Teaching in the Digital Age
Apr 07, 2016•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
In this week’s episode, Mike Truong and I discuss teaching in the digital age.
Quotes
In our instant and very distracted culture … it’s critical to learn how to pay attention.
—Mike Truong
As faculty, we need to find ways that force us to slow down.
—Mike Truong
I try to prioritize in-person interactions over virtual ones whenever possible.
—Mike Truong
It is a real discipline to turn off our devices … the default is to be connected all the time.
—Mike Truong
Resources
Tim Stringer’s blog: Technically Simple
One Button Studio at Penn State
Recommendations:
Bonni
Visit APU’s Office of Innovative Teaching and Technology and check out the section on blended learning.
Article: From Showroom to Classroom: Advancing Technology in Education
Mike
Book: Hamlet’s Blackberry* by William Powers
Book: Now You See It* by Cathy Davidson (Cathy was featured on TIHE episode 28: How to see what we’ve been missing)
Book: Alone Together* by Sherry Turkle
Book: Reclaiming Conversation* by Sherry Turkle
