Interactive Learning: Vignettes from America's Most Wired Campuses

by David G. Brown (Editor)

Interactive Learning is a rich collection of best practices in the use of instructional technology from 36 of America’s most wired campuses. In 93 brief, informal, and practical vignettes, professors show how they transformed courses with technology, discuss how the technology affected teaching and learning, and distill important lessons learned. The accounts are written in lay language and are brimming with information and examples that will help anyone—from the novice to the computer-savvy—who is interested in classroom applications of technology. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 provides a useful overview of the educational philosophies that are driving the redesign of college courses, the most effective technology tools available, and a clear and concise list of lessons learned from the 93 vignettes. Part 2 is the heart of the volume—the compelling vignettes that candidly describe and assess real experiments with the use of technology by real professors and students. The vignettes are organized into broad discipline physical sciences and engineering; computer science, information systems, and mathematics; biological sciences and medicine; social sciences; fine arts; and literature, languages, writing, and humanities. Each vignette
• A state-of-the-art best practice
• The educational beliefs behind the course redesign
• The computer tools and techniques used in the course
• Measured impacts on learning
• Lessons learned
• Course web site addresses and contributor contact information

300 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999