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Interactive Television (ITV)Faculty scheduled to teach MATC courses using Interactive TV (ITV) technology need to receive training before stepping in front of their students for the first class session. It would seem that an ITV class would be similar to a regular face-to-face class, after all, you can see and hear your students and they can see and hear you. What's the big deal? Without knowing how the equipment works, how internal MATC processes function, who to go to for help, the limitations of the system, along with effective activities and practices that have shown themselves to be useful in this type of instructional delivery method, you will likely find that both you and your students will become very frustrated and upset. We want you to be successful as a teacher for MATC and we want our students to receive a quality instructional experience. This won't happen without preparation and planning before the course starts. Preparation to teach using ITV technology is a combination of technology, pedagogy, processes, and practices. No only do you learn "which buttons to push", you find out how ITV classes are different, and what works to develop a cohesive class community of learners. The training you receive when you begin is just the bare bones needed to prevent massive catastrophic failure in the classroom. There are many additional things that can be done to change, augment, and improve your teaching using ITV. The great thing is that most of what you learn will help in your traditional classes also. It's all about doing the best job as a teacher so that our students can do their best as students. Whether you are assigned to teach an MATC course using ITV in the future or you're already using ITV technology and want to check out some ideas to improve its use if, ITV, or if you are interested in exploring things that can help in your face-to-face classes, CETL can provide the training and information to help you succeed. Contact Paul Meske (246-6050) to arrange for ITV training or to find out what is available to faculty to be more successful teachers in a traditional class. Additional Information may be available at the CETL website.
Last Modified: November 9, 2007 |
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