Teaching in the Digital Age, with Mike Truong

In this week’s episode, Mike Truong and I discuss teaching in the digital age.

Quotes

In our instant and very distracted culture … it’s critical to learn how to pay attention.
—Mike Truong

As faculty, we need to find ways that force us to slow down.
—Mike Truong

I try to prioritize in-person interactions over virtual ones whenever possible.
—Mike Truong

It is a real discipline to turn off our devices … the default is to be connected all the time.
—Mike Truong

Resources

• Tim Stringer’s blog: Technically Simple
• One Button Studio at Penn State

Recommendations:

Bonni

• Visit APU’s Office of Innovative Teaching and Technology and check out the section on blended learning.
• Article: From Showroom to Classroom: Advancing Technology in Education

Mike

• Book: Hamlet’s Blackberry* by William Powers
• Book: Now You See It* by Cathy Davidson (Cathy was featured on TIHE episode 28: How to see what we’ve been missing)
• Book: Alone Together* by Sherry Turkle
• Book: Reclaiming Conversation* by Sherry Turkle