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Educational Technology & Project Based Learning

Educational Technology & Project Based Learning

The Harker InstituteDan Hudkins, Director of Instructional Technology

Danielh@harker.org

The Harker InstituteDan Hudkins, Director of Instructional Technology

Danielh@harker.org

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AgendaAgenda

3 Domains of Educational Technology

3 Areas of Computer StudiesLearning to SwimHow Do We Get There From Here?

3 Domains of Educational Technology

3 Areas of Computer StudiesLearning to SwimHow Do We Get There From Here?

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3 Domains of Educational Technology

3 Domains of Educational Technology

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So What?So What?

Key to who’s on firstLearning Environment

Instructional TechnologyPublic Environment

Voters, Alumni, ParentsManagement Environment

Payroll, Student Information, Library

Key to who’s on firstLearning Environment

Instructional TechnologyPublic Environment

Voters, Alumni, ParentsManagement Environment

Payroll, Student Information, Library

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They all intersectThey all intersect

Who are the decision makers in each area?

Who are the decision makers in each area?

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What’s in the Learning Environment

What’s in the Learning Environment Teacher Materials – Internal

Course material Section Specific Material

Dialog space Forum Course resources Drop Folder Student File Storage Shared Work Space Clubs Student Publications Classroom Hardware

Teacher Materials – Internal Course material Section Specific Material

Dialog space Forum Course resources Drop Folder Student File Storage Shared Work Space Clubs Student Publications Classroom Hardware

Shared with Management•Student Demographic•Assessment•Email•Attendance•Schedule

Shared with Public•Teacher Materials - External

•Course Content•Syllabus•Assignments•Public Resources•Bio, etc.

Shared with Mgm’t & Public•Bulletin - filtered•Calendar - filtered•Security/Authentication

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What’s in the Management Environment

What’s in the Management Environment

Student Information System

College Counseling Library Network

Management Business Office Email Resource Scheduling Student Scheduling Inventory/Asset

Management IT Help Desk

Student Information System

College Counseling Library Network

Management Business Office Email Resource Scheduling Student Scheduling Inventory/Asset

Management IT Help Desk

Shared with Learning & Public•Bulletin - filtered•Calendar - filtered•Security/Authentication

Shared with Management•SIS

•Student Demographic•Assessment•Course Schedule•Attendance

•Email

Shared with Public•Bookstore•Advancement•Communication•Admissions•Alumni

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What’s in the Public Environment

What’s in the Public Environment

Public RelationsMarketingMediaNews

Public RelationsMarketingMediaNews

Shared with Mgm’t & Learning•Bulletin - filtered•Calendar - filtered•Email

Shared with Management•Bookstore•Advancement•Admissions•Alumni

Shared with Learning•Teacher Web

•Course Content•Syllabus•Assignments•Public Resources•Bio, etc.

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Realms of Technology Fluency

Realms of Technology Fluency

Just Doing ComputersNot Enough

Don’t teach crayon

Just Doing ComputersNot Enough

Don’t teach crayon

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Direct Curricular EffectsIT Fluency

Direct Curricular EffectsIT Fluency

Information LiteracyInformation Literacy

Information TechnologyInformation TechnologyComputer ScienceComputer Science

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Information LiteracyInformation LiteracyFindingQualifyingEvaluatingApplyingBig 6

FindingQualifyingEvaluatingApplyingBig 6

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Information TechnologyInformation Technology

Learning ToolTool UseProblem

DefinitionTool SelectionProcessProductCriteria of

Quality

Learning ToolTool UseProblem

DefinitionTool SelectionProcessProductCriteria of

Quality

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Computer ScienceComputer Science

ProgrammingUnderstanding

ConceptsOrdered Thinking

ProgrammingUnderstanding

ConceptsOrdered Thinking

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StandardsStandards

Don’t reinvent the wheelDon’t reinvent the wheel

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CSTACSTA

Computer Science Teachers Associationhttp://csta.acm.org/

Computer Science Teachers Associationhttp://csta.acm.org/

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ISTEISTE

Developed First Major K-12 StandardsInternational Society for Technology in

Educationhttp://www.iste.org/

Developed First Major K-12 StandardsInternational Society for Technology in

Educationhttp://www.iste.org/

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National Educational Technology StandardsNational Educational

Technology Standards

http://cnets.iste.org/http://cnets.iste.org/

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NETS-SNETS-S

National Educational Technology Standards for Studentshttp://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html

National Educational Technology Standards for Studentshttp://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html

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NETS-TNETS-T

National Educational Technology Standards for Teachershttp://cnets.iste.org/teachers/t_stands.html

National Educational Technology Standards for Teachershttp://cnets.iste.org/teachers/t_stands.html

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NETS-ANETS-A

National Educational Technology Standards for Administratorshttp://cnets.iste.org/administrators/

a_stands.html

National Educational Technology Standards for Administratorshttp://cnets.iste.org/administrators/

a_stands.html

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So What About the Teaching

So What About the Teaching

It’s not all about the pedagogyBut close

It’s not all about the pedagogyBut close

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SwimmingSwimming

MammalsAmphibians

MammalsAmphibians

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FishFish

They don’t learn it the way we didThey don’t learn it the way we did

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Why Mathematica?Why Mathematica?

The language of the disciplineThe problems of the disciplineThe process of the disciplineThe techniques of the discipline

The language of the disciplineThe problems of the disciplineThe process of the disciplineThe techniques of the discipline

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How do we get there from here?

How do we get there from here?

ChampionCommunity EnrollmentAdministrative Support

ChampionCommunity EnrollmentAdministrative Support

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Necessity of a ChampionNecessity of a Champion

Needs AlliesNeeds PatienceNeeds a Network

Needs AlliesNeeds PatienceNeeds a Network

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Building SupportBuilding Support

Pilot SuccessDo Not Put Your Lamp Under a

BushelWhere’s Your Lampstand?

Pilot SuccessDo Not Put Your Lamp Under a

BushelWhere’s Your Lampstand?

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ExecutionExecution

Develop a planHave a budgetTalk to Everybody

Develop a planHave a budgetTalk to Everybody

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How Can It Be Done?How Can It Be Done?

One step at a timeInfection is powerfulAdministrative support is essentialPublic Administrative support is

even more essential

One step at a timeInfection is powerfulAdministrative support is essentialPublic Administrative support is

even more essential

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How Does Harker Choose To Do It?

How Does Harker Choose To Do It?

One of the arguments for a 1-to-1 laptop program

Building a continuumVertical & Horizontal

One of the arguments for a 1-to-1 laptop program

Building a continuumVertical & Horizontal

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How Have We Benefited?How Have We Benefited?

Modeling using the tool as a vehicle for the learning

Think like a:MathematicianScientistHistorianEtc.

Modeling using the tool as a vehicle for the learning

Think like a:MathematicianScientistHistorianEtc.

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Where Are We Going From Here?

Where Are We Going From Here?

Where the learning leadsWhere the learning leads