Steve McCaw Professor, Biomechanics School of KNR [e-mail]

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Steve McCawProfessor, BiomechanicsSchool of
KNRsmccaw_at_ilstu.edu

• Why I willingly adopted technology
• Increasing class size
• KNR 282 Biomechanics
• 1989 2 sections/semester, lt 30 students
• 2003 1-2 sections/semester, 60-70 students
• KNR 445 Statistical Applications
• 1992 12-14 students
• Traditional textbook
• Computer coding in SPSS
• 2003 20-30 students
• On-line textbooks
• SPSS for Windows (including student version)
• Focus on Consumer of Statistics

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• Why I willingly adopted technology
• Increasing class size
• Availability of technology
• 1994 website development
• Work with faculty from Applied Computer Science
• Updating Revising????
• 2003
• Multiple platforms for web development
• Extensive training through FTSS
• Widespread student access to computers

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• Why I willingly adopted technology
• Increasing class size
• Availability of technology
• Cost Time savings
• Eliminate photocopying by school student
• Eliminate searching for that article
• Quick updates revisions

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My websitewww.cast.ilstu.edu/mccaw

• Format
• Contact information, including semester schedule
• Access to course syllabi/outline
• Scholarship listing
• Published research
• Professional Organizations
• Student Independent Study Theses
• Relevant readings for students
• Access to Gradebook (Excel)
• Attend the FTSS workshop.

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Creating and maintaining gradebooks in Excel

• Assignment recording
• Ease of absence allowance
• Auto-generation of grades using the decision tree
• Ease of altering lowest C
• Weighting of grade components

Take this workshop.
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KNR 282
Ensures responsibility is on the student..and
they know it.

• Syllabus assignment
• List the dates, and times, of the 3 in-course and
  one final exam in KNR 282.  If any date creates a
  problem for you, discuss this with the instructor
  now. 
• What is the title of the chapter in the KNR 282
  textbook that was written by your instructor?
• What is it that you are supposed to bring to
  class every day?
• What is the minimum percent you must receive to
  earn an "A", "B" or "C" in KNR 282?
• Take a look at the Gradebook from last semester
  was the grading guideline maintained? What was
  the grade percentage earned by the student
  receiving the highest "B"? "C"? "D"?
• How can you obtain extra credit in this course?
• What 6 university resources are accessible from
  the web site?
• When is a homework assignment due?
• What happens if you do not hand your homework in
  on time?
• What are the requirements for homework that you
  submit? 
• What grade do you receive for the homework if you
  do not  meet all of the requirements?
• What happens if you miss class but hear that a
  homework assignment was given?
• What happens if you miss class and a quiz was
  given?
• What does "Dilbertizing" mean?
• What are Dr. McCaw's office hours? Where is his
  office?
• Briefly summarize the holiday policy for this
  class. 
• List the titles of the theses chaired by Dr.
  McCaw in 1992?

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Professional Website

• Student recruitment
• Undergrads from class
• Remarkable ISU support
• Potential graduate students
• Majority get information from web
• Format
• Professional Organization responsibilities
• Published research
• Students aware of your work
• Want to contribute
• Know that your job is more than just teacher