Technology in Computerized Classrooms

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Technology in Computerized Classrooms Testing
Friend or Foe?
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• Joann Segovia
• Rhonda Ficek

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Agenda
Survey
E-Friend / E-Foe
Objectives
Millennial Learners
Maintaining Integrity Computerized Testing
Maintaining Integrity Wireless Classrooms
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Survey
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Survey What types of technology do you use?
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Survey
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Survey
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• What type of Instructional Management System do
  you use?
• Blackboard
• WebCT
• D2l
• Other system
• None

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Survey
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Survey
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• What is your greatest challenge?
• 1 Time
• 2 Funding
• 3 Training
• 4 Technical support
• 5 Controlling misuse
• 6 Lack of recognition or rewards
• 7 Other

Agenda
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E-Friend
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• Assists student learning
• Motivates student learning
• Dynamic, up-to-date instructional content
• Prompt feedback
• Increases efficiency
• Accommodates multiple learning styles

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Did you know?
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• What percentage of students are visual learners?
• 0-25
• 26-50
• 51-75
• 76-100

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E-Foe
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• Students misuse technology
• Email Effects on IQ, Attention Span?
• Writing Skills? Acronyms?
• Digital Divide
• Poor performance on computerized tests?

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Did you know?
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• Cell phones
• publisher websites text material
• Text messaging (avg rate 40 chars/min)
• Pictures of test screens
• Calculators
• Text messaging
• Programmable calculators loading notes /
• Test banks / Term papers for sale on the Internet

Agenda
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Did you know?

• Workers distracted by phone calls, e-mails and
  text messages suffer a greater loss of IQ than a
  person smoking marijuana, a British study
  shows. the IQ of those who tried to juggle
  messages and work fell by 10 points -- the
  equivalent to missing a whole night's sleep and
  more than double the 4-point fall seen after
  smoking marijuana.

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Objectives
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• Explain key characteristics of millennial
  learners and their best learning strategies
• Provide best practices for maintaining integrity
• computerized testing environments
• wireless classrooms

Agenda
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Millennial Learners
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Would You Repeat That Please???
YT?
WFM
WU?
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Youre Going to Do What???
PodCasting
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Im not interested in textbooks Ill keep up on
topics MY way????
RSS Feeds
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The Millennial Learner Characteristics
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Social
Optimistic
Open-Minded
Achievement-oriented
Talented
Influential
Collaborative
Well-Educated
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The Millennial Learner Learning preferences

• Teamwork
• Experiential activities
• Structure
• Use of technology

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The Millennial Learners Activities
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• Email and instant messaging
• Blogging, Podcasting
• High-technology gadgets
• Multiprocessing and multitasking
• Prefer teamwork, group projects, service
  learning, community service
• Entertainment and excitement

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The Millennial Visions for Learning Environments
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• Digital devices (Small, voice-activated)
• High speed Internet access
• Intelligent tutor/helper with homework
• Source Visions 2020 at http//www.netday.org/news
  _vision2020.htm

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The Millennial Visions for Learning Environments

• Intensive use of technology
• games
• virtual world experiences
• online classes
• computer or online assignments
• digital teachers
• e-books, personalized learning

Source Visions 2020 at http//www.netday.org/news
_vision2020.htm
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Millennials Expectations Teachers, Learning
Environments
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• Expect academic staff to be comfortable and use
  wide range of technologies
• Flexible learning environments / creative
  activities

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Best practices for computerized testing
environments
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• NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines for
  Post-Secondary Test Centers Standards
• Policy
• Contractual agreements
• Staffing
• Institutional representation and coordination
• Physical environment
• See www.ncta-testing.org/resources/standards/stan
  dards.php

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Best practices for computerized testing
environments
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• NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines for
  Post-Secondary Test Centers Guidelines
• Staffing and room environment
• Scheduling and admission processes
• Responsibilities of proctor
• Security issues
• Reviewing exams
• See http//www.ncta-testing.org/resources
  /standards/standards.php

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Tips for Securing Computerized Testing
Environments

• Prohibit cell phones, PDAs in the room
• Randomize selection of questions on tests
• Randomize order of choices in MC questions
• Disable printing during testing

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Tips for Securing Computerized Testing
Environments

• Release only total score rather than questions /
  student responses / correct answers
• Monitor from a point where screens are visible
• Rules in place beforehand no windows open
  except for test, leave room after test is
  completed
• Dont allow students to leave before they submit
  test

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MSUMs Proctored Testing Experiment
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• Pilot Spring 2005
• Additional Funding for 2005-2006
• Targets large classes
• Current labs have lt 30 computers
• Randomized question sets
• Testing over a period of days

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Students Innovative Ways to Use Technology
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• Use of electronic devices during class or exam
• Cell phones, PDAs, laptops, programmable
  calculators
• Specific examples of inappropriate uses and any
  solutions to improve environment?
• Wired for Cheating(http//chronicle.com/weekly/
  v50/i45/45a02701.htm)

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Managing Computerized Classrooms Formative
Assessment

Use Chat to take attendance while asking an
opening question Quick writes (http//www.bertiek
ingore.com/Quick_Writes.pdf)
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Managing Computerized Classrooms
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• Monitors off at times
• Creating active learning through technology
  Horizon Wimba

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Managing Computerized Classrooms Formative
Assessment

• Web-Based Self-Assessment Tools
• Study Mate Demo
  http//www.respondus.com/products/studymate.shtml
  
• Quandary Demohttp//www.halfbakedsoft
  ware.com/quandary_tutorials_examples.php

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Conclusion
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New Learners New technologies Best of both
worlds?
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Contact Information
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• Rhonda Ficek, Director of Instructional
  Technology, MSU Moorhead ficek_at_mnstate.edu
• Joann Segovia, Accounting Professor, MSU
  Moorheadsegovia_at_mnstate.edu