Intentional Tech Presentation by Derek Bruff - CIRTL event

This event has been reposted from the Faculty Development Center myUMBC group. Graduate Students working towards their CIRTL certification are invited to attend. 

Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in Adaptive Teaching

The changing circumstances of higher education require a form of adaptive teaching in which technologies are used to support both on-campus and online learning. As our toolbox of technologies expands, faculty and other instructors aren't always sure how to integrate those tools into their teaching in meaningful ways. Determining what's possible and what's useful can be challenging. In this session, we'll explore several teaching principles for matching technology to pedagogy, principles that can help us make intentional and effective use of technology however we teach.

Derek Bruff is director of the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching and a principal senior lecturer in the Vanderbilt Department of Mathematics. As director, he oversees the Center's programming and offerings for faculty and graduate students, helping them develop foundational teaching skills and explore new ideas in teaching and learning. He also consults regularly with campus leaders about pedagogical issues, seeking to foster a university culture that supports effective teaching.

Bruff is the author of Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching (West Virginia University Press, 2019) and Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments (Jossey-Bass, 2009). His scholarly interests include educational technology and faculty development, and he writes about these and other topics on his blog, Agile Learning. Bruff is also producer and host of the podcasts Leading Lines, VandyVox, and One-Time Pod.

FDC will be hosting a book discussion of Derek Bruff's 2019 book, Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching, on Tuesday, March 2. You may register for the book discussion here.

Please register by March 8 to reserve your seat for this session. Please email fdc@umbc.edu if you have any questions. If you have registered and find that you can no longer attend, please kindly release your spot so that others may attend.