Preparing Our Future Teachers for Learning and Teaching with Technology

• Patricia Boechler, U of A• Sharon Friesen, U of C• Marlo Steed, U of L• Karen Andrews, Alberta

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Policy Direction 3: Professional Learning

Teachers, administrators and other education professionals develop, maintain and apply the knowledge, skills and attributes that enable them to use technology effectively, efficiently and innovatively in support of learning and teaching.

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Policy Directions

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Dr. Patricia Boechler, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

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Changing Landscapes Undergraduate programming EDU 210 – Introduction to Educational Technology (core course)

This course examines frameworks, trends, issues and futuristic scenarios on the role of technology in education. Students will gain hands-on experience of using technology, with a special emphasis on strategies for integrating technology into the school curriculum. Through interactive lectures and flexible labs, this course allows students to experience and evaluate a variety of technologies for learning environments. As part of the course, students develop a professional learning network, create and populate an ePortfolio, and work towards establishing how technology fits within their developing teaching philosophy.

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https://vimeo.com/user17018223/review/112511547/94411a517c

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Changing Landscapes Technology Integration into Courses

• Integrating technology into subject area courses - Faculty level - Technology Knowledge Skills and Attributes (TKSA’s)

• Integrating content into technology courses - Content area assignments within Senior level tech courses

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Dr. Sharon Friesen, Vice Dean, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary

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Undergraduate• Technology-rich assignment in each course,

(robotics, video, webpages, blogs, etc.)• Support for instructors and students.

Graduate• Learning with technology certificates,

masters, & doctoral.• Leadership pgms all have leading with tech

courses.• Courses offered online at undergrad & grad

levels

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Dr. Marlo Steed, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge

Tech Integration as Tool

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Changing Landscapes Senior Undergraduate Programming

Increasing 400 level technology courses and certificates:

• Robotics • Video Game Creation • Virtual and On-line Teaching • Special Topics (emerging

technologies)• Issues and Trends ( Technology

related issues in Education)

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Enriched Graduate programming

Educational Technology MEd and PhD

• Educational Technology research internships

Tech Integration as Problem Solving

Attributes of the Tool Dimensions of Problem/Outcome

Attributes of the Tool Dimensions of Problem/Outcome

portray review ideas in a motivating way

easily create this where the group is

share ideas

Attributes of the Mobile Video

Dimensions of Problem/Outcome

capture action, movement, voice, sounds, looks, emotion, etc. (Video capture capability)

portray review ideas in a motivating way

mobile device (iPad with video camera and video editing software)

easily create this where the group is

post on Internet video service (e.g. Youtube or Vimeo)

share ideas

Attributes of the Mobile Video

Dimensions of Problem/Outcome

capture action, movement, voice, sounds, looks, emotion, etc. (Video capture capability)

portray review ideas in a motivating way

mobile device (iPad with video camera and video editing software)

easily create this where the group is

post on Internet video service (e.g. Youtube or Vimeo)

share ideas

Effective Integration

Digital Native Issues

Wang, S-K. et al. (2014). An Investigation of Middle School Science Teachers’ and Students’ Use of Technology Inside and Outside of Classrooms: Considering whether digital natives are more technology savvy than their teachers, Educational Technology Research & Development. DOI 10.1007/s11423-014-9355-4

Wisdom

Modeling

Creating a Culture of Innovation

• PD workshops for Faculty• Soupers• Twitter Initiatives• Tech Integration Position• Public Ed Videos• Showcase Monitors

Current Status

Liberal Education

Major/ 2500

PS I & 5 courses (Major)

PS II & 5 courses (Major)

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

PS III & 3 electives1 foundation

M. Ed.Grad

Year 5

?

?/e-portfolio

Integration &CT Module

Integration

Integration & tech courses

Integration

Twitter - Pilot

E-Portfolio

IT Leadership

Ed 3508 C. T. in Education21st Century Learning, Framework, Publishing

Tech Integration & Presentations

Interactive Learning

Scholarly Inquiry, Management/Sharing

Concept Mapping

Digital Citizenship, Web Quests & Online

ePortfolio - Weebly

Presentation - Brainshark

Lessons- Smartboard

Search Engines Cloud Services

Concept Mapping tools

Web Aware Concept Map

New Media & Web Conf

Mobile Learning – Flipped Classroom

VC Session – Tyrrell

Review – iPad video

Ed 4769 Issues: VR in Education

Ed 4766 Web-based Learning

Ed 4762 Problem Solving with C. T.

Ed 4760 C. T. in the Classroom

Ed 4767 Internet and Education

Ed 4391 Philosophy of Technology in Ed

Ed 4767 Web-based Teaching

Ed 4765 New Media and Learning

Related Non-education Courses

Electives

Specialization in Ed Tech

Outcome

• preparing students who are competent, confident and discriminating in the use of communications technology in teaching and learning

• life long learners

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Group Discussion: Ensuring that teachers have the attitudes, skills and knowledge for effective use of technology in a student-centred environment requires articulation, collaboration and coherence between the K-12 education system and faculties of education1. What technology-related skills do we expect a newly

graduated teacher to have? 2. How can we support new teachers to use/sustain and

continue to develop skills? What works? 3. What can we do to build coherence between K-12 and

faculties?

Thank you!