Profiles of Technology Use
Catalyst Profiles are stories of innovation about educators who are using technology in creative, effective ways.
Recent Profiles
School of Social Work: Catalyst CommonView Adoption
The School of Social Work recently updated its course Web sites to Catalyst CommonView as part of a larger project. Facilitated with training workshops and an upgraded support system, the CommonView adoption process at the School of Social Work is a model for how to adopt new technologies in teaching and learning. Read more...
David Goldstein: Capitalizing on Collective Wisdom Through Technology
In his role as Director of the Teaching & Learning Center (the home for faculty development at UW Bothell), David helps teachers learn how to use classroom and course technologies. His recent focus has been technologies that support hybrid courses - courses that are 30 to 70 percent online. Read more...
Dr. John Wataha: Catalyst at the School of Dentistry
Before arriving at UW, Dr. John Wataha "hadn’t really done any teaching with the Web." But since coming to the University of Washington School of Dentistry, he’s become an advanced user and a proponent of Catalyst Web Tools. "Catalyst has fundamentally expanded the opportunities and strategies I have to teach our students." Read more...
All Profiles
Distance Learning
- Rich and Participatory Learning Beyond the Classroom - Natalie Jolly, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
- Mentoring Students at a Distance - Corinne Corrigan, Family Medicine
- Providing Information to Practitioners in the Field - Patricia Dowden, Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Creating Multimedia Software for Language Students - Masashi Kato, Technical Communication
- Finding a Healthy Approach to Technology - Suzanne Goren, Nursing
Organize and Manage Your Course
- Implementing Consistent Technology Use Across a Regional Program - School of Medicine
- Organizing Information Exchange with the Catalyst Web Tools - Lisa Stuebing, Division of Pain Medicine
- Creating Content and Community - Linda Brubaker, Forest Resources
- Making the Web Integral - Steve Goldblatt, Construction Management
- Webified Courses - Terry Brooks, Information School
Teach a Large Class
- Facilitating Discussion in a Class of 1000 Students - Rob Harrison, College of Forest Resources
- Shrinking a Large Class with Catalyst Web Tools - Joel Migdal, Jackson School of International Studies
- Computer Science Tastes Its Own Medicine - Ed Lazowska, Computer Science and Engineering
Support Active Learning
- Multi-Modal Interaction - Mike Eisenberg, Information School
- Inquiry and Dialogue - Riki Thompson, English
- Engaging Students and Creating Community - Jaime Diaz, Psychology
- Meet the Top QuickPoll User - Eric Chudler, Bioengineering
- Using Catalyst Web Tools for 'Metatalk,' Feedback, and Context - Deborah Maranville and Carrie Gaasland, Law School
- Connecting with Content - Lynn Keenan, School of Social Work
- Changing Context, Changing Process - Rebecca Macy, School of Social Work
- Reinforcing Traditional Pedagogy - Phillip Thurtle, Communications
- Preparing Students for Class Discussion - Kimberlee Gillis-Bridges, English and Computer Integrated Courses (CIC) program
- Learning Through Role-Playing - Kenneth Lawson, Jackson School of International Studies
- Business Students Explore Web Commerce - Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Business Administration
- A Kinder, Gentler Course - Ed Walker, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Transforming a Department using Technology - Scott Noegel, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Department
Use Technology for Research
- Web Publishing Undergraduates Research Projects - James Gregory, History
- Using WebQ for Research Studies - Michael Doherty, Neurology and Vimla Sriram, Communications
- Adapting WebQ for Faculty Senate Balloting - Tasha Taylor, Faculty Senate Office
