Today I am guest presenting in a Seminary course on Teaching Religion in College to a group of PhD and ThD students. My contribution will be an overview of some educational technology tools. Here are the resources we will explore:
Technology and Assessment
- Classroom Response Systems(overview)
- Let’s try it with Poll Everywhere (free up to 40 audience members): Texting with phones or online
- Learning Management System Assessment (i.e. Moodle)
- Quizzes – Effective quiz practices
- Assignments with rubrics in Moodle
- Tech tip: search Google or YouTube with the term you want to learn plus “tutorial”
- Rubric Generators
- Further Reading: Research article references and my reflections from a special issue on assessment by the British Journal of Educational Technology
Technology and Group Learning
- Wikis and collaborative document sharing
- GoogleDoc
- Google Presentation
- University of Wisconsin-Madison: Why Group Work – Technology Enhanced Collaborative Group Work
- Social networking
- Asynchronous discussion forums
- Andresen, M. A. (2009). Asynchronous discussion forums: success factors, outcomes, assessments, and limitations. Educational Technology & Society, 12 (1), 249–257.
- Murphy, E. (2004). Recognising and promoting collaboration in an online asynchronous discussion. British Journal of Educational Technology, 35 (4), 421–431.
- Successful Strategies for using Asynchronous Discussion Boards
- Techniques for Online Discussions
Technology and Student Reflection
- Blogs
- Michigan State University: Blogs for Learning
- My blog: Out on a Lim: Reflections on Learning at a Distance
- Set up your own blog: WordPress or Edublogs
- RSS Readers: Google Reader, Flipboard for mobile devices, LifeHacker’s Five Best RSS Readers
- Moodle’s Online Assignment tool – for journals and composition
- Asynchronous discussion forums (see above)
PPT: DSRE 860 Technology and Teaching Religion in College
Participant Reflection
Consider the tools we have reviewed during this session. Pick one of them, and comment below. What intrigues you with the possibilities? What concerns you? What ideas do you have for your own teaching?
I like the poll stuff alot with the discussion starter possibilities as well as touching base with the students to see if they understood what has just been covered in class. It gives you some feedback on how to continue to address issues which need clarity.
Thanks for presenting this today, you provided a great list of resources.
The google doc is an easier means of having students do a group project
Facebook should be used carefully and objectively. The potential for abuse is high and editing must be a constant in order to monitor proper use.
Poll Everywhere (http://www.polleverywhere.com/) is a very useful tool that facilitates formative assessment.
Since I already shared in class some thoughts related to various resources, I will just add here that I really appreciated your presentation – both the content, and the way you related with students. Thank you!
I will make make use of some resources I am not acquainted with.
*now acquainted with. 🙂
With technology the possibility are endless. But discernment is greatly needed to know when and how to used. This has been an excellent class!
Poll Everywhere seems to me very helpful tool in order to get feedback from students. It is also good for getting assessment at the end of the class on student’s understanding of the covered material.