Comments on: Instructional Technology in College Courses

By: evolve. » Harvard Reports on Technology in the Classroom

evolve. » Harvard Reports on Technology in the Classroom — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:21:41 +0000

[...] Department of Romance Languages and Literatures has released a recent Instructional Technology Survey (PDF download) they conducted on campus, where they asked [...]

By: Tony Pino

Tony Pino — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:44:47 +0000

Thanks for the comments!

To clarify: Graduate students were surveyed as *students* taking graduate classes. However, since most graduate students also TF an undergrad class, the graduate students sometimes commented on the way undergrads use technology. Please do post any more questions; I’d be happy to explain any details.

By: Fay Nielsen

Fay Nielsen — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:55:49 +0000

A colleague and I are trying to figure out if the grad students were surveyed as course instructors for undergrad courses, or as grad students in a grad class? We were confused about the grad students noting that undergrads might use video lectures as an excuse not to come to class. My colleague thought that meant that the grads were TA’s/Instructors. I thought it was just a comment by grad students about undergrads and the grad students comments were essentially about grad courses. Can you clarify?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:43:38 +0000

Thanks for this report.

There’s a typo on page three. The year should be 2007.

By: Patricia Justice

Patricia Justice — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:43:53 +0000

Great report!

I am currently conducting research on the millennial generations preferred learning and teaching pedagogies. This report will assist in defining this rather gray area from a student-centered perspective versus administration, faculty, and on-line course designer.

Thank you,

By: Technology News: Harvard Survey Shows Undergraduates Like Video Lectures | Office of eTech

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:04:21 +0000

[...] Pino discusses the report in the Digital Natives blog. [...]

By: alex juhasz

alex juhasz — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:00:27 +0000

I ran a related “study” last semester, using web 2.0 (YouTube, specifically) as subject, forum, and tool for higher education about/for media studies (I taught the course “Learning from YouTube” on and about YouTube). Enamored of and competent with social networking for “fun,” both students and I were much less sure how effective YouTube was or will ever be for the specific needs of teaching and learning. The binary of entertainment and education haunted our class discussion and work throughout the semester. This student video was particular smart on this tension (one of many I say are raised by going web 2.0 in academia, see my blog on that, would love some reaction): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-IYM9Aa_Hs&feature=PlayList&p=10C28D43426ABC40&index=3