Democratizing Educational Technology

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DEMOCRATIZING

ARI NAJARIAN

Tools for any teacher,any subject.

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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

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INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION

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Let’s take a moment to review your questionnaire.

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What exactly do I mean by ‘democratizing’ educational technology?

It seems democratic enough already.

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Traditional instructional design(textbooks, worksheets, summative assessments)

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The interactions that bring about learning are controlled by the instructor, not the learner. Not democratic.

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Democratic instructional design(supported by the right ed-tech tools, of course.)

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The interactions that bring about learning are controlled by the learners, not the instructor. Democratic!

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Basically, democratic instructional design means getting out of the way of your students’ learning interactions.

You’re not special. They are!

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INTRODUCTIONSome examples of democratic ed-tech in action:

MOOCs

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INTRODUCTIONSome examples of democratic ed-tech in action:

The Flipped Classroom

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INTRODUCTIONSome examples of democratic ed-tech in action:

PLNsPersonal Learning

Networks

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So, let’s get on with it. What are these democratic ed-tech tools you promised to talk about, and how might I use them in my classroom?

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WikisOld-school democratic ed-tech.

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Collaborative tool that allows multiple people to create, edit, hyperlink and organize pages of information, track changes, and leave comments.

Wikis

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Recommended platform:

wikispaces.com

Free for educational use.Built for teachers.

Wikis

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Story time.

Wikis

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DEMO TIME!

Wikis

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Some examples uses for various grades & subjects.

Wikis

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Some deployment considerations & guidelines. • account creation • security & privacy

Wikis

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But, is it democratic?

Wikis

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Online pollsReal data from real people.

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Allows individuals to create standardized questionnaires, and solicit reponses from an authentic audience of their peers, or community at large.

Online polls

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Recommended platform:

Google Forms (part of Google Docs)

Integrates with Google Apps.Free service, easy to use.

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Online polls

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Story time.

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Online polls

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DEMO TIME!

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Online polls

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Some examples uses for various grades & subjects.

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Online polls

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Some deployment considerations & guidelines. • account creation • security & privacy • loopholes for subversives

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Online polls

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But, is it democratic?

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Online polls

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Social BookmarkingShare resources & insights.

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Allows individuals to save and tag links to useful sites, along with highlighted passages, comments and annotations. These can then be shared in groups, and viewed by peers.

Social bookmarking

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Recommended platform:

Diigo

Free for education.Built to facilitate use in schools.

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Social bookmarking

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Story time.

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Social bookmarking

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DEMO TIME!

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Social bookmarking

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Some examples uses for various grades & subjects.

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Social bookmarking

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Some deployment considerations & guidelines. • account creation • security & privacy • loopholes for subversives

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Social bookmarking

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But, is it democratic?

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Social bookmarking

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In conclusion...

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Final questions?

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