The Willoughby Institute for Teaching with Technology
The Willoughby Institute for Teaching with Technology is a year-long opportunity for Dickinson faculty to develop effective, media-rich courses. The program provides training and support to help faculty design and deliver courses that use technology to engage students in active learning.
Fellows learn about new modes of visualizing information and genres of scholarly communication, as well as pedagogical models for using new media in the classroom. A cohort of fellows is selected each year with representation from Divisions I, II, and III, and receive a stipend for their participation.
Fellows participate in a Summer Institute in mid-August focusing on new media and modes of scholarly communication, from blogs and wikis to podcasts and GIS. The institute is followed by meetings throughout the academic year, designed to foster collaborative learning and critical conversation among fellows as their courses are being developed and taught. Each fellow is assisted by an LIS course liaison who coordinates technical and pedagogical support as well as access to resources throughout the program.
Projects Overview
Past projects from the Willoughby fellows have had a focus on collaborative and media rich student projects.
These projects have varied in complexity from group editing of documents and sharing of research resources, to more advanced projects involving visualizations, simulations, 3d printing, and augmented reality. In addition to the technology, faculty also work with each other and their liaison to design assignments and forms of assessment to match the pedagogical goals of their course.