Successfully Implementing New Technology in a College Course: Google Sites for a Collaborative Student Project
Kalli Binkowski
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Keywords: Google sites, website, implementation, UMN, University of Minnesota, Bioethics, Case Study
Abstract
Google Apps give every student easy access to some powerful tools. In this presentation I will describe how we developed a new assessment for a bioethics course that used Google Sites and required students to use 21st century skills, analytic and creative thinking, authentic learning, and collaboration. If you bring a computer, you can play a bit with Google Sites along the way, but it is the key things that made this a successful implementation of technology that will be most valuable.
Outcomes:
- Identify key success factors to implementing new technology in a classroom
- Gain basic familiarity with creating and editing Google sites
- Appreciate the relationship building that allowed the technology component to also improve instructional methods
Author Biography
Kalli Binkowski, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Kalli-Ann Binkowski is an Academic Technology Coordinator in the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Minnesota. She taught high school sciences for 18 years, incorporating technology into her daily lessons through Moodle, flipping, and 1-to-1 technology. She brings her extensive educational background to the Research and Learning Technologies department, helping faculty incorporate existing and emerging technologies into their teaching.
