WebEd: Learning From Your Colleagues
As a discussion meeting of UW educators, WebEd may help provide just the kind
of collegial sharing and learning that faculty surveyed say they prefer (see article
in this issue Do You Teach With
Technology? Faculty Survey Results Revealing). WebEd gatherings focus on the
puzzle of applying new technologies in education, featuring faculty presentations
and discussion.
"Educators come together to talk about successes and challenges in incorporating
educational technologies," says Kurt Kors, PETTT WebEd liaison.
"WebEd is targeted at the entire UW community, not just a specific discipline."
A UW Web of Educators
Philip Bell,
assistant professor of cognition and technology, was featured at the November WebEd
meeting. He spoke on emerging genres of learning technology: modeling and
programming environments, visualization of data collections, and rich annotation
tools. Nearly 30 faculty and staff asked questions and shared their experiences.
In December, Lisa
Coutu, lecturer in speech communication (see article in this issue Enhancing Active Learning in a
Large Class), and Mark Alway, software developer for the UW Educational Technology Development
Group, spoke on large lecture
classes. Steve
Kerr, professor of education, led the discussion.
Upcoming Meetings
WebEd meetings are held
monthly from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. on a Tuesday or Thursday. Upcoming topics include:
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January 17: Health knowledge management
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February: Technology and the case method
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March: Faculty Survey on Instructional Technology and focus group follow-up
"Physically bringing faculty together," says Kors, "provides them the opportunity to
hook up with and learn directly from colleagues."
More Information
WebEd is supported by the Program for
Educational Transformation Through Technology (PETTT) and UW Educational Outreach. You can
contact Mark Scott, WebEd coordinator, by email at webed@u.washington.edu and visit
the WebEd Web site (for an incredible list of resources) at depts.washington.edu/webed/
University of Washington Computing & Communications
Windows on Technology, No. 26, January 2002
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