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Chris Henige
Assistant Professor, Art

Due to the large size of Dr. Henige's art classes, 45 - 90 students in each class, creating an interactive class in just 50 minutes can be challenging. Therefore, Henige is exploring ways to take the lecture out of the class room to allow more time for activity based learning during the face-to-face lecture.

"Using technology has enhanced my course content and allows me to reach cognitive levels that were otherwise not possible."

One system Dr. Henige has developed to allow for more hands-on activities in the classroom is the development of a multi-sensory data base which allows students to view, listen to, and print, the course lecture and materials outside of class. Students use this course date base to prepare for face-to-face interactive lectures, and review content prior to an exam. Dr. Henige believes that using technology has enhanced his course content and allows him to reach cognitive levels that were otherwise not possible.

For Dr. Henige the most interesting aspect of using technology as a method of delivering content to students is deciding on what technology to use and then figuring out how to make the technology behave in a way that allows him to archive the desired outcome.

"To keep students engaged, instructors must be able to address the individual learning styles."

Technology allows Dr. Henige to address the multiple learning styles he finds in his large lecture courses. By involving multiple senses and appealing to each learning style Dr. Henige feels he can keep students engaged and aspiring to learn more.