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Technology Infusion Presentation

Technology Infusion Presentation. By Willony Barclay FRIT 8132. Background. Mr. L. Andrew Cooper at Georgia Tech Level: Undergraduate All years; primarily Sophomores and Juniors Department: The School of Literature, Communication, and Cultures (LCC) Subject Area:

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Technology Infusion Presentation

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  1. Technology Infusion Presentation By Willony Barclay FRIT 8132

  2. Background • Mr. L. Andrew Cooper • at Georgia Tech • Level: Undergraduate • All years; primarily Sophomores and Juniors • Department: • The School of Literature, Communication, and Cultures (LCC) • Subject Area: Writing and Communication & Film (a “hybrid”) • Course: • English 1102: Composition II, Monsters of Technology Syllabus: http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/~cooper/Cooper1102SyllabusFall2008.pdf

  3. Students: 35 total Note: He is the Writing and Communication Program Coordinator and Instructor Age: Traditional (majority are 18-24 years old) with a four-year goal to graduate with some returning students Demographics: 3 to 1 (Male to Female Ratio) Department-wise is 50/50 male to female Ethnicity: Majority Caucasian, a growing number of African Americans (male engineers), S.E. Asian (Korean, Chinese), i.e. an International School Background continued

  4. SMART Classrooms Completely Wireless Access Campus First-year students are required to have a laptop Therefore, first- and second-level classes are computer courses Two desktop (35-40) computer labs Podium with desktop compatibility with laptop connection with a separate DVD players/DVD drives and VHS capable Laptop carts available for instructors to checkout LCD Screens Pull-down white screen Easel Board Use “T-Square” similar to the GeorgiaView which has a discussion board with podcasts and blogging available for instructor student interactions Classroom Capabilities

  5. How Technology Supports the Curriculum • The T-Square is the same as GeorgiaView except for Georgia Tech • Forums, Announcements, Tests & Quizzes, and Wiki are just few of the options that Mr. Cooper has under his course as student tools. • Polls are used in class through Open Source • Where the Mr. Cooper and his students can tailor it to their needs, not like WebCT • The textbooks required for the course are found online, through the Electronic Textbook, also called “ the Georgia Tech Book” • Printed text that includes interactive games • His course (English 1102) which is considered one of “the core communication curriculum” has successfully shifted to a multimodal/WOVEN approach. • WOVEN (Written, Oral, Visual, Electronic, and Nonverbal) • Uses the YouTube to show various films to his students • Technology is the object or means of study, otherwise, they view them in the school cinema theater (on campus) • The Poster Project uses (and requires) multimedia tools to complete

  6. How Technology Supports the Curriculum continued • Through his Film-making (the final) Project (a new version of the traditional essay assignment) • Students students design a horror movie of their own, • Using Digital I-movie or Final-Cut Pro for the video-graphy portion, • Photoshop (with their cameras) for their photo-essays, • DVD making software like Adobe for their movies, and • Microsoft PowerPoint for presenting their individual audio-essay. • Mr. Cooper used anything that was on his computer in his class (all appropriate) • PowerPoint Presentations through audio-recordings through using Audacity • Podcasting used in class • IPods used for communication • He was even surprised that one of his students took a quiz in class through his cell phone (one instance was through a student’s Blackberry) – he thought that he was texting during class • Uses web design for the course, including communication and reading materials

  7. How Technology Supports the Curriculum continued • Mr. Cooper believes: • Literacy includes technology in today's society. • Students need experience with video (multimedia) and visual arts.

  8. The Differences due to this integration • Evidence is anecdotal. • We can’t teach, what we teach without technology (here at Georgia Tech). • No experience without it. • Motivation is higher (“young folks love the gadgets”) • Due to feeling a closer connection to technology • Which equals better learning outcomes

  9. Support Issues • Could not log-in to Georgia online (text) book • T-square server goes down/glitches • T-square interface is not intuitive • PC Lab houses video technology, but runs into problems due to last-minute students constant usage • Shortages in specific class pages or jams in project equipment, like the Plot Printer (usually happening on the day of the project due) • Overall: all right

  10. Other Issues Noted • Availability of Technology • Majority of students with laptops, but not all students • Therefore, Mr. Cooper gives his quizzes orally (during the quiz students who own their own laptops are welcome to take the quiz along with the rest of the class) • Learning Curves Recognized • One must experience management with equal opportunities

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