Evaluating Tools in the Higher Ed Classroom: What Works
1. EVALUATING DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE HIGHER ED CLASSROOM
WHAT WORKS
DR KATHERINE HEPWORTH & DR DONICA MENSING
@khepworth and @donica
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
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METHOD
Case study of faculty at the Reynolds School of
Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Depth interviews with ten full-time faculty
members, ranging from first year faculty to
faculty who have been teaching for more than
20 years.
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QUESTIONS
• What online tools are faculty at the Reynolds
School using to enhance student learning in the
classroom?
• What do these tools reveal about educational
pedagogy?
• How might faculty think more deliberately about
matching tools and educational pedagogy?
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FINAL THOUGHTS
• Faculty are using an astonishing array of
tools for a wide variety of purposes
• Learning about these tools is
unstructured and primarily through
informal networks
• Formal knowledge sharing is limited
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