TnT in the 21st Century [Technologists and Teachers in Partnership]

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TnT in the 21st CenturyTechnologists and
Teachers in Partnership
   

• A Keynote Address
• By David G. Brown, WFU VP and Dean (ICCEL)
• http//www.wfu.edu/brown brown_at_wfu.edu
• MNSCU Conference, Brainerd, Minnesota
• April 18, 2001

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The 21st Century Teaching Team
Students
Technologists
Faculty
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The 21st Century Model is all around you

• MnINSTRUCTAlexandria Tech, Central Lakes, Mn
  West CCTech, Pine Tech, Ridgewater, SW State,
  St. Cloud State, St. Cloud Tech, UM-Morris,
  UM-SW
• TeachNetWinona State,
• Riverland CC, Southeast Tech,
• Univ Center _at_ Rochester

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The 21st Century Model is all around you

• Minnesota Transfer Program
• Duluth Technology Village
• (Computer Flex Courses)
• Northwest Tech
• (Virtual Campus)

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Teamwork between Technologists and Teachers is
Essential for the New Model
Ways of Thinking About Presidential Campaigns and
Debates A First Year Seminar Introducing Students
to the Liberal Arts
15 Freshmen Meet twice per week All with open
laptops
ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001
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21st Century TnT is

• Reviving COMMUNITY
• Altering STUDENT EXPECTATIONS
• Providing NEW OPTIONS for Faculty
• Enabling NEW CURRICULA
• Transforming COLLEGES

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Where the Explosion Will Occur

1. Communication
2. Standardization
3. Community
4. Branding Trust Groups

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THE WAKE FOREST PLANIBM A22e, Pentium III, 700
Mhz, 20GB, 14ActMatrix, 196MB, Re-writable
CD56k modem, 8MB Video Ram, 10/100 Ethernet,
Floppy, USBSerialParellelInfrared Ports

• IBM Laptops for all
• Printers for all
• New Every 2 Years
• Own _at_ Graduation
• 31.000 Connections
• Standard Software
• 99 E-Mail
• Start 1995, 4 Year Phase In
• 15 Tuition for 37 Items
• 40 Faculty and 30 Staff

ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001
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Computers Enhance My Teaching and/or Learning
Via--
Presentations Better--20
More Opportunities to Practice Analyze--35
More Access to Source Materials via Internet--43
More Communication with Faculty Colleagues,
Classmates, and Between Faculty and Students--87
ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2001
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Computers allow people----

• to belong to more communities
• to be more actively engaged in each community
• with more people
• over more miles
• for more months and years
• TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE

ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000
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Where the Explosion Will Occur

• 5. Streaming Video
• 6. Interactivity
• 7. Collaboration
• 8. Immediacy

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Where the Explosion Will Occur

• 9. 80-20 Hybrid Courses
• 10. Custom Modules
• 11. Extra Curriculum
• 12. Portability

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Where the Explosion Will Occur

• 13. Low Hanging Fruit
• 14. Student Pioneers
• 15. Tech Fairs
• 16. Teaching in Teams

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What did I leave off?

• What should YOU do about it?

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What did I leave off?

• Write your answer down on a card.
• Pass all cards to a table captain who is to
  choose his/her favorite and hand it to me (The
  table captain is the person who is seating facing
  the speaker most directly.)

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Mark Your Paper

• On slide 1, mark one (and only one) of the items
  with an A. Then, mark another item on that same
  slide as F!
• Repeat the A and F markings for slides 2-4!
• Copy your answers to duplicate sheet and pass in
  one of your duplicate copies!
• Discuss your conclusions with your table!

A Highly likely. Very Important. AND I can
play a real role in anticipating its
impact. F Least likely.to have an impact in my
lifetime OR this should not be on your
list.
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Heres what the leaders from Minnesota think
should be added to my explosions list!

• Xxxxxx
• xxxxxxxz

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Act Now
-Build Identity and Loyalty -Build Communities
of Learners Link All Programs to
Participation in and Access to Those
Communities -Expand and Enrich Co-Curricular
Programs (e.g. placement services
alumni-mail-forwarding) -Choose Nurture A Few
Areas For Worldwide Prominence -Maintain Aura of
Impartiality Rationality -Rejoice in the
Flexibility Survivability of Colleges
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Act Now
-Affirm as a Community that All Teaching May
Proceed on the Assumption That All Students Have
Internet Access -Assure Robust Communication
Networks -Aim for 95 of Faculty Use of CEL by
Voluntary Means -Adopt Support a Preferred
Laptop, CMS, Software -Budget for Electronic
Databases -Avoid dumbing down teaching and
administrative systems
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The Good Newsfor Higher Education
   

• Colleges and Universities adapt!
• 67/74 oldest institutions are universities!
• Adapting is our business! Adapt we will!