Technology Demonstrators
Technology Demonstrators (TechDems) is a Learning and Teaching Futures Portfolio initiative aligned with the UniSQ Education Plan 2022-2025. Its aim is to apply the Process for Innovation and Adoption of Educational Technologies to curriculum and teaching. This involves developing practical understanding of edtech by providing opportunities for exploration and experimentation within a supported learning environment.
Through the scholarly and evaluative integration of educational technologies, TechDems supports academics to develop creative teaching practices and adopt relevant pedagogies to provide choice, accessibility and enhanced learning opportunities for all learners.
TechDem – Choose Your Own Adventure
How will YOU engage with Technology Demonstrators at USQ? Choose from the options below:
Participate in the TechDem Community of Practice
A good starting action. Diverse meeting topics, guests, presentations and interactions explore new innovations and possibilities for your learning and teaching.
Join one or more TechDem Special Interest Groups
Meet and collaborate with like-minded colleagues around pertinent digital innovations.
Undertake a TechDem Digital Learning Initiative
Consider joining an organised pilot or project and/or leveraging LTA support for an individual innovation.
Browse the TechDem CoP Newsletter
Check out the Technology Demonstrator’s Community of Practice Newsletters for updates on current activities, resources and events. Click here to access archives for previous years.
Latest Edition
Archives
Special Editions
CoP Newsletters
Join the TechDems Conversations
Click on the posts below to read the most recent blog posts from the TechDems team, or click here access the main Conversations Blog.
I’m not IT… and other urban myths
Recently I was at a meeting with a group of experienced educators looking at ways to engage students with a co-curricula project, when I heard the refrain “I’m not IT” used as a reason not to create an equivalent experience for online students.
Padlet and Cognitive Presence
As you know, Padlet is sweeping UniSQ by storm. There’s not a StudyDesk, professional development session, or collaboration space that isn’t harnessing the potential of this intuitive and visually dynamic tool.
Colin Jones
With 22 years experience teaching in Higher Education, I have recently moved into an academic development role, supporting other educators who desire personal and course improvements.
You are invited! JLU-Giessen-USQ International Collaborative Workshops
Many years ago, as a student of history, I read, analysed and critiqued Blainey’s The Tyranny of Distance detailing how Australia’s future was shaped by geographical remoteness.
An Interesting Read: Exploring Ungratefulness Towards Technology
In December 2021, Naval Garg and Sarika Kumari published a paper entitled Dear Technology, You are not Welcome: Exploring Ungratefulness Towards Technology. Its title resonates on many levels.
How to Engage with Technology Demonstrators in 2022
Let your imagination and sense of adventure take flight. 2022 could be the year that you start/continue digital learning initiatives and innovate your teaching and learning at USQ.
