LIVE SESSION
“From Student-Centered to Student-Generated Content: Preparing Today’s K-20 Students for Tomorrow Utilizing Low-End and High-End Technology”
Kristen Betts, Drexel University, USA
Francis A. Harvey, Drexel University, USA
Date:
March 18, 2010
2:00 pm to 2:50 pm EST
(see time in other time zones)
Description:
Advancements in technology and a weak national economy are transforming education and the employment sector. Students can no longer be “consumers of content which has been developed by others (teachers, vendors, instructional designers) (Sloan-C, 2010).” Students must be active learners who are able to apply knowledge and skills gained in the classroom to real-life scenarios, not simply through examinations and reports. Student generated content enables educators to a) optimize technology in face-to-face, blended (hybrid), and online classrooms and b) to develop assignments that prepare students to continue their education in higher education degree programs or in the employment market. This session will discuss how Drexel University’s School of Education is integrating student-generated content into curricula to increase student engagement, retention, and the acquisition of practical and transferable knowledge and skills. Demonstrations will be shared using low-end and high-end technologies. Student testimonials will be shared highlighting the value of student-generated content.
About the Presenters:
Dr. Kristen Betts is an Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Education at Drexel University. Dr. Betts’ expertise is online and blended education. She publishes and presents nationally/internationally on the recruitment, engagement, and retention of students and faculty as well as on Online Human Touch and learning simulation.
Dr. Frank Harvey is Associate Dean and Director of the Ph.D. Program in the School of Education at Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA). He has a B.S. in Physics from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in Secondary Education (Physics) from SUNY at Geneseo, NY, and an Ed.D. in Science Education from Harvard University.
Dr. Harvey has taught science, mathematics, science education, math education, teacher education, educational technology, globalization and international education, and related courses at every level from kindergarten through Ph.D. graduate courses in the United States and in Ghana, West Africa. In addition he has designed, developed, and evaluated math and science television programs for PBS and commercial television and served as project director for several large-scale corporate and K-12 multimedia training projects. At Lehigh University (1983-98), Dr. Harvey held a joint appointment in the College of Education and in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and served as Associate Director for Education at the NSF-sponsored ATLSS Engineering Research Center.
Dr. Harvey’s formal academic background is in physics and science education. His research interests are related to learning, technology, and change and the interactions among them.