Sunday, February 23, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
February Lunch and Learn Link
FEBRUARY LUNCH AND LEARN
Please check out the following link to view the LETU February 2014 Lunch and Learn on Educational Technology by Bruce and Leslie Bowman.
DISCLAIMER: As always, any opinions expressed in these videos are the opinions of the presenters and not necessarily of LETU.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
College Student's Cell Phone Use and a Theology of Technology
Review: College Students’ Cell Phone Use, Beliefs, and Effects on Learning, College Student Journal, 2013, Vol. 47, No 4, December, Elder.
The 2013 ECAR study of
undergraduate students and information technology found 74% of responding
students have their "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) experiences banned or
discouraged (ECAR, 2013).
Dr. Anastasia Elder, associate professor of psychology at Mississippi State
published her research in the December 2013 College Student Journal
(full text available through LETU EBSCOhost at http://letu.edu/_Academics/library/research/databases).
As Dr. Elder admits, this topic needs additional research beyond her work. The
digital age we find ourselves in tends to encourage an attitude where these devices in the classroom are considered as distractions rather than a useful tool that can be used to enhance education. Microsoft’s 2014 Super
Bowl Ad appeals to our emotions toward those helpful uses (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaOvHKG0Tio). In an institution of higher learning, can teaching and learning be accomplished
well in a BYOD age? Should we take the dystopian view and ban or discourage all
technology use in the classroom? Is the utopian view the only alternative?
Recently, the Barna Group, a group known for their reporting and statistics
especially among evangelical Christians, held their first Barna Frames
conference (http://www.barnaframes.com/). Several staff from LETU attended and the DVD and books are available for review. One of the sessions spoke of a need for a Theology of Technology. Does
our faith speak to us in this digital age? As we claim our own workspaces and
we encourage our students to learn to claim their own as their mission field, I
would argue yes, we need a Theology of Technology.
Dr. Elder speaks of several
things that can begin to frame our discussion. She speaks of “college students
(and other frequent users of cell phones in varied contexts) … becoming better
at multi-tasking….” (p. 1). Her hypothesis that students who used their cell phones
while in lecture would not retain as much information as those who did not was not supported by this study. When given a test on an unfamiliar topic, the performance of students multi-tasking on a cell
phone did not suffer. She details many of her conclusions as to why this may be and several
caveats related to the need for a more comprehensive and specific research on
this topic.
Matthew Henry
Dean of Innovation Education CITL
Monday, February 3, 2014
Link for January Lunch and Learn
January Lunch and Learn Video Link
"Creative Fidelity"
Speaker: James Falzone
Please click on the link below to view this 1 hour video:
February 2014 Lunch and Learn
The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Presents
February 2014 Lunch and Learn
Deploying Educational Technologies: Lessons Learned
by
Dr. Bruce and Mrs. Leslie Bowman
What is the value of educational technology in the collegiate classroom? Is is a tool or a toy? How do you minimize the risks of using it and how do you find the time to learn? If you are asking these questions and are curious to explore innovative teaching techniques, please join these two experienced practitioners.
WHERE: Steudler Lounge
WHEN: February 11, 2014
TIME: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Please RSVP to Denise Bailey at 3510 or denisebailey@letu.edu
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