{"id":4618,"date":"2017-10-27T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/?p=4618"},"modified":"2017-10-27T13:04:48","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T17:04:48","slug":"faculty-spotlight-silvia-porello-on-teaching-and-learning-with-microsoft-surface-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2017\/10\/27\/faculty-spotlight-silvia-porello-on-teaching-and-learning-with-microsoft-surface-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Spotlight: Silvia Porello on Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Surface Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4619 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Porello-Silvia-275.png\" alt=\"Silvia Porello sitting on a bench outside with trees in the background\" width=\"220\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Porello-Silvia-275.png 271w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Porello-Silvia-275-57x60.png 57w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>For the past couple of years Swarthmore ITS has created a learning community with a small group of faculty called the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2017\/07\/14\/ipad-pro-for-teaching-and-learning\/\"><em><strong>Teaching with Tablets<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>program. As part of the program we offer faculty a chance to use an iPad Pro or a Microsoft Surface Pro with stylus for academic purposes over the course of a year. Through this community of faculty we\u2019ve observed that teaching with tablets has shown exciting potential for supporting blended learning, increasing student engagement, and reducing the administrative overhead of teaching.\u00a0Throughout the program in an attempt to spark interest and ideas, we invite faculty to share their different uses for the tablets and the apps they find most helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we wanted to highlight some of the work Visiting Assistant Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swarthmore.edu\/profile\/silvia-porello-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Silvia Porello<\/a> of the Chemistry and Biochemistry department.\u00a0Silvia has been using the Microsoft Surface Pro with Pen stylus in her Foundations of Chemical Principles (Chem 10) \u00a0class this semester. We asked Silvia a few questions about how she\u2019s been using the Surface Pro in her class.<\/p>\n<h4>What are the name of the app(s) you have been using for your class so far?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Office 365 PowerPoint app<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Office 365 Word app<\/li>\n<li>Surface Pro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/p\/sketchpad\/9wzdncrfj3fl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sketch Pad<\/a>\u00a0app<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How do you use these apps in class?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the Microsoft Surface Pro] I project questions onto the classroom screen using the PowerPoint [app] or Word app. Then I pass the tablet around for groups to write their answer [using the pen stylus]. \u00a0If groups disagree on their answers I have both groups write on the tablet and then discuss both answers to determine what is the correct approach to answering the question. \u00a0<strong>Figure\u00a0#1<\/strong> is an example of such an activity applied to questions on Lewis molecular structures. \u00a0<strong>Figure\u00a0#2<\/strong> represents the first page of a worksheet we solved in class, and different students shared their answers with the class.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4618 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2017\/10\/27\/faculty-spotlight-silvia-porello-on-teaching-and-learning-with-microsoft-surface-pro\/screen-shot-2017-10-25-at-10-11-43-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2032\" height=\"1378\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-10.11.43-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-10.11.43-AM.png 2032w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-10.11.43-AM-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-10.11.43-AM-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-10.11.43-AM-1024x694.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-10.11.43-AM-88x60.png 88w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2032px) 100vw, 2032px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4631'>\n\t\t\t\tFigure #1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2017\/10\/27\/faculty-spotlight-silvia-porello-on-teaching-and-learning-with-microsoft-surface-pro\/screen-shot-2017-10-25-at-9-40-31-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2038\" height=\"1348\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-9.40.31-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-9.40.31-AM.png 2038w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-9.40.31-AM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-9.40.31-AM-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-9.40.31-AM-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-9.40.31-AM-91x60.png 91w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2038px) 100vw, 2038px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4624'>\n\t\t\t\tFigure #2\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I use the sketchpad [app] to answer emails in which I have to show chemical structures or detailed problem solving steps. The image is very easy to upload and send to students. Text (or numbers) can be color coded to make it easier to understand. \u00a0<strong>Figure\u00a0#3<\/strong> is an example of an image shared by email with a student in response to his\/her email.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4625\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4625 size-large\" title=\"Email to student\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TWT-blog-post-3-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TWT-blog-post-3-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TWT-blog-post-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TWT-blog-post-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TWT-blog-post-3-90x60.png 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure #3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>How have you seen these activities help your students in class?<\/h4>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The classroom activity has resulted in increased participation in the classroom. Students are more likely to share their answers from their seat (and in close consultation with their group mates) than to come to the blackboard, which is more intimidating.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of the Sketchpad app to [draw out answers] for email questions, is much easier and more effective than typing words to describe 3-D structures, or attaching a file to the email. The Stylus is very easy to use and the drawings are faster and more effective in communicating concepts (3D spacial arrangements or math operations) to students.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Student Outcomes<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From what Silvia has described, using the tablet and not being tethered to the classroom podium has helped create a healthy learning environment, building\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">confidence, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and positive attitudes towards learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Want to Learn More?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to learn more about using the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.swarthmore.edu:8443\/display\/SW\/Microsoft+Office+365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Office 365<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0apps which allow you to edit and annotate documents on your mobile device or the potential uses of the iPad Pro or Surface Pro, please get in touch with your academic technologist or email us all at <a href=\"mailto:acadtech@swarthmore.edu\">acadtech@swarthmore.edu<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"avbox@swarthmore.edu\">Media Services<\/a> and the <a href=\"lmc@swarthmore.edu\">Language and Media Centers<\/a> have several iPad Pros available for short term loans. We also have a cart of 20 iPad Mini tablets that can be checked out for class use.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past couple of years Swarthmore ITS has created a learning community with a small group of faculty called the Teaching with Tablets program. As part of the program we offer faculty a chance to use an iPad Pro &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2017\/10\/27\/faculty-spotlight-silvia-porello-on-teaching-and-learning-with-microsoft-surface-pro\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Faculty Spotlight: Silvia Porello on Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Surface Pro<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":4647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,223],"tags":[90],"class_list":{"0":"post-4618","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-academic-technology","8":"category-mobile-learning","9":"tag-featured","11":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pexels-photo-132340.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph2nPL-1cu","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4618"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4648,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4618\/revisions\/4648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}