History
or
How I Learned More About Technology Than I Ever
Intended
If anyone had told me 25 years ago that in 2001 I would run three
servers, I would have asked why I had entered the restaurant
business. Or, if someone had told me that I could communicate around
the world in seconds and publish my work just as easily, I would have
not believed them. But that is exactly what has happened. Technology
has gradually and inexorably permeated all facets of life including
teaching. In the minutes that follow, I would like to share my
experiences regarding how teaching, students, and faculty have
changed (or not!). I will also venture a few predictions about what
the next 25 years will bring.
The Distant Past (1976-1990)
- Teaching Technology
- Blackboard and chalk
- Mimeograph
- Punch
Cards
- Overhead Projectors
- Typewriters
- Learning and Using the New Technology
The Near Past (1991-1996)
- NSF
Grant (with James Willis)
- First Courses Developed Using HyperCard
- Carrying an SE to Class and Connecting to B & W LCD
Projector
- Used handheld scanner for images
- Internet at SAU
- Mac LC was First CPU connected to saumag.edu
- Kardas, E. P. & Milford, M. M. (1996). Using
the Internet for social science research and practice
- Ahead of its time?
- Emphasized cross-discplinary approach for research and
practice in social science
- Web was small enough then to include seven
disciplines
- IV-E Grant
- First
Web-based Courses
- General Psychology
- Good suggestion from VPAA for first course
- Research Methods I
- Cognitive Science
The Recent Past (1997-2001)
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