Technology Inreach and Outreach Liaison
Roles and Responsibilities

The Emerging Technology Liaisons:

There are two Technology Liaison's that work at the Watson School of Education. They provide professional development opportunities for interns, partnership teachers, and administrators.

Those opportunities for interns include

Assistance with technology lesson project
Tasktream training and support
Onsite workshops with technology integration

The opportunities for faculty and staff include

The opportunities for administrators and partnership teachers include

Special initiatives and training
Technology support
Staff development
Knowledge of emerging technologies.

The Liaisons also participate in special programs and grants including

Mr. Jeff Ertzberger

Jeff came to UNCW with a history of working in adult education and the public schools. He holds a bachelors degree in Music Education from UNC-Greensboro and a Masters degree and is currently working on his Doctorate in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University. He worked in the public schools for almost 10 years with two of those years being spent working at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Jeff states, "I am extremely excited about this opportunity to work with schools and intern teachers to help them find effective ways to use technology to improve student achievement. My philosophy of computers in education is a simple but effective one. Technology is simply delivery system like many others. Technology should not be used in every lesson, but should be used in those lessons where the technology makes it possible to do something you could not do with out it, or does it better. It is my hope that we can equip intern teachers and teachers already serving in the field with the knowledge and support they will need to use technology effectively in their classrooms."

Ms. Beth Allred

Beth graduated from UNCW with a bachelor's degree in Mathematics. She then taught high school mathematics for nine years. During that time she earned her National Board Certification. After researching graduate programs, Beth decided to come back to UNCW to get a Master of Science in Instructional Technology. This exciting program in the Watson School of Education was a great opportunity for Beth to enhance her teaching skills while developing her technology skills. Upon graduation in May 2005, Beth is prepared to provide quality instruction to UNCW students and faculty, and teachers in our PDS schools.

Beth states, "Instructional Technology is a wonderful field to be involved in. I am excited about being part of the Watson School of Education team. I look forward to enhancing our partnership with the public schools. I believe that incorporating technology into instruction allows students to acquire skills that will be useful for future employment. It also allows teachers to accomplish many goals in the classroom that could not have been accomplished within a classroom previously."

The Technology Liaisons teach the WSE program courses such as EDN 301, 303 or 416, as well as conduct professional development modules and/or workshops related to the above with appropriate constituents (PDS school district administrators, partnership teachers, WSE/UNCW faculty, DPI partners, etc).

Recommended Web sites

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
Awesome Library organizes the Web with 20,000 carefully reviewed resources.

http://www.thinkquest.org/
ThinkQuest provides an opportunity for students and educators to work collaboratively in teams to learn as they create web-based learning material and teach others.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
Blue Web'n is a searchable database of outstanding Internet learning sites categorizes entries by content, audience and type.

http://4teachers.org/
4Teachers.org provides teachers with free online tools and resources to assist with integrating technology into the classroom.

http://www.teach-nology.com/
Teach- nology is a web portal for educators. It contains resources and tools for use in the classroom.

http://www.donorschoose.org/
Donors Choose is a website that allows teachers to submit their ideas. Donors can search the database and decide to partially or fully fund any project they choose.

Technology Inreach and Outreach Liaison Roles and Responsibilities