The title of this page conveys a complex and ongoing conversation in higher education about the relationship between best practices in teaching and the use of technology. The CTL provides faculty with ideas and resources on two pivotal areas of teaching and technology:
- How faculty effectively use technology for teaching and
- How faculty manage student use of technology in the classroom
How Faculty Effectively Use Technology for Teaching
Teach Through Video Series with Dr. Jacob Goodin
Kinesiology Professor, Dr. Jacob Goodin, is CTL’s 2021-22 Hadley Fellow, and he has been creating his own video lecture content for a while. Goodin has refined his video pedagogy in a way that truly enhances student learning for both face-to-face and online classes. Students like having this content available 24/7 for study and review. In this Teach Through Video Series, Goodin will demonstrate how to create engaging teaching videos.
Teaching Online
Teaching online involves more than knowing the university LMS. It involves knowing how best to deliver content, keep students engaged, employ group work or peer reviews, and even how to construct your course so that every student can learn successfully. The resources provided on this link are by no means exhaustive, but they are a great place to start building your teaching online skills.
How Faculty Manage Student Use of Technology in the Classroom
In the fall of 2017, PLNU invited Jean Twenge, author of the book iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy – and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood – and What That Means for the Rest of Us, to come speak to our faculty and staff. The recorded session is below. As a result, PLNU has developed an on-going conversation among faculty who are open to discuss best policies or principled practices for student tech use in the classroom.
Sample Syllabus Policies
Several PLNU faculty have tech policies written into in their syllabi. The sample segments are collected from various disciplines, and these ideas may be helpful to you as you consider ways to include tech policies in your syllabus and implement them in your classroom.
Articles on Technology in the Classroom
What does research say about student use of technology in the classroom and how this affects learning? You are not alone in your quest for research behind implementing tech policies. The linked articles represent an informed starting point as you contemplate the formulation of a tech policy that best addresses the learning environment you wish to create in your classroom.