Each term Educational Technology Support (ETS) unit hosts a 3-hour orientation for new and experienced instructors and TAs. This session is supported and highly recommended by the Dean’s office.
In September 2014, the Educational Technology Support team facilitated two “Orientation to Learning Technology” workshops. We had a diverse group of attendees from every department in the faculty, ranging from PhD students teaching their first term to long-time Full Professors. However, everyone was united by their interest learning technologies and how they can use them to enhance their students’ educational experience.
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The workshop covered many different topics. Natasha Boskic and Sharon Hu discussed the pedagogical aspects of online and blended classroom environments. Bill Pickard went over the wide suite of learning technologies available to instructors and students, including Connect, Kaltura, Camtasia, and Collaborate. Ian Linkletter described the collaborative process of selecting learning technologies and configuring their most effective use. Instructors had the chance to explore these applications and exchange ideas about how they could use them in their classrooms.
Lots of information was passed around during the two “Orientation to Learning Technology” workshops, but the energy in the room remained high throughout both sessions. By the end of the 3 hours, attendees came away feeling confident and better equipped to take control of technology in the modern classroom.