After ATS Director David Levin describes Academic Technology Services' upcoming educational technology initiatives, we'd like to you discuss the following in groups of four or five:
- Although we are used to using text to communicate content and directions to students, to what extent do you see yourself taking greater advantage of multi-media approaches (audio, video, images, interaction, animation, etc.) in the classes you teach in the coming decade?
- How do you (or how might you) use technology to encourage more active learning by your students (including more communication, collaboration, exploration and manipulation of content, etc.)?
- Most evaluations at UC Davis are tests and papers / projects (that is text-based isolated activities). How might students be assessed with the help of multi-media approaches and with additional audiences and collaborative processes in mind?
- How do you characterize the most useful support when engaging in innovative and ambitious teaching endeavors?
- How would you prioritize the initiatives raised today, and why?