Dr. Tammy VanDeGrift and Niki Schulz both know what it’s like to teach a classroom of engineering students and wonder how much actually sinks in with students. Now there’s a way to find out. Both have been experimenting with recording class material on video and asking students to watch before coming to class. As a…Continue Reading TechTalk Podcast: Freeing Up Class Time for Active Learning
Big changes lie ahead for Oregon students as new computer-based testing goes into effect later this year. All students, elementary through high school, will be taking the new tests on a common platform in their own schools despite the wide variance in technology infrastructure and support from school to school. Preparing teacher candidates to handle…Continue Reading Tech Talk Podcast – Bridging Gaps in Today’s Classroom
Peter Pappas, adjunct instructor with the School of Education, sees himself as a designer of learning experiences. He identifies instructional goals and then searches for tools that will help him meet those goals. He and his students have collaborated to produce some of the most downloaded history books on iTunes in addition to many blogs…Continue Reading Tech Talk Podcast – Creating Student-Driven Content for the World
We might be sitting next to each other in class, but we can be inhabiting completely different social spaces, according to Eric Anctil, Director for Innovation in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation at the University of Portland. Anctil, Associate Professor of Education, has been observing classroom behavior for nearly two decades and takes…Continue Reading Tech Talk Podcast – Falling Down the Rabbit Hole with Tablets and Phones