In the hope that it may help someone I have pasted a document I created to ensure that I track what happens at student group meetings. Collecting the general information helps me to see the functionality of the group and who is doing the majority of the work. The peer grade helps me to see how the students value their team members contributions. I used to teach group communication and this document is the result of needing to have a better sense of Continue reading
Minimizing risk taking
I have been thinking about our topic of yesterday. Obviously the key to success, and the way to avoid bad evaluations, is to enable the students to see that they will do better if they join the journey. We listened to terrible stats about how little our students are willing to read and I think that may transfer into how much they wish to be ‘spoon-fed’ material. I think that this makes them resistant to our innovations. So a couple of thoughts on which I would really welcome your ideas: Continue reading
Day 1
Thanks for a thought provoking morning. I am sorry that my “voice” doesn’t seem to work but I can hear all of you very well.
I just wanted to share my thoughts about risk having tried innovation before. I think the students may respond better to small innovations rather than wholesale change in the way they learn. After my husband obtained his Masters in Education I was inspired to try to teach a class using one of the ‘cutting-edge’ strategies that he had learned and we had discussed at length. There is no doubt in my mind that the students achieved excellent higher level learning but I received the worst student evaluations of my career. Students don’t like change and I am certainly hoping to learn ways of helping them to be more accepting of it in the classroom.
Prep for Day 4: Digital Projects
In preparation for Day 4: Digital Projects, please do the following: Continue reading
Prep for Day 2: Collaborative Learning
In preparation for Day 2: Collaborative Learning, please do the following: Continue reading
Educational Approaches
In Fall 2013 the Task Force on Academic Innovation and New Educational Approaches Issued a Faculty Survey. The first question asked, “Have you developed or implemented any of the following educational approaches or are you interested in doing so?” Continue reading
iPads
Apple ID
- Instructions on creating an Apple ID without a credit card:
- http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534
- Site to create an Apple ID: https://appleid.apple.com
Suggested Apps
Evernote
Faculty Mobile Device App Mixer
What other apps do you suggest?
Technology for Innovation Fellows
Innovation Fellowship Blog: https://sites.stedwards.edu/innovationfellowship/
- Each fellow is has author permissions on the Innovation Fellowship blog.
- Find out more about blogs at St. Edward’s University: Blogs and Sites
- Get started with your own blog or find user guides, etc., here: http://sites.stedwards.edu/
Twitter conversation: #SEUInnovation
- Please tweet about the Innovation Institute and your activities during the fellowship year using the hashtag, #SEUInnovation
Diigo Group: SEU Innovation Fellowship
What other technologies would you like to use to collaborate and connect with your fellow innovation fellows?
Day 1: Innovation, Risk-taking and Experimentation
Agenda for Monday, May 19: We get started bright and early on Monday. Breakfast is on your own, but we will be brewing plenty of coffee.
- Location: Library, room 141 (one of the new “global digital classrooms”)
- 9-10:45am: Overview of institute and introductions to fellows’ projects
- 10:45-11:30am: Individual planning
- 11:30-12:30pm: Lunch
- 12:30-2pm: Innovators’ Tool Kit: Risk-taking, experimentation, and managing student expectations
Innovation Institute 2014
We congratulate the 9 faculty named as Innovation Fellows and the 7 faculty named as Global Innovation Fellows for the 2014-2015 academic year. Each fellow will develop, redesign, or modify a course or major course component for the 2014-2015 academic year that does one or more of the following: leverages existing and emerging technologies, includes interdisciplinary approaches, or includes significant pedagogical experimentation. These courses will serve as models for pedagogical experimentation at St. Edward’s University. Beginning Monday, May 19, the fellows will participate in a two week Innovation Institute to begin planning their courses.
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