Student-Centered Learning in the New Millenium A Participatory Presentation At Duke University, October 16, 2002 by David G. Brown Wake Forest University.

Student-Centered Learning in the New Millenium

A Participatory PresentationAt Duke University, October 16, 2002

by David G. BrownWake Forest University

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My Major Themes

1/ For the next decade, teaching & learning (as well as tenure & promotion) will be dominated by experiments in pedagogy that are newly enabled by computers.

2/ The individual student will be the apex of all data-collection and the center of all learning strategies.

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Although the “computer revolution is still in its infancy, already we know that---

1. Hybrid courses are best (Central Florida) 2. Students on more wired campuses benefit from more effective

teaching. (Kuh&Hu)3. Most gains come from better communication. (Wake Forest)4. New learning items are slow in coming, expensive to develop,

& fairly perishable.5. Five learning strategies are suddenly receiving much more

attention.6. Manufacturing & education are newly customized and just-in-time

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• IBM Laptops for all• Printers for all• New Every 2 Years• Own @ Graduation• 31.000 Connections• Standard Software• 99% E-Mail• Start 1995, 4 Year Phase In• +15% Tuition for 37 Items• +40 Faculty and 30 Staff

THE WAKE FOREST PLANIBM A30, Pentium III, 1.13GHz Processor, 30GB Hardrive, 384 MB RAM

15”ActMatrix Screen, CD-RW/DVD, Floppy, 56k modem, 16MB Video Ram, 10/100 Ethernet, USB&Serial&Parellel&Infrared Ports

Standard Load Includes—MS Office, Dreamweaver, SPSS, Maple,Acrobat, Photoshop, Shockwave, Flash,Net Meeting, Real Producer & Player,Media Player, Windows XP Moviemaker,Apple QuickTime, Netscape & Explorer,Netscape Calendar & Communicator, Windows XP Professional

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Communication-Interaction

Computers Enhance Teaching & Learning Via--

PresentationsBetter--20%

More Opportunities toPractice & Analyze--35%

More Access to SourceMaterials via Internet--43%

More Communication with Faculty Colleagues, Classmates,and Between Faculty and Students--87%

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Reasons 150 Professors Added Computer Enhancements

1. Communication-Interaction

2. Collaboration-Teams

3. Controversy-Debate

4. Customization-Diversity

5. Consultants-Adjuncts

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Communication-Interaction

•1247 emails •Announcements•One Minute Quiz•Student Profiles

YOU will be asked to add your practices, ideas re communication!7

Collaboration-Teams

Examples---•2 Students Submit 1 Answer•Edit Rough Draft Papers•PowerPoint in Class•Listserv Between Classes•Public Web Page

•Professors Share Resource Materials•Students Study Together•Departments Create Shared Databases

YOU will be asked to add your practices, ideas re collaboration!8

Controversy-Debate

•Cross-Culture Projects

•More Class Time

•Best Web Sites

•Threaded Discussion

•Chat in Class

•Double Jeopardy Quiz

YOU will be asked to add your practices, ideas re controversy! 9

Customization-Diversity

•Cybershows (lectures, demos)

•Personal Notes (email again)

•Hierarchy of Help

•Muddiest Point

•Hyperlinks

•Just In Time TeachingJust In Time TeachingYOU will be asked to add your practices, ideas re customization! 10

Consultants-Adjuncts

•Alumni Editors

•Globe Theatre

•Session with Expert

•Disciplinary Colleagues

•Previous StudentsYOU will be asked to add your practices, ideas re consultants! 11

The 5 C’s---New Opportunities Through Technology

• Communication-Interaction

• Collaboration-Teams

• Controversy-Debate

• Customization-Diversity

• Consultants-Adjuncts12

Your Turn!

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The Millennium Context

• Personal. Customized. Interactive.

• Student-Centered Curriculum

• Teams of Professionals to Support Learning

• “Houses” instead of Disciplines

• Hybrid Courses (80-20 and 20-80)

• Loose-leaf Collections of Course Components, instead of Textbooks

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Student

Teacher

•My.yahoo•Custom learning team•Custom delivery•Custom learning resources

Student-Centered Learning

in the New Millennium15

1. Communication-Interaction

2. Collaboration-Teams

3. Controversy-Debate

4. Customization-Diversity

5. Consultants-Adjuncts

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David G. BrownWake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC 27109336-758-4878

email: [email protected]//:www.wfu.edu/~brown

fax: 336-758-4012

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