One Size Doesn't Fit All - Eduporium at TiE 2017

One Size DOESN’T Fit All

5 ways to Implement Innovative Tech in Experiential Education

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WHY NOT?

Everyone is Different

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Education has different: "World of Knowledge": (Karl Popper - 3 Worlds)

Learning Style (Neil Fleming - VARK)

Teaching Style (Facilitator, Collaborator, Enabler, Leader)

Pedagogy (Active, Simulations, Constructivist, Inquiry, Hands-on/Experiential, Teamwork, Learner-Centered, PBL )

Ways to Obtaining Knowledge

Observation Participation Experience Trial and Error Logic and Reasoning Mathematical Proof Scientific Methods Applying Algorithm Acquisition

Authority Witness Testimony Language and Culture Dialogue Intuition Enlightenment Revelation Accident


Learning and Experience (from NO to Yes)

I do

I'm involved

I understand I learn!


I can

Learning needs Comprehension


Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience

People generally remember 10% of what they read ….

…. and 90% of what they do

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What does the future hold? Technology

Post-industrial society, Post-modernism

Generosity economy, Human

design

Innovative society, Knowledge economy

Mass culture, Consumerism

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/538401/who-will-own-the-robots

Automated Innovation Revolution,

Speed of change

Liquid society

Information-based economy, Network/

Wired society

?


The Makerspace is one of the most exciting movements in today’s education:

◦ It encourages a return to “doing” - using hands, brains, and tools

◦ Contains innovative technology with great potential

◦ Is a place of safety that fosters creativity and collaboration

◦ Encourages ownership of projects

MakerEd: Experiential, Engaging, Exciting


MakerEd: FAIl without Being Sorry


Tech Implementation Challenges

The Wild West of Options


How to Sort them Out?

Especially when there is very little TIME and very little OPPORTUNITY to experience EdTech and Maker tools in-depth before introducing them in the classroom


Where are You? Technology solves problems Technology is ambiguous and ubiquitous Moving social interaction into cyberspace

(Social Media) Can be overwhelming and addictive Can raise security concerns and privacy

issues (+danger of cyber bullying) Can reduce learning by Googling Can be unreliable (and crashed) May feed consumerism Has health and environmental impact... ...and so on


Real Concerns from Real Teachers

- "What do we do when tech doesn’t

work?”

- “What if everything is not here?”

- “I am not an expert on this.”

- “The tech causes students to go off task.”

Have YOU ever felt like this?


Ways to Look at EdTech

· reading · spelling · maze-making · creative writing · movie production · art · foreign languages · choreographing dance routines · social studies · programming · optics · math · empowerment

1.A Cool Product from a Conference

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Ozobot is an amazingly versatile robot that children can program. It can also be used for:


2. Multiple Products Aligned with Standards

Electricity/Circuitry:

MaKey MaKey, Snap Circuits, LightUp Edison, littleBits

Conductive Dough, Circuit Stickers

Circuit Scribe, Conductive Paint

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3. Tech-based Enrichment of Current Teaching Style


LEGO + littleBits LEGO + RobotsLEGO + Cubelets

Hybrid Implementation

+

littleBits LEGO house with garage opener, windmills and doorbell

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Mixed Realities

Augmented Reality Chemistry Blocks DAQRI 4D


Oculus Gear VR

Microsoft HoloLens - the first fully self- contained holographic computer

4. Portable/Mobile Makerspaces

Repurpose old carts into a STEAM Cart

Use BOCES Boxes/Teacher's toolkit

Develop kits in Makers’ bags, backpacks or bundles for checkout


5. Library with Tech Lending Options


Library Makerspaces as a robust and unique learning environment that enables STEAM collaboration and career preparation

Unique opportunity to experience enhanced PBL

A Place to store/borrow portable Makerspace materials

Makerspace possibilities: from a library to a classroom

Our Solution

Bring Innovative Technology to Teacher’s Toolbox


Eduporium Makes it Easier by...

Matching Tech Products with your ExpertiseProviding an opportunity to Try FirstUsing a Systemic ApproachRunning Workshops/Tech Petting Zoo Building a Vibrant CommunityHelping to Customize, Customize, Customize!


Matching Teachers’ Expertise


INTRODUCTORYINTERMEDIATE

ADVANCEDEXTREME

FREESTYLE

Try First!

“Try First and Explain After!” - a pedagogical approach to start learning new things through experiential activities.

“Try First and Use After” - an OCM BOCES SLS approach to lend tech bundles for trying in a school setting - in libraries, labs, makerspaces, clubs, and classrooms.“Try First and Adapt Tech to your Teaching Style” - Eduporium’s innovative approach to simplifying the experience of educators working with technology as a teaching tool


Principles of Building a Cool Tech System

Selected Technology:➢ Has a physical component – for hands/brain/heart coordination

➢ Is able to produce intense creativity and has endless potential for creative applications➢ Shows the structure of what technology is and how technology works - this demystifies technology and

challenging tech addictions➢ Never replaces the teacher, but enhances learning of any subject; understanding the technological

concepts is a byproduct of tech usage➢ Has multiple entry points for teachers’ comfort and users with different degrees of expertise


PBL NY “Making Learning Happen”


When you innovate, you recognize that you need multiple skills, a team, and a community

The seeds of innovation are in the diversity of perspectives

The challenge is to learn how to routinely share our own ideas in the spirit of collaboration

Creativity and innovation require time, emotional comfort, exploration, and experimentation

http://kidsintech.ca/


Customization of Innovative Tech Bundles


We did it for OCM BOCES

Criteria: Products must be reusable, portable, age-appropriate, STEAM-related, thematically organized, standards-compatible, systemic, and provide for multiple entry points for teachers with different levels of tech expertise

● Themes: Intro to Tech, Hybrid Bundles (Tech+Non-Tech/LEGO), Engineering, Robotics, Circuitry, Programming, Music, Environment

● Grade Progression: PreK-K, 1-3, 3-6, 6-8, 9-12

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Custom Portable Maker Toolbox/Bundle

We customize to your exact specifications (amount of products, types of products, disciplines taught, etc.)

We offer already created bundles developed in partnership with well-respected educational organizations (NY, MA, RI)


Eduporium: Your Full-Scale Partner in Education

- Value-added supplier of emerging technology and Maker products

- Vetting of vendors and innovative tech products with educational value

- Design and customization of grade-specific Tech Kits and Bundles

Focus on meaningful use of Innovative EdTech and tech-rich Maker products that align EdTech with Standards to support future readiness

For a full list of programs, please come by and explore at eduporium.com


Irina Tuule, [email protected]

More info: eduporium.com877.252.0001 / 617.600.7230


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