educational technology

Selecting course technology based on simple learning science objectives

Presenter(s): 
Aaron Dewald, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

With more and more technology choices available to faculty, the reasoning behind selection of a particular technology to be used in a learning environment must be sound.  Unfortunately, as technologists, we are more versed in the technology rather than the learning application. Knowing just a few simple learning science concepts can help frame your technology recommendations to faculty.  I aim to offer a practical implementation of Bloom's Taxonomy for technologists to help assist future implementations. Specifically, I aim to:

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Time slot: 
22 June 13:00 - 14:00
Room: 
229
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Looking Back, Looking Forward: What We Learned from Building a 100% Online Course

Presenter(s): 
Corinne St. Claire, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

For the past two years, Loyola Law School has offered a 100% online course in Technology & Privacy.  Come see how the faculty and instructional technologists worked together to build the synchronous and asynchronous aspects of the course as well hear lessons learned from using various technologies (learning management systems, online conferencing software, freeware).  Interest in distance education is growing, and some assembly is indeed required to craft quality courses for students.

 

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Time slot: 
23 June 10:30 - 11:30
Room: 
229

Powerful Presentations With--or Without—PowerPoint: Evaluating Presentation Apps

Presenter(s): 
Margaret (Meg) Butler, Georgia State University College of Law
Maureen Cahill, University of Georgia Law School
Sarah Jaramillo, Fordham University School of Law

We have all seen very good and very bad PowerPoint presentations.  Rather than describe the characteristics that make a presentation “good,” this session will demonstrate a variety of different presentation apps and consider the reasons for choosing a particular app.  We may use PowerPoint because it “comes with” Microsoft Word—but there are other options worth exploring.  The session will identify 8 factors to consider when evaluating presentation apps to identify the most apt app for the presentation you’re giving.  Alternative prese

Slides: 
application/pdf iconXMindtermsofservice.pdf
application/pdf iconXMindprivacypolicy.pdf
application/pdf iconEmpressr Terms of Use.pdf
application/pdf iconPrezi Terms of Use.pdf
application/pdf iconSliderocket Terms of Use.pdf
application/pdf iconSparkol Privacy Policy.pdf
application/pdf iconSparkol Terms of Use.pdf
application/pdf iconZohoShow Terms of Services.pdf
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconSample Presentation.pptx
application/pdf iconTen Factors for App Selection.pdf

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Time slot: 
21 June 13:00 - 14:00
Room: 
325

Thinking Outside The Cylinder - Utilizing Unusual Tools to Teach

Presenter(s): 
Syd Beckman, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law

Creativity breeds contempt.  No, that's not right.  Creativity breeds more creativity.  There is a world of unusual tools to help teach.  Most professors rely on the traditional tools such as, PowerPoint, dry erase boards, maybe even a Wiki or Blog if they are "cutting edge" to help teach.  This topic will explore the unusual.  Unusual apps, to be sure, but unusual gadgets, unusual props, unusual tools to help teach.  This means, in some ca

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Time slot: 
22 June 10:30 - 11:30
Room: 
323

Bridging the Gap: Technology Integration from a K-12 Perspective

Presenter(s): 
Vanessa Bravo, Pepperdine University School of Law

Consider these questions:

  • What technologies are incoming law students exposed to during their K-12 experience? How were those technologies utilized to enhance and improve the learning experience?
  • What technologies are students expecting to see in the law classroom and in future law practice?
  • How can knowledge of K-12 technology be applied to legal education?
  • How can students’ incoming tech knowledge and skills be utilized to promote positive learning experiences in legal education?

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Time slot: 
22 June 14:30 - 15:30
Room: 
323

20 FREE & ONLINE Technology Tools to Support Teaching & Learning

Budgets and IT staff are stretched thin.  How can you get the technology you need to support the kind of teaching and learning you envision in your classroom?  This session will provide an overview of 20 instructional technologies (audio, video, polling, assessment, etc) that are FREE and readily available to you on the web.

Slides: 
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconPOSTEDtoCALIwebsite_20 Free & Online Technology Tools.ppt

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Time slot: 
23 June 09:00 - 10:00
Room: 
323
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Dumbing Down the "Smart" Classroom

Presenter(s): 
Tim DiVito, Rutgers, The State University of NJ, Camden
Gary Moore, University of South Carolina School of Law

 

Have you ever wondered if the term "Smart" Classroom came from the three PhD’s needed to understand how to operate the controls?  Do you teach in a room that takes 27 buttons just to put up a PowerPoint slide on a projector?  Are you an IT or A/V person who has tried to upgrade a small, seemingly meaningless component in an existing classroom and been unable to do so without 20 hours of programming classes and an outside consultant? If so, then this session is for you!

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Time slot: 
21 June 10:30 - 11:30
Room: 
227

How to Pimp your TWEN: Engaging Students on Their Turf - Online

Presenter(s): 
Jennifer Cooper, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

I do not nor have I ever worked for West. This presentation is a result of my use (and probable abuse/hacking) of my course TWEN page.  Students are required to sign up for TWEN to access course materials like assignments, course syllabii, and PowerPoint slides posted after class.  TWEN is so much more than a repository of class handouts and PowerPoint presentations. We are missing out and not meeting our students' needs by under-utilizing this (free) resource.

 

Slides: 
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconPimp Your TWEN.pptx

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Time slot: 
21 June 16:00 - 17:00
Room: 
227

Building Online Courses and Course content - A technologist's approach

Presenter(s): 
Lindsay Matts, William Mitchell College of Law

There are many challenges when taking a traditional course and moving it to a fully or partially online format.

This session will address the challenges faced and best practices gleaned from working with faculty members on building a fully online asynchronous class as well as the needs to assess when creating and managing online content for hybrid courses. Examples will include an online Insurance Law class and online content from a variety of skills courses.

 

 

Schedule info

Time slot: 
21 June 10:30 - 11:30
Room: 
229
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