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Lead Graduate Teacher Program (GTP) students presented their research collaborations regarding teaching with technology at their capstone event in ATLAS this month.  Eight groups of Lead GTP students collaborated across disciplines to research different teaching technologies and their effectiveness.  Groups presented their results on Friday, April 4 with posters in Roser ATLAS.

• Medias in the Classroom
  • Andy Lawrence Gilbert, Trevor Dimartino, Emily K. Pugach, Allie L. Rowland, Ian Oliver, and Alaina Feltenberger Beaver (pictured here) surveyed the use of different medias in the classroom--video media, social media, or academic media like D2L.
• Jigsaw Teaching Method
  • Yafang Bao, Micah Battson, Julia Kamchetzky, Jason Leonard, Erica Shannon, and Rowan Wing researched the effectiveness of the jigsaw method of teaching, in which classes are set up so that different groups of students watch different screencasts of new topics for homework assignments.  Then, the assigned groups of students led discussions of their topics during class time.  Indeed, a higher mean GPA was found in classes using the jigsaw method than in the same classes taught with traditional lectures.  What better way to learn the material than teaching it to others?
• Attitudes about Technology
  • Kate Fischer, Allison Hurley, Caitlin Kelly, William Styler, and Kristine Thompson surveyed professors' attitudes about technology in the classroom--from no-phones-in-class policies to smart boards.  This Lead GTP group found across-the-spectrum results of professors' attitudes toward technology.
• Matching Procrastination Tendencies
  • Xavier Espinet, Elizabeth Koebele, John Lurquin, Meredith Plumley, Austin Smith, and Sonya Smith studied the effects of procrastinating personalities in professors and students!  Does a professor who tends to procrastinate match well with a student who tends to procrastinate?
• Using Technology to Encourage Classroom Participation and Collaboration
  • Matt Pike, Jennifer Cullison, Laura D'Anna, Brooke Edge, and Ciara Glasheen-Artem studied cutting edge tools to bring out participation of more students.
• Critical Thinking Across Disciplines
  • Nevada Drollinger-Smith, Katherine Morrison, Jesse Nusbaum, Ali Pialtos, and Melanie Shaffer
• Technology in the Classroom
  • Monica Koenig, Jarad Krywick, Christie-Anne Putnam, Eric Siercks, Levente Szentkiralyi, and Ed Yasutake