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COE Colleagues are invited to attend any and all of the following demonstrations and/or hands-on
Store rubrics and other text you use frequently in
workshops using a variety of technologies. Come learn best practices and ask questions of other your Word documents.
COE faculty members. For more information and to RSVP, please email COE110@towson.edu. 1) Select the text you wish to store.
2) Choose Insert > Save Selection to Quick
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FACULTY 3) Name the entry and click OK
4) To Insert the Text: Click where you want to
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click the desired entry

iPAD Overview and Apps Thinking About Teaching Online?

Wednesday, May 18th 12:00– 1:00pm First evaluate your existing courses and see if
HH 110 - Erin Crisp & Jillian Neville you currently do the following in your
Schools are already adopting one-to-one instruction:
iPads for students. Learn about
projecting from the iPad, storage limits 1) Identify objectives for each week and each
and Dropbox, finding eBooks, and app lesson
recommendations for k-12 teaching as well as 2) Provide opportunities for learners to interact with:
higher education. • The content
• Their peers
Tech Bytes • The instructor
Monday, May 9th 1:00– 2:00pm 3) Identify resources and how to find them
Monday, May 16th 1:00– 2:00pm 4) Provide appropriate assessment tools for the content
HH 110 - Amy Chase Martin 5) Provide ongoing and summative feedback
The semester’s short, eat dessert first! If you are already doing the previously noted processes, we
Come enjoy a snack and play with some of the can help you make the transition to online teaching.
tools in the Education Innovation Lab. This is Creating effective online instruction takes significant effort
a perfect opportunity to come visit. RSVP or just drop in. and requires different instructional approaches than face-to-
face instruction. The good news is that it also requires many
Menu of Summer Workshops of the essential pedagogically sound practices you already use
Now Available! in your classroom.
This summer we will be offering a menu In the Education Innovation Lab, we will work with you to
of workshops for you to choose from. transform your excellent content into effective online
You select the topic and the date/time instructional media. Provoke thoughtful online discourse
that works best for you, and then we will among your students; offer engaging, relevant activities and
schedule your requested training. repurpose your existing content into useful online media.
We will connect you to a robust library of online resources as
See our complete menu in this newsletter or by visiting our
well as step you through the process of getting to know
wiki at http://edportfolio.wikispaces.com/
Blackboard.
Summer+Workshop+Menu
Don’t know where to start? We’re the right place, HH110!

What Does the Ed. Innovation Lab offer this summer? Links of the Month
Summer is a great time to acquire and refine new technology skills. Schedule a
http://www.eternalcode.com/100-google-
time to meet with us for:
tricks-that-will-save-you-time-in-school
• one-on-one course development
• skills training on a software of your choice Google has a wealth of easy to use
• classroom support as you implement something new applications that can support you and your
• on-line course design and delivery assistance students. This link organizes many of them
• interactive whiteboard lesson building assistance and board practice and provides descriptions of their uses.
Also, contact COE110@ towson.edu to hold a single class session in HH110.
iPad Survey Results!
Faculty members want to know about:
• Finding eReader material
• Productivity (file sharing and
storage etc.)
• Multimedia presentation possibilities
• K-12 educational uses, especially in math and science
What are we loving about our iPads so far?
• 3G network allows intern supervisors online access while
out at county schools where county wireless requires a
password.
• Lesson plans don’t have the be printed. They can be
viewed online while supervisors observe interns.
• Access to free books, NY Times and USA Today in a
portable, accessible format.
Professional Apps that we like:
• Inkling (interactive textbooks), iHourglass (visual timers
for test taking), Sparky (literary resources of spark-notes),
JotNot (portable scanning for $0.99/page), Mindjet
($7.99 for mind mapping and outlining)
Come to our workshop May 18th from noon to 1pm to
learn more!
May’s Faculty Innovator
Marisa Dudiak, ECED
My appreciation for using technology to
enhance learning started as a 2nd grade
classroom teacher. My students were
using web logs (blogs) with literacy and
content area topics such as science and
social studies. As my career progressed
towards the instruction of in- and pre-
service teachers, I consistently share effective technologies
that will engage, motivate and advance student learning.
Current favorites that have proved to be purposeful to
teachers and students are: Glogs – interactive, multimedia
posters, Storybird – collaborative storytelling, and Monster
Exchange – teaching reading and descriptive writing. Since
fall 2010, I have worked collaboratively with Dr. Janese
Daniels to pilot the use of e-portfolios with ECED program
juniors and seniors. Using Wikispaces, students are
introduced to and encouraged to use videos, podcasts, glogs,
and other new tools such as Jing to populate their portfolios.

