The teaching and learning environment in today's world is influenced by many unique educational technologies. These innovative technologies, including the use of digital media and web based learning, have changed the paradigm of the teacher-student relationship.
Traditional teaching methods place the teacher at center of the teaching-learning activity. Cutting edge technologies facilitate a more collaborative relationship between teacher and student.
The Tegrity Learning System is a course capturing software that enhances how students take notes and review class content. Based on the concept that effective note-taking can enhance learning and testing outcomes, Tegrity improves the effectiveness of note-taking. The software allows the faculty to digitally capture information received in the traditional classroom lecture setting and allows the student to review that content via the web at a later time.
Evidence indicates that when used effectively, "technology applications can support higher-order thinking by engaging students in authentic, complex tasks within collaborative learning contexts" (Means, Blando, Olson, Middleton, Morocco, Remz & Zorfass, 1993).
Coppin State University, a historically Black college in Baltimore, Maryland, has embraced these concepts and has implemented the use of the Tegrity software in since spring 2005. Initial data shows that students overwhelmingly the support the use of this innovative technology to enhance classroom instruction.
Faculty at Coppin State University are using the Tegrity software in a variety of ways in asynchronous environments ; including the review of class notes, first point-of-contact with lecture material and for content remediation.
The author of this presentation will share the data obtained over 3 years on the use and effects of Tegrity on the diverse student population. The presenter will highlight lessons learned in promoting the success on use of this software.
