In my World Lit class, our professor always uses an iPad to do presentations, and integrates video and stimulating images into his presentations. Consequently, our class loves going to class. Oddly, however, we do a startling amount of traditional teaching in that class.
Much of it is lecture/discussion based, and we read like no other class I've ever been in. He has poem after poem memorized, even though he could quickly Google the same information, and loves the pages of actual books. In short, I believe this class is the perfect "sweet spot" of technology and traditional learning. Technology is put to use very effectively to enhance the learning experience, but does not become "god" in the classroom, trumping content. I want to emulate this sort of technology integration in my classroom, since it is obviously very effective.
Wow! What an awesome example of both appreciating both the written word and the use of technology in the classroom. I hope to someday exhibit the joy for primary source documents, encyclopedias and History books that inspires childrent to step outside the technological realm and enter a library. It is great to see that a teacher at Northwest University understands newer technology yet also is so passionate about his craft he has memorized and presented it in the "good old fashioned way".
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