Faculty Mentoring Program enhancing technology-based instructional materials. Protégé

and mentor also worked together to develop a wikispace for
The Faculty Mentoring with Technology Program ran in the use with Dr. Lucas’ social studies methods course. She had
Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 semesters. It has afforded COE never used a wiki before, and expresses that Dr. Macaulay
faculty members the opportunity to work with a technology walked her through each step of the process. Additionally,
mentor to develop new skills and integrate technology into Drs. Macaulay and Lucas worked on going green with online
their instruction. This program was developed by the Col- assignments and grading.
lege’s ITC with coordination by Dr. David Wizer and funding
provided by Dean Lorion.
We caught up with two of the program’s protégés from the
fall and asked them to share a bit about their experiences.
What’s In Your Room?
If you have been assigned to PY 108 Promethean
Protégé: Mubina Krimani Mentor: Paul Iwancio teach in any of the class-
PY 300 Promethean
Dr. Mubina Kirmani, with her mentor, Mr. Paul Iwancio rooms listed, then you will
explored a variety of emerging video technologies for have access to an PY 302 Promethean
possible use in teacher training. Dr. Kirmani had opportunity, interactive whiteboard to PY 312 Promethean
with great support from Mr. Iwancio, to experiment with support your instruction.
Summer is a great time to HH 110 Both
different kinds of emerging video equipment and therefore,
feels better equipped to teach and conduct research on the work with the team in the HH 113 SMARTboard
use and implications of video in teacher training. She has Education Innovation Lab
to convert your existing HH 114 Promethean
been granted Sabbatical Leave, for this Fall 2011, to examine
the impact of video on Early Childhood Education (ECE) PowerPoints into dynamic, HH 207 Promethean
teacher trainees’ reflective process. Video applications in interactive media.
HH 209 Promethean
teacher training is becoming increasingly important as the
ECE department and the College of Education as a whole You can also learn how to HH 219 SMARTboard
make changes towards Electronic Portfolios and the Teacher deliver your lessons in ways
HH 306 SMARTboard
Performance Accreditation Consortium (TPAC), with that quickly capture student
emphasis on video as an important segment of teacher feedback and increase HH 313 SMARTboard
training. student engagement and
HH 408 SMARTboard
retention of material.
Protégé: Ashley Lucas Mentor: Linda Macaulay
We work with you and even visit your classroom to
Ashley Lucas and Dr. Linda Macaulay worked together on support your initial lessons. Stop by during Open Lab hours
increasing productivity through use of technology and or make an appointment at coe110@towson.edu.
 Capturing Student Understanding Through Learner
Response Systems
The use of learner response systems to formatively assess student understanding,
provoke discussion and increase individual participation is growing. The College of
Education owns Activote, ActiveExpressions and SMART Responders to support
faculty interest in gaining real time data about their students’ level of understanding.
These devices are also finding favor in the schools where we are placing our pre-service teachers so knowledge of them and
proper modeling of the devices as an instructional tool is critical. The research supports that use of learner response systems
is received positively by students who use them and improves their perception of the learning experience (Freeman & Blaney
2005; Sharma, et al, 2005). The limitation to using the devices typically focuses on their prohibitive cost or lack of availabil-
ity. To that end, some faculty at the College of Education are using free online tools that serve the same functions of in-
creasing student engagement and capturing real time assessment information. As Daniel Rozmiarek, ILPD, reports:

“My students are texting during class. I told them to. I use the PollEverywhere.com
website to allow students to use their own mobile devices to participate in the class Daniel Rozmiarek,
discussion. All of my students have a mobile phone, and most admitted to texting ILPD, presents at
during their classes. But, they hide their texting because professors actively forbid Towson SPARK #2 on
texting during class. To prevent texting is denying the reality that mobile devices
are a part of student life. I accept this reality and invite students to use their texting
May 4th. “Get Your
capabilities to make meaningful contributions to the class. Students to START
Texting in Class.”
I create a question and display it on the screen. Students see a number to send a text
message, Tweet, or web response just as they would when communicating directly with each other. Those messages
appear on a scrolling discussion board in real-time. For one lesson in EDUC 301: Writing for Teachers, I gave students
a copy of a business letter to critique. They discussed the letter in small groups, but they posted their comments to
PollEverywhere.com so the other groups in the class could see all the comments without interrupting the small group
discussions. Students felt more inclined to participate by text message because they were uncomfortable speaking up in
front of the whole class. Others appreciated being able to comment without waiting for a turn to speak.

