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Teaching with Technology
Rationale for Teaching with Technology
The recent literature regarding improving university teaching
and our university's unique mission have emphasized several
reoccurring themes which support the use of technology for
improving teaching. The literature recommends that:
- Instruction should move from being Instructor-centered
to more Learner-centered. This means that a faculty member
works to make each student more independent and capable
being a self-regulated learner. Courses that are redesigned
to incorporate technology can be more learner-centered.
- Instruction for learners in the 21st century needs to
be more flexible and accessible so that each learner is
not limited to accessing the instructional process by being
in one specified room on campus at a specified time. This
has special relevance for Georgia State University. The
great majority of our students are only on campus for specific
instructional activities (the major one being to attend
classes). Most students work while going to school and many
are non-traditional students (e.g., seeking a second career
or returning to school after other pursuits).
- With the accelerating changes in knowledge, our academic
focus should shift from less emphasis on transmitting the
content to more focus of the process learning.
- Instruction should move from the linear model of teaching
and learning to a more multi-dimensional model which allows
learners the freedom to move among elements of content based
on the learner's background, interests, and needs.
One final point that has special relevance for our university:
Moving to the semester system will mean that many graduate
courses that were taught two nights each week will be taught
just one night per week. This shift results in more time between
classes and fewer class sessions. Using tools of technology
to make course resource materials available to students and
maintaining contact with students using e-mail and listprocs
will support effective instruction.
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