunity to review lectures at their own pace.

What are some good examples?

One of the best ways to get ideas and inspiration is learn from others and blogs are a great way to do that. Here are some of our favorites

Where to get support

Center for Teaching and Learning

CTL can help with the pedagogical methods for deploying technologies in your teaching. We offer workshops in partnership with UW-IT, individual consultations, and can prepare a custom workshop for you group or department.

UW-IT Learning Technologies

UW-IT’s Learning Technologies group can help identify and implement various tools that support teaching and learning. They offer numerous workshops to get you up and running, as well as integrated workshops in partnership with the CTL

Classroom Support Services (Seattle campus)

Classroom Support Services offers comprehensive media support and services to students, faculty and staff. They offer a full range of in-classroom audio and video expertise (including help with classroom computers, equipment rental and repair, technical services and access to an educational media collection).

UW Bothell Learning Technologies

UW Bothell Learning Technologies provides support for the integration of technology in teaching and learning. Their website includes how-to guides, instructional resources and a blog. They also offer a Hybrid Course Development Institute for faculty looking to replace some face-to-face instruction with increased online teaching.

UW Tacoma Academic Technologies

UW Tacoma Academic Technologies is a collaboration of faculty, UWT Libraries, Information Technology and the UWT Teaching and Learning Center. They sponsor events and workshops, and offer one-on-one consultations. Among their offerings is the Technology Fellows Initiative in Innovative Course Redesign

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