Curriculum TechnologistScott Davis

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Presentation overview

Learning Theories

TPACK

Teach 180

Creating a Wiki

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Moodle

• How we learn

Off-loading means that we have the “outside world”

perform some of our work for us.

Examples: Using graph paper or using a

multiplication charthttp://blog.clickmeeting.com/how-much-do-your-webinars-attendees-remember

Our brains can only take in so much information at a time.

Educators can use certain strategies such as automaticity and off-loading to increase learning an retention rates.

Automaticity means that something is

learned so well that it becomes “automatic” and doesn’t require

any effort whatsoever. Examples: Driving a

car or rote memorization

• It is important to consider the cognitive demands associated with learning a new technology

• One problem educators face is knowing the affordances and constraints of new technologies

• By the end of 2014 the Internet will have over 1 billion websites

• Too Much Information

* “By ‘Website’ we mean unique hostname (a name which can be resolved, using a name server, into an IP Address)” SOURCE: http://www.internetlivestats.com/total-number-of-websites/

• In comes TPACK

TPACK is understanding the interplay between content knowledge, technological knowledge and pedagogical knowledge

•TPACK• TPACK is a framework for understanding learning • TPACK was created by Dr. Matthew Koehler and Dr. Punya Mishra• For more information and for TPACK resources visit

http://www.matt-koehler.com/tpack/resources/ or http://www.tpack.org/

•Change can be difficult

http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2009/01/18/updated-managing-complex-change/

• Teach 180

• Teach180 is an entirely free online curriculum I am currently building in my spare time

• My goal is to share technology rich lesson plans with other educators

• Since launching one month ago my first presentation on SlideShare has nearly 2,000 views

• http://teach180.bitnamiapp.com/joomla/

• Teach 180

• Teach180 is run on “the cloud” using Amazon web service

• The server is run using Bitnami

• The Content Management System (CMS) is Joomla

•Sample Lesson PlanLesson Title: What does a historian do?

Standards Addressed In Lesson: P1.2  Analyze point of view, context, and bias to interpret primary and secondary source documents.

Objective/Aim: (“I learned” statement)

I learned what a historian does and how they use primary and secondary sources.

Materials: * What does a historian do? slideshow* Primary vs. Secondary Sources handout

Vocabulary: Historian, Primary Source, Secondary Source

Do Now: How do historians know an event really happened?

Assessment: Students will turn in their notes from the presentation. They must also complete the “Thinking like a historian” activity

Lesson Procedure: 1. Do now2. Present the Slide Show What Does a Historian Do?3. Discuss Primary and Secondary Sources4. Students do the “Thinking like a historian” activity.5. Answer any questions and go over the homework activity.

Reflection: What do you think is more important for a historian, a primary or a secondary source?

Homework: Primary vs. Secondary Sources handout

• Moodle

• Moodle is an open-source Learning Management System

• Moodle is a learning platform that allows educators to create personalized learning environments.

• While working at the Digital Learning Center I helped create and manage content via Moodle.

• Wikis

• A wiki is a web application that allows people to add, modify or delete content in collaboration with others

• A wiki is a form of asynchronous learning

• https://www.myhaikuclass.com/davissc5/technology/

• http://trainingmodule.wikispaces.com/