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Integrating low-tech technology into teaching what, when, why and how. Alasdair Rae, Dept. of Town and Regional Planning. Here’s what I plan to do. Define “low-tech” Talk about my rules Provide examples of what I do Give you some new ideas Show you some student feedback 07624 806 527. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Integrating low-tech technology into teachingwhat, when, why and how
Alasdair Rae, Dept. of Town and Regional Planning
Here’s what I plan to do
1. Define “low-tech”2. Talk about my rules3. Provide examples of what I
do– Give you some new ideas– Show you some student feedback
07624 806 527
1. “Low-tech”?
Definition: easy to learn and easy to use.
2. My rules for ‘e’ stuff
• Avoid the George Mallory approach
• It must be time efficient• Human beings need human
beings• Avoid unnecessary jargon• Benefits must be obvious• Feedback must be used to justify• Try to make it look pretty
3. Examples from my work
1.Teaching in lectures2.Teaching outside the
classroom3.Teaching software skills
Basic PowerPoint issues…Teaching in lectures
Teaching in lectures
Videos in lectures (and examples)
• The obvious:
• The not so obvious:
• The Swede:
• The others:
Teaching in lectures
What do the students say?
“the news film examples helped me understand
the context of the policies”
“Alisters use of videos made the
lectures more interesting”
“Alaisdir’s lectures made
good use of videos”
“the videos broke up the
lectures – made dry
subjects less boring”
Teaching in lectures
Examples from fieldworkTeaching outside the classroom
• The options?• Lille 2009 blog…
Teaching outside the classroom
Teaching outside the classroom
Software skills
• Issue 1: many disciplines use specific software that is unfamiliar to students
• Issue 2: this is often a key part of a module or a course
• Issue 3: it is often not ‘easy’ – to use; to look at; to get help on
• Issue 4: there is only one of me…
Teaching software skills
Teaching software skills
Teaching software skills
Feedback and stats
• Typical comment:
• “I would have been totally lost without the videos – it must have taken you ages!”
The big ‘so what’…
• Enhanced learning?
• Efficient teaching?
• Enjoyable?
• Entertaining?
The big
endorsement…“Alasdair is very good –
he knows how we learn”
“Alasdair made an exceptional effort to make sure we all knew what we
were doing”
Contact, links, ideas
[email protected] blog: undertheraedar.blogspot.com
• Link to this presentation
–http://bit.ly/gIwr1H• Link to the handout
– http://bit.ly/gWZzKK