Lampe presenting at EDUCAUSE annual conference
October 26, 2016
Michael Lampe, instructional design specialist at the University of South Carolina Upstate, is presenting “360 Degrees of Learning: Technology and Active Learning” on Wednesday, October 26 at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA.
“Building an active learning classroom can take many turns when it comes to choosing technology,” said Lampe. “Instead of what new technologies should be in these classrooms, we will explore the 360 degree placement of technologies in a classroom that fully takes advantage of active learning pedagogy.”
In Lampe’s session the participants will be able to discover challenges associated with active learning classroom design, identify the needs of faculty and students from assessment data, and explore teaching methods utilizing a 360 degree classroom design lens.
In his role with USC Upstate’s Department of Learning Technologies, Lampe has gained experience participating in the building of the four active learning classrooms with three very different styles. Conversations and consensus with participating faculty, academic leadership, and private partnering venders was necessary to address the moving variables that make it challenging to purchase appropriate technologies. For example, while wireless connectivity displaying can be very popular among faculty members and private venders are wanting profit from such a purchase, there may be challenges regarding the stress such a device’s inconsistencies can have on the IT Help Desk and networking operations.
“Communication is absolutely important to ensure all sides are considered when choosing the technologies. However, sometimes the conversation stops at what technologies should be purchased. The conversation should continue on how the technologies should be placed in the classroom.
For more information, contact Michael Lampe, instructional design specialist, at (864) 503-7352 or [email protected].
About USC Upstate
USC Upstate offers more than 40 bachelor’s degree programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business administration, nursing, and teacher education, and master’s degrees in education, informatics, and nursing. Among the fastest-growing universities in South Carolina, USC Upstate is a diverse and dynamic community of 6,000 students from across the Upstate, 36 states, and 15 countries. As a leading metropolitan universities in the Southeast, USC Upstate has its main campus in Spartanburg, two locations in Greenville, and a growing number of programs online. The USC Upstate Spartans, which fields 17 varsity sports, compete on the NCAA Division I level as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Nearly 26,000 alumni have earned degrees from USC Upstate and approximately 85 percent choose to remain in the Upstate region to build their lives and careers, making a significant impact of the region’s economy and quality of life. Learn more at www.uscupstate.edu.
