Whether you are a technophobe or technophile, you know that technology plays a growing role in university education. Below are a number of resources to help you decide what kind of technology will best support your teaching and how to incorporate it into your classroom.
Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center (UC Office of the President)
Resources to help you get started using technology in your teaching; tutorials and guides for using all kinds of technology, including Powerpoint and student response systems. Materials for helping you assess
Using Technology in the Classroom, GSI Teaching and Resource Center
A very helpful section of the GSI online teaching manual, including definitions, suggestions, pros and cons, technology tools, among others.
bspace
The campus “course management” system. You can create a site for every class, upload course materials, accept assignments, email your students and manage grades, among other things. Very helpful tutorials.
Educational Technology Services
Classroom Services Include:
Information on installed audio/visual equipment
Audio/visual equipment checkout and reservations
Assistance with and operation of audio/visual equipment
Webcast/Podcast & edit video from large lecture halls and classrooms Distance learning
Faculty Technology Program
A three day summer workshop open to all faculty that covers a variety of issues in technology, from bspace to powerpoint to library resources.
The Journal "Cell Biology Education" has a series of thought-provoking articles about PowerPoint in the classroom:
A Case for PowerPoint as a Faculty Authoring System
PowerPoint: Not Your Grandmother's Presentations, but Is It Evil?