The use of student response media, in this case Poll Everywhere, has enabled my students to use familiar devices for
purposes that encourage discourse, increase engagement and recognize their roles as digital natives.”

Open Lab Hours For Summer 2011

Open lab refers to times when walk-in support is available to
faculty in HH 110. Other times are available by request.
Email coe110@towson.edu.

Education Innovation Open Lab Hours

May 1—May 20
Mondays 9-2 Tuesdays 10-3
Wednesdays 10-3 Thursdays 12-4
Fridays 9-12
No Open Lab: Friday, May 13th.
May 23— May 30
Monday, May 23th 9-2
Tuesday, May 24th 11-4
Wednesday, May 25th 10-3
Thursday, May 26th 10-3

Education Innovation Open Lab Hours

June 1—August 12
Mondays 10-1
Tuesdays 8:30-12:30
Wednesdays 10-3 Pre-service teachers from Hannah Cawley’s class learn Activ-
Thursdays 10-3 Inspire software and learner response system devices in HH 110.
Education Innovation Lab

Workshop
Menu

College of Education
Summer 2011
Hawkins Hall -110
coe110@towson.edu
Choose from our selection of hands-on, innovative learning options.
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Serving
Title Description Technology
Size
Interactive An inspiring taste of interac- SMARTBoard 2-3
Whiteboard tivity. This hands-on offering Promethean hours
(IWB) includes: Board
Introduction Similarities and differences SMART Notebook
between boards ActiveInspire
Basic presentation tools
Common classroom uses
Finding ready-made resources
Converting existing content
(PPT) into interactive
content
iPad Savor using the iPad in a higher iPad 2 hours
Introduction ed setting by sharing most Various apps
commonly used higher ed apps.
Discuss the potential of the
iPad to remove barriers for
learners of all ages (UDL). How
will the rise of eBooks change
the way we use texts in higher
ed and K-12? How do you find
useful apps and install them?
Learner Sample gathering student ActiVote, 1-2
Response responses during your instruc- ActivExpres- hours
Devices tion. Develop questions to sions,
incorporate into your Power- SMART
Point, flipchart or SMART responders
lessons. Learn and practice
ad-hoc questioning, create a
self-paced question set, and
practice saving and
downloading results.
 ENTREES
Serving
Title Description Technology
Size

e-Portfolios Transform the traditional Blackboard 2 hours

3-ring binder portfolio with an Wikispaces
e-portfolio as evidence of your Microsoft Word
students’ learning. The
e-portfolio option has been
successfully piloted by several
groups at the COE using
either Blackboard’s e-
portfolio option or wikispaces.
Evaluate these environments
and see examples of how they
are being used to capture
student artifacts and
support student learning.
Teaching Prepare to enjoy the flexibility Blackboard 2 hours
Online- Tools and increased engagement Microsoft Word
when teaching online. Ready to PowerPoint
post your syllabus in Black-
board? This workshop will take
you step-by-step through
some of the common tools
used in this online environ-
ment. You will use the
discussion board, create small
groups, submit an
assignment, work with the
Grade Center and learn about
SafeAssign – the plagiarism
detection tool.

Reservations for parties of four or more

required for all workshops.
Contact coe110@towson.edu
to make your reservation,
inquire about the menu or make a request.
 For more
advanced guests SPECIALS
Serving
Title Description Technology
Size

ActivInspire Dig in to this rich experience of SMARTBoard 2-3

or SMART building a flipchart or notebook Promethean hours
Notebook lesson. Board
Converting existing SMART Notebook
presentations ActiveInspire
Adding interactive
features (containers,
media, action objects,
flash objects etc.)
Bring a project/lesson to work
with during the session.
Teaching A hearty serving of the adjust- Blackboard 2- 3 hours
Online - ments required to methods Jing
Instructional and materials previously used
Approaches in face to face learning. Learn
what adjustments most
benefit the learner and what
strategies are most effective
for managing discussions and
workflow in your online learning
environment.

DESSERT
Web 2.0 Indulge in Web 2.0 tools that Free online tools 2-3
Tools increase engagement, increase including Google hours
your productivity and your tools, Jing, Prezi,
students’ ability to show what Audacity,
they know. Explore these tools Voicethread,
with opportunities to practice Dropbox,
and incorporate them into Edmodo, others?
existing lessons. Special
requests honored. Crave a taste
of a specific tool? Just email us
your request!