THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN AN ENGLISH CLASSROOM

April 25, 1998 English Retreat Presentation

December 3, 1998 Center For Teaching Excellence

Updated: 11/16/98


Outline

  1. The Use of the Web

  2. The Use of Forums

  3. The Use of Common Space

  4. The Use of the Internet

  5. The Use of the Word Processor

  6. The Use of Listservers

  7. Overall Themes

One of the key themes in this presentation is to demonstrate some of the various technical options that are available. By giving an overview of some of the resources that are available, you can better choose which, if any,   you want to utilize. Another goal of this workshop is to examine the role of technology in the classroom and to examine its role in the education process. 


The Use of the Web

Example of a Web Page

Other Examples

Posting class notes Another example
Posting assignments
Creating links to resources
Connecting themes in courses (i.e. Into to Lit.)
Posting handouts
Posting syllabus
Working with other schools / departments
Pros and cons

Use of Forum's Conferencing Software

Example of a Forum

Another Forum Organization

 

Conferencing with students
Distance Learning Example
Developing themes
General discussion area
Small group work
Keeping a record of student work
Keeping a record of comments made to students
Keeping a record of comments/corrections students made
Use in a portfolio method
Class e-journal
Method of posting general information to students
Pros and cons

Using the Internet

Search engines
Library resources at WPU
Other WPU resources
Teaching evaluation of sources
Documentation
Use in research

Advances in Word Processing