About
Funded in part by an initial gift from Google's Education Research Unit in the fall of 2012, the CSU Digital Ambassador program is coordinated by the Chancellor's office and has three goals:
Cal Poly's Official Digital Ambassador Program website: Pedagogy Enhanced With Technology for Educational Reform (PEWTER)
CSU's website showcasing 201-2013 Digital Ambassador Projects
- University leadership: CSU Digital Ambassadors will serve as community liaisons representing the educational technology interests of faculty and
students. The Digital Ambassador will establish a consistent feedback loop to triage issues voiced by faculty and students, and will participate in a quarterly meeting with the Chancellor’s Office to discuss solutions to common obstacles and highlight major milestones. - Faculty engagement:The CSU Digital Ambassador will work with campus faculty to better equip and inform colleagues of ways to enhance traditional teaching methods. A variety of platform-agnostic scaling techniques may be deployed to extend principles of educational technology to emerging technologies or explore new uses for familiar ones.
- Student empowerment: As part of coursework or supplemental learning experiences, pre-service teachers will work with the campus ambassador to develop pedagogical artifacts for future classroom use. Encouraging independent investigation, ambassadors will guide students as they construct materials to inspire a deeper understanding of a subject and enhance student interest and engagement.
Cal Poly's Official Digital Ambassador Program website: Pedagogy Enhanced With Technology for Educational Reform (PEWTER)
CSU's website showcasing 201-2013 Digital Ambassador Projects