Core Competency #3: Incorporating Technology in the Classroom

​*This core competency is satisfied by participating in a professional development workshop or seminar, such as those offered by the Graduate School, your college or department, another unit on-campus or an organization or off-campus

Description of Core Competency

The third core competency can be expressed through a person’s prior experience with technology and his or her desire, ability, and capacity to incorporate various elements of technology in a course, under the assumption that increasing technological support in a classroom leads to better student learning. Incorporating technology in a classroom setting can mean a lot of things. For example, technology in the classroom can include iClickers, blogs and social media, or use of other computer-based programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Technology in the classroom can indicate actual online learning, conducted through hybrid courses, recorded videos, learning management systems such as “Desire to Learn” (D2L), or massive open online courses (MOOCs). This competency can be mastered in theory, by learning about various educational technological strategies, and in practice, by testing out and tailoring different educational technological strategies in a classroom setting. In my opinion, there has been no better opportunity to explore the effectiveness of various technological strategies than right now—during the COVID-19 pandemic—during which both educators and students have had to navigate teaching and learning from home.

Relevant topics to this area of competency include: multimedia, hybrid and online courses, video and video software technologies, and social media.

Workshop and Seminar List

"Certification in College Teaching Institute: Incorporating Technology in Teaching"

• Date(s): May 12, 2016
• Course Instructor(s): Jeff Grabill, Ph.D.
• Offered By​: Michigan State University

"Model. Meet Classroom. Classroom, Meet Model. Introducing Models to the Classroom Using Technology."

• Date(s): October 14, 2015
• Course Instructor(s): Stephen Thomas
• Offered By​: MSU Teaching Essentials for STEM Faculty, Michigan State University

Artifact(s) and Artifact Rationale(s)

"Certification in College Teaching Institute: Incorporating Technology in Teaching"

• This is the agenda for the two-day Certification in College Teaching Institute, hosted by the Graduate School at Michigan State University.
• This reflective worksheet includes notes on my lessons learned, thoughts, and questions after participating in the “Incorporating Technology in Teaching” session of the Certification in College Teaching Institute.
• These are the notes I took during the “Incorporating Technology in Teaching” session of the Certification in College Teaching Institute.

"Model. Meet Classroom. Classroom, Meet Model. Introducing Models to the Classroom Using Technology."

• This is Stephen Thomas' presentation, given during the “Teaching Essentials for MSU STEM Faculty” workshop.
• This handout includes a variety of teaching resources and technology resources, recommended to workshop participants by Stephen Thomas.
• This document includes information about the “Teaching Essentials for MSU STEM Faculty” workshop. This document also includes my workshop notes.

Interpretation/Reflection

Available here