Resources

This collection of information, ideas, and resources is provided for faculty and future teachers from the University of Texas at Austin College of Education and anyone interested in utilizing technology in a purposeful and meaningful way to enhance teaching and learning.

Technology Integration

Digital tools and computer technology enhance teaching and learning when they support:

• active engagement
• participation in a community of learners
• frequent interaction and feedback from instructors
• "real world" learning experiences

Additional information

• research
• meta-resources

*NOTE: Some of these resources address higher education settings, and others are directed at K-12 teachers. Models discussed can be modified for use in either context. For more information about how to modify activities, contact the IDEA Studio.

Active Engagement:

Students are actively involved in constructing their own knowledge rather than passively receiving information from the instructor.

• digital media
• WebQuests
• organizing ideas
• electronic portfolios

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Participating in a Community of Learners:

Students learn in collaboration with peers, building upon each other? knowledge and operating at a level they could not reach individually.

• telecollaboration
• weblogs
• course management systems
• institutional collaboratives and open source software

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Frequent Interaction and Feedback from Instructors:

Students communicate and share information with instructors outside of class, and their work is assessed in ways other than traditional pencil and paper testing.

• course management systems
• alternative and authentic assessments
• electronic portfolios

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"Real World" Learning Experiences:

Students learn in settings that simulate practical experience or examine others?practice, and they document their own field experiences for later analysis or reflection.

• case-based learning and instruction
• electronic portfolios
• digital media

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