Tulsa is the largest college in Oklahoma (larger than OU or OSU) - over 20,000
students
Unif of Indiana of Pennsylvania - Jocelyn
- built 11 competencies and started at the beginning with faculty to develop
skills
- started at the beginning with operating systems, have done multimedia, now
working on electronic portfolios
Targeted teachers of the 10 'core courses' in the college
- had week long training in the summer (and good food) - called Technology Chalkboard
(8:30 - 12) - 2 sessions per day in the morning, paid $50 per session
- had laptops on a cart, faculty were paid per module of training they attended
- entire project has focused on faculty training
- 100% of tenure track faculty (21 people) have attended some training sessions
- have also taught classes for the college
Aligned Early Childhood standards, ISTE standards, NCATE standards, and state
standards to come up with competencies
Also allowed applications for individual and team minigrants, $500 or $1000
Schools have such different types of technology, even within the same district
Public school teachers were not allowed to receive stipends, but did attend
some classes
Univ of South Alabama
- Faculty who participated got a Powerbook
- mainly focuses on pre-service teachers
Contract out laptops to the students as well as K-12 teachers, they keep them
24-7 and turn them in at the end of the semester
- Special ed department is experimenting with contracting the laptops out to
students for multiple semesters
College received a state Calalyst grant to develop new technology standards
(for the State of Alabama)
- aligned with ISTE and curriculum standards
- now are working to show how these standards will be implemented at the College
of Education level
State says if any teacher is found 'deficient' any area, the University is accountable
for providing remediation
- no one has been identified as deficient and remediated yet
- this creates a strong financial incentive for the university to prepare the
students well the first time (avoid remediation costs: since accreditating /
graduating responsbility is financially responsible for tuition, etc. required)
State of Oklahoma has 3 tests ($300 total) that each teacher must take and pass
for certification
Community Colleges in Oklahoma not allowed to provide formal education courses
(like foundations class), just content area courses
- have around 2000 education majors, but not allowed to have an education discipline
(due to lobbying by OU and OSU)
Nontraditional
- 2 years, some are just out of high school but many have already put a family
thru college
- community colleges provide preparation and training for 74% of new teacher
hires
- 4 campuses
- average age of this campus is 34
- other campuses it is 29 and 24
Gaol 1: academic prep
- lots of academic training
- have 40 technology-based courses offered thru the SPICE program
- all are computer science courses
Goal 2: service learning component
- internship
Goal 3: Professional Development for Faculty
- teach workshops at each campus
- Faculty mini-grant awards, 4 per year ($5000 each), required to purchase equipment
with money
TCC not regulated by the state so field-placements are much easier / less complex
Goal 4: Evaluation Plan component
Goal 5: Follow-up consultative support component