Technology in EducationA quick guide to educational technology

Presented byAndrew Steinman

• Two major goals of technology in education:

• Effectively enhance education of students

• Prepare students for a technology-rich future

Goals of Technology in Education

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• Many technology leaders follow instrumental thinking when integrating technology

• Find reasons to use new technologies

• “Shoot now, ask questions later”

• Missional Thinking

• Focus on enhancing student outcomes, using technology when appropriate

Educational Technology Theory

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Missional Thinking Example• Problem of Practice: Assessment and Feedback

• Provide quality feedback in a timely manner

• Solution: Secure Online Assessments

• Utilizing Moodle along with Student Test Viewer

• Outcome: Quality Feedback in a Timely Manner

• Additional outcomes include:

• Prepares students for future online tests

• GRE, MCAT, DAT, College placement tests

• Going green: No copies, no paper

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Formative Feedback• Problem of Practice: Need for additional feedback

• Possible Solutions:

• Clickers

• Google Survey

• Cell Phone Survey

• Outcomes:

• Instant Feedback

• Dynamic Instruction

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Classroom Collaboration• Problem of Practice: Opening communication in and out of the

classroom

• Possible Solutions:

• Wikis

• Blogs

• Outcomes:

• Community of learners that extends outside the classroom

• Log of information and conversations

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When Does Learning End?• Problem of Practice: Extending education outside of the

classroom

• Possible Solution:

• Learning Management System

• Moodle, Blackboard, Coursesites, Angel, etc.

• Outcomes:

• Online presence

• Communication and collaboration

• Center for learning

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Student Centered Instruction• Problem of Practice: Actively engaging students in their education

• Possible Solutions:

• Data Collection Hardware

• Simulations

• Outcomes:

• Students gather and transform actual data

• New experiences

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The Textbook Dilemma• Problem of Practice: Too many books!

• Possible Solution:

• Digital Textbooks

• Outcomes:

• Information is easilyaccessible

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Integrating Technology• Problem of Practice: Teacher / Technology Gap

• Solution:

• Strong technology leader that understands how to research and integrate technologies, as well as train teachers on how to properly utilize technologies.

• Outcomes:

• Effective enhancement ofeducation

• Students prepared for atechnology-rich future

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