Interactive session: whose technology is it anyway?

Today it is common for students to have a handheld or notebook computer in the classroom. As with any form of educational technology, there are challenges for the instructor to make good use of the technology and motivate the students to do the same. At education innovation conferences like FIE, there is a strong need to model good teaching methods where people discuss the latest techniques as applied to teaching and learning of engineering and computer science. Engineering and computer science faculty often develop cutting edge technology. However, we sometimes lag behind in the use of technology for teaching and learning. Keeping up with the fast pace of technology change can make it difficult to develop new applications of technology to teaching and learning. This session seeks not only to disseminate ideas but to also generate new ideas.