Student Fellows (SFs) working for the Teaching Technology Assistance Program (TTAP) were busy this fall semester helping Arts and Sciences faculty across campus. The TTAP program is a new initiative that was launched this fall, with the goal of enhancing the classroom experience for both faculty and students. The following is a brief synopsis of the exciting work that TTAP helped support:
- Kubi - Student Fellow Austin Chau supported the use of Kubi technology in Susanna P茅rez-P脿mies classes in the Spanish & Portuguese department. The Kubi is a remotely controlled tablet or iPad stand, which greatly enhances video conferencing. This pilot explored Kubi鈥檚 capability in allowing students to attend class remotely. Austin was integral to the success of the program, supporting Susanna and her students.
听 - Online Presentation Tools -听Austin also supported History professor Vilja Hulden and her students by introducing online presentation tools, as well as tips on effective presentations in her classroom. He continued his support by being an 鈥渙utside expert,鈥� giving students feedback on their presentations.
听 - Wordpress and Google Maps听- Student Fellow Jake Brauchler supported the use of Wordpress and Google maps for History professor, Anne Lester. Over the course of several classroom visits, Jake helped guide Anne鈥檚 students in setting up their own Wordpress sites, and also showed them how to integrate Google maps, videos and images into their blogging sites.
听 - Wikipedia - Austin held a workshop for PhD candidate Emily Frazier-Rath鈥檚 German class this fall. During this workshop, Austin helped support student鈥檚 learning on how to edit Wikipedia articles, as well as helping them understand the formatting and citing standards.
听 - Upcoming Projects听- The TTAP program is also looking forward to supporting Theater professor Beth Osnes during the Spring 2017 semester. Her course, 鈥淐reative Climate Communication鈥� offered this spring, will bring together theater, discussion about climate change and technology, and a Student Fellow from the TTAP program will help facilitate this exciting project.
