1. Technology in Education Faculty Presentation Farivar Rahimi, ICT, UL Aug 2011 Farivar.Rahimi@ul.ac.za Ext. 2449

2. Content How Technology Effects our Students Response from Academic Community Status Next Step

3. Do students learn better through technology? Motivation (Interests, Intrinsic, Extrinsic, Goals, Self-Worth, Self- Efficacy,.) Cultural Influence (Categories, Family, Friends, Beliefs, Values, Habits, Social Influences, …) The Learning Environment The Disadvantaged Student Learning Technology (Self-Directed Learning, Flow State, ARCS, Cognition, Community of Learners, Academic Performance)

4. Students’ Response to ICT Use Mostly not used a PC prior to coming to University Keen interest to use ICT facilities by a high percentage Collective approach to learning ICT tools, such as the Internet, email and Microsoft Office critical and indispensable More access to ICT tools means improved access to educational material. Accessible ICT facilities imply improvement in the quality of learning. A high level of collaborative learning takes place amongst the students in showing each other newly discovered computer features. Minimal supervision or intervention is needed to promote computer literacy. Once the correct environment is created, most of the effort comes from the student.

6. Jonassen Educational Model

7. A Successful Design takes into consideration: Attention Relevance Competence Satisfaction Keller’s ARCS Model

8. Active Courses

9. Last 11 Months Average Page and Course Views

10. Average Users Per Day

11. Technology Utilization Summary Report July 28

13. Sample of what you colleagues have done. Pieter Nagel EGS

15. Recommendation from Feb 2011 Board Meeting Faculty members who have received their basic Blackboard training will have a minimum online presence by end of first semester, 24 June 2011 as follows. Course outline A Presentation (PowerPoint) A few links to relevant Internet sites All faculty members will have received basic Blackboard training before the end of the year.

16. Support Available Blackboard Training Monday and Tuesday Turnitin Wednesdays Course Development Support Chuene Mokgokong Abram Boshielo Farivar Rahimi Extension 2450