High Impact Learning Experiences:there’s an app for that
Ernie Cox
INLS 745 – Spring 2010
Technology applications offer new possibilities for learners.
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Inadequate teacher training
Old learning materials and
teaching practices
Disputes about reform
Little value placed on
out-of-school learning Inability
significant structural changes
in education
appetite for discovery
What are the challenges facing education today?
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More than one approach to teaching and learning
What scales, models, and tools can we offer?
Apprehension will stop reform
Break the system
• Professional Learning Networks• New & Innovative Professional Development• Professional Learning Communities
Setting my Droid for great heights
Recent experiences from my learning journey
Knowledge Building Centers Seminarfree webinar for educators
WikiGoogle apps
Elluminate webinarsemail
Global gathering of educatorsExploring the KBC model
Series of 4 sessionsCollaborative constructivist effort
More about the KQ article Students create a trading card of an athlete.
Document camera & interactive white boardWeb navigation and use
Microsoft PublisherDocument scanner
Scaffolded note taking form (paper-based!)
Student selected topicTeacher directed product
Cross curricular application
DAR report 6th graders write a report in which they:
“Describe how you felt on May 10, 1869, when the golden spike was driven at Promontory Summit, Utah, to celebrate the
completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad”
Library of Congress primary sources and analysis toolsInteractive white board
Inspiration graphic organizerNoodlebib citations and notecards
Google Apps for Education
Visual literacyStudents develop questions around topic
Writing process with peer reviewTeacher student conferencing
Formative evaluation