iCame iSaw iConquered

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Who Are You?Answer on Socrative:(A) Faculty Member(B) Educational Technology/Instructional Design Staff(C) IT Staff(D) Administrator (Dean, Provost, etc.)(E) Other (Library staff, grad student, etc.)

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Where are you in the iPad World?(A) I own an iPad(B) I own another kind of tablet(C) I dont own a tablet, but I use teaching and learning apps on my smartphone or iPod Touch(D) I dont have any of these, but Im thinking about getting one.(E) Other

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iCame, iSaw, iConquered: Introducing Faculty to the iPad

One Step at a Time.

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Who Are We?Dr. John Williams, Associate Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences

Jean Lorelle Wilson, Director, Faculty Center for Learning Development (FCLD)

Lisa Tassinari, Educational Technologist, FCLD

Kaitlin Walsh, Instructional Designer, Charter Oak State College

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The University of Hartford was the product of a merger of several colleges and universities and was chartered in 1957.

Students: 7,366 total, with 4842 full-time UG, 853 part-time UG, 1,671 GradsStudents represent 45 states and 49 countries, 70% residential, 33% from Connecticut Who Are We?

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Faculty Development Overview

Diffusion is the process in which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system.

Everett Rogers,Diffusion of Innovations

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Intersect with faculty interestsFocus on teachingOffer a little something for all in training and offer high quality, carefully-designed seminars, etc.Put it in words that makes sense to them, be a universal translatorPlan around faculty schedulesCollaborate with facultyFoster communityFaculty Development Framework

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Source: Carl Berger, The Next Killer App: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/carat.copy/presentations__listed_by_date_

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Guiding Principles for SeminarsAim for seminars, rather than workshopsDesign for an Aha! moment within first 5 minutesGet them in and out of there, dont cover everythingFaculty-only is best if you can afford itPackage different ways for different folksUse good marketing, e.g., grabber titlesRecord one-time eventsVary offerings, be creative, take risks

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Where to Begin?

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What to include in the iPad seminars?Presenting with iPads?iPads as a Research Tool?Creating video with iPads?iPads as eReaders?

iPads as Phot0 Albums?iPads as TVs and Movie Theatres?

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Olga

Im traveling abroad this summerhow do I teach with my iPad?

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Clark

Im headed into a meetinghow do I open this PDF on my iPad?

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Barb

How do I print? Where do the files go?

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Ray

Help!!!

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How to begin? What to include in the iPad seminars?Presenting with iPads?iPads as a Research Tool?Creating video with iPads?iPads as eReaders?

iPads as Phot0 Albums?iPads as TVs and Movie Theatres?

We clearly had to rework the plan!

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Image sources: http://mbacookie.wordpress.com and http://www.staples.com

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Its a steep learning curve

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Our Approach

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Image source: By Leif K-Brooks from Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America (Old computers) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsThis is not your parents computer!

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If its so disruptive, why bother?

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What do they need to know?iTunes/Apple ID?Cloud iCloud, Dropbox, filesAppsiOSSyncBackupNetworks

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What skills do they need?

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Chunking

Break up the concepts into a manageable outline

Assign presenters to each concept staff or guest faculty?

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CullingWhat do they need to get started?

Whats already covered by other departments?

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Prerequisites

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Develop Materials: iPad EssentialsiPad: What It Is and What Its NotTeaching & Presenting with Your iPad iPads for Scholarship & Collaboration

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iConquered the iPad

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Meet once or twice a semesterStart with a 30 minute talk by either an internal or external speakerSpend the rest of the time sharing ways of using iPads in classrooms iPad Circles

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One of our iPad classrooms

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8 round tables with 4 chairs per table3 screens with short throw projectors3 apple TVs attached to the projectorsOne smart podium connected to a projectorOne interactive projectorWiFi network exclusive to the room10 iPads for student use

Specs for Classroom

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Lessons Learned

Make it fun!Go slow!Keep it old schoolKeep track of apps you show in seminarsBe clear about your expectationsFind mentors from around the campus

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For More Information:Handouts and Linkshttp://bit.ly/16xA5FW

Email Us!fcld@hartford.edu

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Thank you!

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Wrap-Up Questions

True or False: My college currently offers iPad/tablet training for faculty.Short Answer: Tell us your favorite Teaching and Learning app.

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