June 2005 — Features
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Logging on to Staff Development
There has been an increased use of the Internet, multimedia software, Web authoring, and other technology among teachers overall. Since there are so many professional development outlets, the district cannot attribute these changes to any single technology course. That being said, we believe that the online courses have made a difference in the use of technology by their participants, and we plan to continue making the course available to our teachers. The Teachers Discovering Computers course presents an excellent overview of technology integration for the classroom teacher and is a wonderful course for first-time online learners.
Gloria Bush is coordinator of instructional technology and microcomputer services for the Mobile County Public School System.
4 Steps to Fostering Faculty Use of Technology
Looking to foster an environment that encourages faculty use of technology in education? Keep these four essential steps in mind:
- Faculty need access to the basic tools of technology such as computers, software, networks, etc.
- Faculty must be aware of the existence of these resources and understand the ways in which they can be applied to their work.
- Faculty must acquire the skills needed to use technology resources in ways that are relevant to their work.
- Faculty must apply the technology as appropriate.
(A.W. Bates and Rhonda Epper, Teaching Faculty How to Use Technology: Best Practices from Leading Institutions, American Council on Education/Oryx Press, 2001)
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