What Does It Take To Make It Work?
Pedagogical Strategies That Remove Roadblocks to Using Instructional Technology Paula Lustbader, Seattle University School of Law As teachers, we need to continually evaluate our teaching methods and be willing to try new approaches to old material. For many of us, we have our standard “go to” methods with which we feel comfortable. We need to expand our range and add more tools in our tool box or outfits in our closets so we have a broader range of methods from which to select the best method to match our given teaching goals and our learners. Instructional technology provides us with more options. What often keeps us from exploring technology is the lack of time and expertise required to use technology and the risk of losing the human touch to our teaching. In this presentation, we will explore the pedagogical strengths and weaknesses of in-class and out-of-class technology, match the type of technology that is appropriate for specific teaching goals, begin a list of best practices for specific technologies, and discover how the appropriate use of technology can actually provide more time for the human element in teaching. Infrastructure Issues to make it work Dick Danner, Duke University School of Law Professor Danner will focus on issues including design of teaching spaces (including costs and alternatives), issues involving retrofitting new and older buildings (based on our experiences at Duke over the past decade and new projects beginning in summer 2004), and the issues involved in selecting systems and equipment to facilitate teaching and learning in the classroom. He will also talk about infrastructure and other issues implicated in creating and sustaining a learning environment for students outside the classroom. Staffing Issues for Making it Work
Stephen Burnett, Seattle University School of Law As technology becomes more and more important to the successful pedagogical mission of the law school, issues of appropriate staff to make things work become increasingly complex. Several factors influence the choices of the size and skill set of that staff. Professor Burnett will focus on those choices and the factors that influence them including size of faculty and student body, relationship to a main campus IT operation, building capabilities, web, video, and network support and instructional design needs. Each panelist will provide materials at the session.
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