The start of the new week was the beginning of the new EdVenture for CTE-TIS training at the Charleston Civic Center. The day was full of new experiences and technology challenges that will prepare me in my position to train the CTE instructors that I serve.
As our department at WVU-TECH continues to research strategies and methods to improve the distance delivery method, the day's agenda had new technologies that would benefit the effort to improve our effort in the state-wide mission. For instance the combination of the digital camera use and the potential of the program Audacity, could be utilized by developing instructional materials for the present courses in the CTE courses.
The introduction of the ePortfilio for the WV Learns course also stimulated ideas of how the CTED at WVU-TECH could implement the use of the electronic portfolio with the New CTE Instructor program in the collection of documentation for Professional Performance Assessment as these professional educators develop in the education profession.
The presentation on WV Writes suggested some potential activities for the integration of Technical Literacy in the CTE class/lab. These ideas could be presented in our CTED 308 course by the teacher education staff. I would like to see the rubric used by the WV Writes system and investigate on how it could adjusted to meet the teaching and learning needs for CTE.
The exposure to technical teaching aides such as the "SMART" board and the I-Pad provided the thoughts of opportunities and challenges for me as the teacher educator and for the CTE instructor. The opportunities are the excitement of the new equipment the potential of the new class methodology. The challenges are finding the time to practice the use of the new aides having be a natural utilization in the educational environment.
Technology Conference Notes--Day 1
ReplyDeleteA wealth of information and technolgy was presented to us today.
The ThinkFinity website presentation provided me with ideas and suggestions I can share with my staff; however, I had a difficult time keeping pace with the presenter. Mary Purdue's overview of the digital camera was very helpful. I do, however, have a few questions about the digital project we need to do. My favorite breakout session was Hands-on Podcasting. I can't wait to try it with my students. The fact that this presentation was hands on made it an interactive and fun learning experience. I did pick up some new ideas for using my whiteboard and responders. Bruce Cole's overview of the digital portfolio gave me the confidence I needed to know where to begin with my project. Unfortunately, the session on WV Writes did not capture my attention. It would have been more meaningful it we could have used our computers to explore the website she was presenting.