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Laptop Faculty Development
William F. Moss
College of Engineering and Science
Technology Workshops
• Inventory the training needs of the
participants.
• Laptop nuts and bolts, care and feeding.
• Software application training including a
course management system like WebCT.
• Training in the use of a smart classroom.
Pedagogy Workshops
• Provide a good teaching effectiveness workshop.
See Richard Felder’s SUCCEED Workshops
http://www.ncsu.edu/effective_teaching/
• Good teaching practices lead to good technology
practices.
• Examine technology based learning activities.
• Case studies – student and faculty perspectives.
• Laptop course planning guidelines.
Discipline Specific Workshops
• Experienced laptop faculty members show
how they use laptops in the classroom by
actually modeling the classroom.
• Participants see classroom activities from
the point of view of the student.
• Participants see how an experienced laptop
instructor put together his course.
Follow up – share ideas
• Review participants laptop course plans
prior to implementation.
• Brown bag lunches
• Seminars
• Laptop faculty development web site - FAQ
• Discussion Board
FAQ
• Is the laptop a distraction?
• How do we break down the wall of the
screen in class discussion?
• Does class size matter?
• How much prep time is required?
• Do students know how to use the Word
editing functions?
FAQ
• Do students know how to make web pages?
• Do students know how to do effective web
searches?
• What do students think about laptops?
• What are the potential classroom logistical
problems?
• Can technology encourage students to be
more independent, exploratory learners?
FAQ
• When does the technology detract from the
teaching of content?
• Are students becoming bored with internet
assignments?
• Are we training students to be dependent on
technology rather than teaching them how
to think critically about technology?
FAQ
• What do I say to a student who is unhappy
that I require them to come to class when
they think they could get enough of the
class material through the course web site?