Learn six simple ways on how to best incorporate the latest tools into your teaching.

1. TEACHING
WITH
TECHNOLOGY
Professor Kristen Sosulski, Ed.D
New York University Stern School of Business
@sosulski ks123@nyu.edu kristensosulski.com

2. Learn six simple ways on how to best incorporate the latest
tools into your teaching.
Teaching with Technology

3. Scenario 1
Learn more about your
students’ prior knowledge and
preconceptions before class.

4. Pre-class survey
• Students have diverse
experiences and knowledge.
• Learn more about what they
know and what they don’t by
asking a pre-course survey.
• Incorporate the findings into the
class discussion and lecture.

5. Build the survey in
Google Forms
Consider asking diverse questions
about their background, skills and
question to assess their
understandings of content.

6. Types of questions
1) Perception questions: For example, “how
confident are you in using the following
technologies: Python, R, PowerPoint, and
Excel?
2) Content questions: For example, “which
of the following data visualization chart
types is most appropriate to show time
series data: pie, line, histogram, or
scatterplot?”
3) Open ended questions: For example,
“Define data visualization.” Open-ended
questions allow students to share their
understandings of the content in their own
words.

7. Distribute the link to
students
• Add the link to lessons in NYU
Classes.
• Send an email with the link in
advance of class or during class.
Complete the following survey:
http://bit.ly/datavismba2015

8. Share results
• The instructor can see data
presented in spreadsheet form
or summary form
• Summary pages can show
students where they rank in
class

9. Incorporate the
results
• Incorporate student responses
into the lecture and discussion.
• Show students where they rank
in relation to the class.
• Use results to modify your
lectures.
What is data visualization?

10. How to
• Go to GoogleDrive
• Select New > Google Forms
• Add title, form description, and
begin entering questions. Select
from a wide-array of question
types.
• When finished select > Send
• Copy URL or enter email
addresses
• Share with students
• View results by selecting >
Responses on the form
What is data visualization?

11. Scenario 2
Present ideas or concepts in
diverse ways using open
content.

12. Open Content: Ted
Talks
• For new topics/concepts
consider providing multiple
explanations and/or diverse
perspectives.
• Share multiple viewpoints in a
few three to five minute videos
• For example, share the voices of
data scientists, artists, and
information designers.

13. Open Content:
Khan Academy
• Khan Academy has a rich set of
resources for math, computing,
and the arts.
• I use to Khan in my class as a
resource for students to review
statistical models such as
regression or constructing
scatter plot. See the example.
• Good for demonstrations and
tutorials.

14. Distributing content
to students
• In advance of class
• Embed in a lesson in
NYU Classes.
• Share the link with
students in your syllabus
or via email.
• During class
• Show video right from
your PowerPoint deck
• Launch link to the video

15. How to find content
• Search Ted at:
http://www.ted.com/
• Search Khan academy at:
https://www.khanacademy.org/
• Search Google Videos or
YouTube

16. Scenario 3
Bring new perspectives into
the classroom.

17. Via Web-Video
Conference
• In professional education, it’s
important for students to be
exposed to professionals in the
field and interact with them.
• By inviting professionals you can
add diversity to the class
discussion and dialogue.
• Avoid the time and expense of
travel.
• Consider the roles of the guest
speaker, students, and
professor.

18. Skype Examples
Guest Speakers
• Skype in guest speakers from
across the country for easy
communication
Experts and mentors
• Students can directly Skype in
with experts or mentors and
share files/documents

19. How to
• Sign-in to Skype on the
classroom computer
• Attach a camera and
microphone to the computer.
Face the camera at the
classroom
• Add participant(s) as contacts
and either video call, phone call,
or message
• Conduct a test call in advance of
class with your guest speaker(s).

20. Scenario 4
Mentor and coach students
outside of the classroom.

21. Web meeting tools
• Virtual method when face to face
interaction is limited.
• Each student has a voice.
• Allows faculty and students to
meet online and discuss any
relevant material outside the
classroom space.

22. How to
• Arrange a time and date with
participants to have the web
meeting
• Make sure you have a secure
connection and the same
program to engage in the
meeting
• Conduct various agenda through
the platform (e.g. interactive
class, discuss an idea, work
through a presentation

23. Scenario 5
Facilitate collaboration and
group work

24. Google Docs
• Enables faculty and students to
collaborate more efficiently and effectively
on papers, spreadsheets, and
presentations
• Several people can collaborate
simultaneously (both comments and
content)
• Revision history allows to revert to
previous versions, if needed.
• Encourages accountability of collaborators
and auto-save ensures work will not be
lost.
Sharing settings in Google Docs.

25. Google Docs: Instructor Feedback
• Comments features allows instructor to add
feedback in-text or in the margin of document
• Give feedback on your own timeframe
Providing feedback on team projects

26. How it works
• With student teams you want to facilitate collaboration, provide timely
feedback to help student teams improve their work and to monitor student
progress
Google Docs,
Presentations,
Spreadsheets allow for
multi-user authoring and
creation of content
Different colored
markers indicate to
the instructor who
contributed what
sections, who made
comments, and
how an assignment
came together
While working on a
document participants
can simultaneously chat
about the edits

27. How to set up GoogleDocs
• Google docs are easily accessible through
http://www.google.com/docs/about/ or the Google
doc icon in your Gmail apps
• Create a Google doc you wish to collaborate on
• Invite/share to other participants through Gmail

28. Scenario 6
Assess student application or
understanding of concepts.

29. Use self-assessment quizzes and practice
exercises
• Allow students to self-assess to gauge their knowledge and understanding of
content—also signals important concept to know/learn
• Example: embed questions into timeline of video that students can respond to
and receive feedback on responses
• Other ways
1. Textbook resources such as Pearson or McGraw Hill, chapter by chapter
quizzes
2. Use quiz tool in LMS to create short weekly self-assessment quiz
3. Use student response systems in class

30. Interactive Video
Use programs like Zaption to
create interactive videos guided
with quiz questions and information.
Example:
https://www.zaption.com/present/56
cc9692d3ce56cf118b76cb

31. Student performance by
question and in
aggregate

32. How to
• Sign up for an account with Zaption
• Create or identify a video
• Prepare questions to include the videos:
• Create video to share/publish to others!

33. Conclusion
These were just six educational ways to using
technology in your classroom to help your teaching
practice. You noticed that many of the approaches
include instructor involvement in student work, not just
implementing a quick technological fix.
Kristen Sosulski is an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Director of Education for the W.R.
Berkley Innovation Lab at NYU Stern School of Business.

34. Are there any other errors that you’ve come across in your
data visualization work? Do you have any questions? Contact
me on twitter @sosulski.
You can learn more on my blog at
http://kristensosulski.com
Questions? Comments?
Copyright 2016 Kristen Sosulski ks123@nyu.edu @sosulski kristensosulski.com

35. Thank you!
Professor Kristen Sosulski, Ed.D
New York University Stern School of Business
@sosulski ks123@nyu.edu kristensosulski.com

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