1. Teaching, Learning and Technology Making Sense of a Changing Landscape Jeff Nugent INFORMS 2008 Annual Meeting Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium Washington, D.C.

3. Some initial thoughts on instructional technology…

10. “ I believe that the motion picture is destined to revolutionize our education system and that in a few years it will supplant largely, if not entirely, the use of textbooks.” ~Thomas Edison (1922)

12. " New technologies are always used to do old tasks--until some driving force causes them to be used in new ways." ~Marshall McLuhan

13. How is the web changing where and how learning is taking place?

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19. “ In the midst of other priorities, schools can choose to view this emerging pressure for change from their student body in either a positive or negative light. On the positive side, through the growing use of the Internet outside of school, educators have the opportunity to expand their reach and to engage students in new and thoughtful ways. On the negative side, the sanctity and tradition of the four walls of the classroom quite literally is melting away. Students are likely to be increasingly dissatisfied with conventional approaches to teaching and learning…” The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their schools , Pew Internet and American Life Project

20. What do we know about Today’s students ?

22. Key Findings from the 2007 ECAR Study

25. Student Preferences for IT use in Courses

28. Perceptions of IT in Courses Using IT in Courses

30. How can technology be used to promote meaningful learning?

31. What teaching practices can support effective use of technology?

34. questions & next steps