Digital World<\/a>, a teaching and learning initiative that allows students to personalize their education in an enhanced technology environment. The program provides all undergraduate students with iPads and access to more than 80\u00a0learning, productivity and other resource apps in the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPCloud.<\/p>\n\u201cDr. Chambers has become the standard bearer at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPP for the thoughtful integration of technology in teaching and learning,\u201d Sam Harris, director of learning technology and support for the School of Adult and Online Education, wrote in his nomination letter. \u201c(She) has been fearless in utilization of the iPad in the classroom, often leading her peers through action and experimentation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Technology has always allowed us to focus more intently on learning, Chambers says. She cites moving from typewriters to word processors and from slide rules to calculators as examples. But even more exciting is the ability to create entirely new learning experiences for students using technology,\u00a0she says.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tools available to students and their professors today allow them to focus their learning more efficiently than ever before \u2014 tailoring their daily studies on what they need most,\u201d she says. \u201cFor example, modern polling technology allows students to rapidly self-assess topics they have mastered and topics where they need additional time. They can then be more efficient in their learning by focusing their attention on selected topics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chambers engages students using a variety of apps and other technology resources. For example, she creates videos to help students gain understanding utilizing iMovie, VideosShop, Teleprompter, VideoPhysics and ExplainEverything. Her videos provide access to sample problems 24\/7, which means they provide new opportunities to study during hours most convenient to individual schedules.<\/p>\n
\u201cI create short videos on topics students aren\u2019t likely to find elsewhere on the internet,\u201d Chambers says. \u201cFor example, at the end of the day, I sometimes make a video based on the most frequently asked question by students based on office hour visits during the day. I also make video responses to student email questions about the homework.\u201d<\/p>\n