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| 10:00-10:30am | Interactive MIDI Workstations for Class Piano and Music Technology Instruction Peter Jutras, Music |
| Tate Center Reception Hall |
This session will report on the installation of new digital piano MIDI workstations in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. These stations will allow every music major in the SOM to work with technology essential to today’s musical workplace, and they will also greatly enhance and improve both the delivery and creativity of content taught in the class piano program, which reaches all undergraduate music majors. Through the use of MIDI sequencing, notational software, and “smart” accompaniment programs, these stations will provide group and individual activities that promote music creation, reinforce music fundamentals, and teach students basic computer music skills. |
| 10:45-11:15am | The Development of a Web-Enabled Map Server to Enhance Ecological Training Liz Kramer, Odum School of Ecology |
| Tate Center Reception Hall |
Spatial analysis skills are critical for ecological studies. There have been two barriers for ecology students to develop these skills and they are a lack of access to ecological data and the complexity of GIS software used to analyze these data. The purpose of this project is to create an interactive web-based map server which will provide ecology students with access to a series of natural resource datasets and simple analysis tools which will enhance their understanding of ecosystems and the distribution of flora and fauna in Georgia, and to provide teaching materials for a number of ecology undergraduate and graduate courses. The web-server will be made available for others to access these data and materials, and provide a clearinghouse for projects, laboratory and lecture materials. |
| 11:30am-Noon | Using Technology to Engage Students More Effectively During Lectures Norris Armstrong, Biology |
| Tate Center Reception Hall |
Over the past decade, PowerPoint has become one of the primary presentation tools used in college classrooms. PowerPoint enables an instructor to dynamically interweave images, animations, text, and other media in a highly choreographed manner. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to incorporate student input or other significant changes into a lecture once a presentation is underway. As a result, much of the spontaneity and interaction that can make a good class great tends to be lost and a lecture can become little more than a slide show. Several companies have begun to release products that promise to return much needed flexibility to the classroom. Most prominent are Interactive Pen Displays (IPDs). IPDs essentially enable an instructor to use a computer monitor or projection screen as a digital chalkboard. The instructor can write on top of almost any program displayed on the screen enabling them to make instant modifications to their presentation. Moreover, many companies make portable IPDs that allow the instructor to walk among students while continuing to control and alter their presentation from a distance. This talk will demonstrate one brand of Interactive Pen Display that was recently installed in the Introductory Biology classrooms this fall. |
| Noon-12:30pm | Lunch With the Vendors |
| Tate Center Georgia Hall |
Preceding the Keynote presentation will be a vendor luncheon, attended by the technology vendors supporting the 2007 Learning Technologies Showcase. No registration is required for the showcase or the keynote luncheon; however, seating for the keynote luncheon is limited and attendees will be seated on a first-come basis. |
| 12:30-1:15pm | Creative Learning Spaces in a Digital World Dan Schmit, author and instructional technology specialist with the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| Tate Center Georgia Hall |
Today’s educators find themselves at the intersection of virtual worlds and real students. How can open source thinking open up new avenues for creative collaboration? How can we leverage the power of global resources and distribution? How can creative and constructive tools build a sense of mission and authenticity in our work? This session will help us consider these questions and many more in order to move our conversation forward and clarify our vision of technology and learning. Many teachers understand and appreciate the basic premises of Blooms taxonomy, constructivism, and multiple modal teaching, but are still looking for ways to leverage technology to implement these ideas in their classroom. This session will illustrate and give structure to this quest with over 20 free and low cost applications which articulate the processes of constructive inquiry across visual, aural, linguistic, data, and interactive spaces. Participants will walk away with a toolbox full of effective approaches for rethinking their relationship with technology and bringing authentic and robust learning experiences to their students. |
| 1:30-2:00pm | GeoWall for Stereo Visualization in the Geography-Geology Classrooms Marguerite Madden, C. P. Lo and Tommy Jordan, Geography |
| Tate Center Reception Hall |
Stereo visualization and understanding three dimensional (3D) spatial relationships are fundamental requirements in many disciplines. Good examples are landforms, clouds and buildings in the urban environment (i.e., urban morphology). It is essential to the study of Earth Sciences including geography and geology and also fundamental to geospatial technologies used in research such as remote sensing, GIS, cartography and spatial modeling. Traditional teaching methods have strongly relied on two-dimensional (2D) representation of images, drawings and maps. Although most geographers are trained to understand 3D structures from 2D representations, the extrapolation requires spatial thinking skills that are difficult to learn and often form a stumbling block for students at the introductory level. The UGA Department of Geography recently installed a GeoWall to facilitate instruction and research involving 3D spatial relationships and visualization. Designed as a low-cost virtual reality visualization device, 3D stereoscopic computer graphics are projected on a classroom wall-size screen and students wear polarized glasses to view 3D. This presentation will include a demonstration of the GeoWall and discuss the development of stereo instructional materials by UGA Geography faculty for use in their lectures. |
| 2:15-2:45pm | Internationalizing CAES Curriculum via Multi-point Videoconferencing Technology Dennis Duncan & Maria Navarro, Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication |
| Tate Center Reception Hall |
The Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication (ALEC) in cooperation with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) used LTG funds to equip a CAES classroom with a videoconferencing system (Tandberg) with multiple concurrent session capabilities. The technology has enabled students and faculty in CAES to connect and interact with their peers from multiple sites simultaneously, both University of Georgia (Tifton and Griffin campuses) and Institutions from Virginia, Florida, and students participating in the Global Seminar - an International partnership for research and learning about the environment and sustainability. The Global Seminar Program currently consists of 47 partner institutions from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. |
| 3:00-3:30pm | Developing and Implementing Web-based Case Learning for Early Childhood Teacher Education Kyunghwa Lee & Ikseon Choi, Elementary and Social Studies Education & Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology |
| Tate Center Reception Hall |
Teaching is a profession that demands subtle judgment and ethical decision-making. Helping future teachers understand the situated nature of teaching and effectively make pedagogical decisions based on reflective thinking is an important component in teacher education. In this presentation, we discuss how an early childhood teacher educator and instructional technology faculty have collaborated to design and implement web-based case instruction to expose prospective teachers to various dilemmas practicing teachers face when manage their classrooms. We share an instructional tool resulted from this project, its effects on the prospective teachers’ learning and its implications for other disciplines. |
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