During this past quarter, I was able to expand my knowledge in the area of technology for educational leaders. I enjoyed learning about the kinds of infrastructures there are for technology in the educational field, the Ed Norman syndrome and how I can use technology more effectively in my field of teaching mathematics at the community college level. I plan in the near future to develop a hybrid mathematics course for remedial level mathematics in which the students can work on their assignments with a computer and submit all of their homework over the Internet.
To summarize my three focus project, I have learned how to use the PRS Interwrite radio frequency clickers in my classroom to make learning more exciting and fun for the students. The students really enjoyed the session in which we decided to use the clickers and video tape the students for my project. I also learned how to use Camtasia better to create training videos in which I explain how to set up a class, input questions, run a session and grade a session on the PRS Interwrite system. Other instructors at my college are currently using the video training sessions that I developed this quarter as a means of learning how to create their own sessions for the PRS Interwrite system. So I developed my project for training purposes and not just for the project grade reasons.
I also developed a proposal for the purchase of another classroom set of PRS Interwrite radio frequency clickers for my third project. My proposal is currently under review by our department chair and probably will go to the dean of instruction by the end of this month. If successful, hopefully they will have enough funds left over in the budget to purchase another classroom set of radio frequency clickers by the end of this fiscal year.
In the future, I plan to continue using the PRS Interwrite clickers in my classes, especially my remedial math classes. I also plan to search for new ways to incorporate technology use in my classes, whether it be through new means of presenting the material, or perhaps a new Internet program that the students can access at home.
Activity log for the week of March 12 - March 18
Monday, March 12: downloaded podcast to computer
Tuesday, March 13: began transcribing notes, wrote this blog posting.
Wednesday, March 14: Happy Pi Day! (3.14) Respond to classmate blog postings.
Thursday, March 15 - Sunday, March 18: continue responding to classmates blog postings.
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7 comments:
Hi James,
I agree with you, this class was great in allowing us to make better decision in regards to technology in the workplace. Good luck with all your projects.
Edgar
Hello James,
That is indeed the truth. This class enabled me to expand my educational horizons. I wish I could say the same of other courses I have taken in the past. I learned a lot, and I really hope everyone in this course feel the same way about this course.
I feel very fortunate to have taken this course. Good luck everyone, I hope to hear from all of you in the near future. Thank you Dr. Brian Newberry; keep up the great work !!
Hi James,
It was great working with you in this class as well as Dr. Baeks. We sure learned a lot from each other and I was pleased to see that you brought to the table to elements about college and all the things that you deal with there. Great posting all quarter long and I will see you in the next class.
Hi James,
Great post!
I agree with you that this class was great. I am taking a lot of information back into the classroom that I learned through this course.
I wish you luck in creating your hybrid math course. I hope the skills and tools you learned in this class will help you.
As usual Brian, you hit the nail on the head! This class has opened up so many new options for me just by understanding the various levels of application of technology within the classroom. Good luck with the hybrid course, keep me posted, I am very interested in how it works out for you.
Thanks for sharing your project about the clickers. I had not heard of such a thing and now I have something new to investigate. Keep up the good work.
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