Today’s State Press (the ASU student-produced daily newspaper) ran an article on emerging technologies that are beginning to be embraced in the classroom. The College of Public Programs‘ own Dr. Colleen Carmean had a few thoughts for the article:
ASU professors are moving away from traditional lecture classes and incorporating technology like YouTube, Skype, Twitter and instant messaging into the learning process.
In an attempt to identify with technology-literate students and simplify teacher-student interaction beyond the classroom, instructors are incorporating more social media into their curriculums, said Colleen Carmean, director of Information Technology Services at the College of Public Programs.
One media tool Carmean called adventurous and fun is the ability to instantly comment on classroom discussions using Twitter, a micro-blogging Web site.
Carmean recommended students bring their laptops to class and chat in real time as a form of participation in lecture classes.
“If it’s going on the screen behind the instructor, it allows everyone to be thinking, sharing, contributing and participating,” Carmean said.
“Social media has changed teaching from a broadcast media to a facilitating media where we’re looking to students to create and form and contribute their beliefs about what is true.”
-Edward Jensen