A Taste of Technology 2.0
Date: August 10, 2011 - 10:00am to 2:30pm
Location: Telus Centre
The Centre for Teaching and Learning is excited to bring back, A Taste of Technology for its 2.0 edition. Once again our goal is to promote and exhibit excellence and innovation in teaching with technology at the University of Alberta. Please join us for an afternoon of engaging displays, beginning with a keynote by Dr. Larry Cuban of Stanford University, and of course some tasty treats.
Schedule of Events
- 10:00am, Telus Centre 150: Keynote Presentation
- 11:30am - 2:30pm, Telus Centre: Showcasing Event
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Larry Cuban, Change without Reform: Technology Access, Use and Outcomes in U.S. Higher Education
In his keynote address, Cuban will define the differences between change and reform in university curriculum and instruction and make those distinctions applicable to the persistent puzzle of abundant access to hardware and software on campuses yet professors' limited use of these resources in teaching undergraduate and graduate students.
Dr. Larry Cuban
Larry Cuban is Professor Emeritus of Education at Stanford University. He has taught courses in the methods of teaching social studies, the history of school reform, curriculum, and instruction, and leadership. He has been faculty sponsor of the Stanford/Schools Collaborative and Stanford's Teacher Education Program.
His background in the field of education prior to becoming a professor included 14 years of teaching high school social studies in big city schools, directing a teacher education program that prepared returning Peace Corps volunteers to teach in inner-city schools, and serving seven years as a district superintendent.
Trained as an historian, he received the B.A degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1955 and the M.A from Cleveland's Case-Western Reserve University three years later. On completing his Ph.D. work at Stanford University in 1974, he assumed the superintendency of the Arlington, Virginia Public Schools, a position he held until returning to Stanford in 1981. Between 1981-2001, Cuban taught three times in local high schools semester-long courses in U.S. History and Economics. In those years, School of Education students selected Cuban for an excellence in teaching award seven times.
His major research interests focus on the history of curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, school reform and the uses of technology in classrooms. His most recent books are: As Good As It Gets: What School Reform Brought to Austin (2010) Hugging the Middle: How Teachers Teach in an Era of Testing and Accountability (2009); Frogs into Princes: Writings on School Reform (2008); Partners in Literacy: Schools and Libraries Building Communities through Technology, 2007 (with Sondra Cuban); Cutting Through The Hype: The Essential Guide to School Reform 2006/2010 (with Jane David); The Blackboard and the Bottom Line: Why Schools Can't Be Businesses (2004); and Powerful Reforms with Shallow Roots: Improving Urban Schools 2003 (edited with Michael Usdan).
He also blogs at: http://larrycuban.wordpress.com/
Showcase Presenters
Presenters (at least one member of a team) are expected to attend the Taste of Technology 2.0 to showcase the innovation and be available for discussion and dialogue of the work.
If you have any questions, please contact Natasja Saranchuk at (780) 492-3421 or natasja.saranchuk@ualberta.ca.