Newsroom

Place: 214 Withers

Date: Wednesday, February 18

Time: 12:00 - 1:00

The next Student-Owned Computer Faculty Forum will be a panel discussion on using laptops/computers in the classroom to enhance learning. We will have three panelists who will discuss their experiences and then field questions from the audience. The three panelists all have different views and experiences.

Panelist 1: Lisa G. Bullard (Chemical Engineering)

Lisa Bullard, along with Richard Felder, taught two sections of CHE 205 lab. In one section, they used student-centered learning with laptops in the lab while in the other lab they only used student-centered learning techniques. Lisa will discuss the startup concerns she had in using laptops and then discuss their findings when comparing student-centered learning with and without technology.

Panelist 2: Ana Kennedy (Spanish)

Ana Kennedy has been teaching in the laptop program for the past two years. She teaches a non-traditional class (Spanish for engineers). Ana will discuss her success over the past two years and how laptops have changed her teaching and the learning of her students. She will discuss how she has changed over the past two years.

Panelist 3: Steve Roberts (Industrial Engineering)

Steve Roberts will discuss his experiences with using computers in the classroom and the evolution that it has taken him through. Steve started teaching using computers with just labs but now uses them every day in the classroom. He will discuss giving tests in the classroom using computers and what his experiences have been.