Objectives

Participants will be able to

• Describe a taxonomy for using technology in teaching science, engineering, and mathematics and describe characteristics of using technology in each category of the taxonomy

• Describe desirable characteristics of classrooms and environments outside classrooms that promote the use of technology
• Identify issues, strategies, and tradeoffs in the construction of new classroom environments
• Explore applications of teaching in engineering education

Participant background requirement

• Familiarity with some of the technologies that have been used for engineering education

Topics

• Recognizing innovative classrooms

• Classroom designs (for technology, for teaming/active learning, for multiple purposes)
• Applications of technology

Agenda

• Introductions
• Learning and teaching
• Classification of classroom technology
• Guided discussion on applications of technology
• Guided discussion on classroom design