ARCHIVED: Good practices for teaching with technology: Emphasize time on task

Following are some examples of projects by AT&T Fellows Program recipients at Indiana University that illustrate the good practice of emphasizing time on task:

Multimedia training module on behavior disorders for pre-service teachers

This project by Theresa Ochoa uses multimedia CD-ROM to present problem-based comprehensive case studies of students with emotional and behavior disorders. It includes extensive interview clips, animations, and background from family and social services professionals; it also offers exercises involving assessments and recommendations. For more, see Ochoa's Good Practices project page.

Students learn to start up and operate an e-business

The main objective of this project by Howard Rosenbaum is to provide students with a challenging, novel, technology-focused, and learner-centered educational experience where they learn by doing e-commerce instead of listening to someone talk about how to do e-commerce. For more, see Rosenbaum's Good Practices project page.

Using animation to understand difficult concepts in cardiovascular embryology

This good practice from Valerie O'Loughlin uses animation as a learning tool in the study of cardiovascular embryology. Pretest and posttest scores are compared to assess whether participants learn more effectively than with two-dimensional static images. For more, see O'Loughlin's Good Practices project page.