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Leaders:
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Naomi Story
Mesa Community College |
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Steve Ehrmann,
Director of the Flashlight Program on the
Evaluation and Improvement of Educational Uses
of Technology
ehrmann@tltgroup.org |
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Steve Gilbert
President and
Director of the Online Institute
gilbert@tltgroup.org |
Session Description:
Students can differ in many ways that matter in a
course. How can faculty make use of technology to
discover some of the more subtle, important
differences among students? When the differences
have to do with wealth, can technology be used in
ways that level the playing field? And when students
differ in what they bring to the course (culture,
skills, preconceptions, knowledge), can faculty and
students use technology in ways that make diversity
into an asset for the course?
In each of the three sessions of this course, we
will introduce some 'take-away' ideas and tools that
faculty can use, easily and inexpensively, in their
teaching. And we are looking for participants who
will do the same: bring their own experiences and
ideas to the workshop, and share them with other
participants. We'll have some materials to help
you prepare for each session. And we'll be polling
participants to see who has relevant ideas and
experiences to share in each session.
Needs Assessment Survey:
If you're even considering attending the workshop,
we could use your input to help plan it (and later
workshops on this same topic).
Click here
to help us plan!
(If you're interested in
Flashlight Online 2.0,
that's the tool we used to create this form. We're
especially pleased with the rubrics.)
Acknowledging the Challenge(s) and Complexity of
Diversity:
This is not the same old diversity discussion -
we'll be confronting the paradox:
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People are tired of conversations about diversity,
technology and engagement AND
B.
People are reluctant to talk about more complex,
difficult, and painful challenges that are becoming
more pressing - about the interaction of diversity,
engagement, technology - both at the institutional
level and the individual course level.
Session One:
Identifying
and Describing Diversity:
How can we use technology to discover the dimensions
and extent of diversity in the group you're
working with as well as to discover the different
reasons why students may not be doing well in the
same teaching/learning activity.
Table I: Selecting & Using Categories of
Diversity (Google Document)
Session Two:
Responding to Diversity
How can we identify and deal constructively with the
significant gap that exists with respect to the use
of technology among diverse groups and individuals?
We will focus on realizing more of the potential of
COMMONLY AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY for teaching and
learning for groups that have access to common tools
(e.g., cell phones) but who have not had much
opportunity for experiencing the educational uses of
these common tools.
Table II: Decisions & Activities (Google
Document)
Session Three:
Taking advantage of Diversity:
How can we use technology to take advantage
of student diversity - or even extend that
diversity? What are some instructional possibilities
- among students taking the same course or perhaps
students in different courses in different
countries? URLs for this session include:
Inside/Outside Project
Uses
Skype and some video production to support
communication among selected (diverse)
secondary school students from Denver,
Mexico, and Bolivia. The thematic focus is
on identifying and dealing with stereotypes
- including but not limited to
cross-cultural cross-national stereotypes.
Working
example of "taking advantage of diversity"
that uses some info tech quite simply,
cheaply, and effectively.
See:
Archives
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Resources and Links
Login Instructions:
Session Interaction
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Duration:
1 Hour
This session will take place online using the TLT
Group Adobe Connect online webcast room. You can use
the instructions below to enter the session - the
URL remains the same each week. The online room will
open 30 minutes prior to the start of the session.
The session is broadcast live and other participants
will connect synchronously to the webcast. There
will be live audio from the presenters that you will
hear through your own headset or speakers. The main
form of interaction for participants is through a
chat space in the session. You will also be able to
speak using a microphone if you have one.
There will be a short technical orientation session
that will start approximately 10 minutes before the
main session begins.
TO LOGIN INTO THE ADOBE CONNECT WEBCAST CLASSROOM:
Please use your Login Name and Password and NOT the
Guest LOGIN. If you are logging in for a group
please let us know that in advance. We can provide
individual login names for your group members if you
need them.
URL:
http://connectpro86502729.acrobat.com/diversity2008/
USERNAME:
Your email address
PASSWORD:
Your email address
(Use the email address that you registered for the
session with, do not use the guest login option to
enter the room)
Technical Requirements
PC or MAC, Browser with a Flash Player, speakers or
a headset. (Use this link to test your system:
https://admin.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm).
If you are having any problems completing the system
or test or have questions about the interface, do
not hesitate to call me for help.
BEFORE YOU ENTER THE ROOM WE RECOMMEND TESTING YOUR
SYSTEM
Archive and Recording
The session will be recorded and you can access the
archive after the presentation. This archive
provides an online searchable recording of the chat
room, audio, and visual components of the session.
By participating you agree to be recorded. The
archive will be available on the TLT Website and we
will provide a link to the session webpage with
resources from the workshop along with the URL for
the archive. |
