10 PILLARS

Hello!I am John Arnold

This presentation is based on my experiences as a:(1)Teacher trainer

(2) Adult Education teacher(3) Language learner

You can find me at:john.arnold@uantwerpen.be

john.Arnold@thomasmore.be

Today’s Presentation Defining ‘digital didactics’

Poll:How would you rate yourself as an

educational technology user?

1. I am an expert – Very, very familiar

2. I am an apprentice – Very familiar3. I am a competent novice –Familiar4. I am a novice – Somewhat familiar5. I am a neophyte – Not familiar

What is digital didactics?

Definitiono According to Simons (2003), it is the

knowledge and skills related to the use of ICT in facilitating learning.

What is digital didactics?o According to Simons (2003), it is the

knowledge and skills related to the use of ICT in facilitating learning.

o Two elements to consider

What is digital didactics?o It is the knowledge and skills related

to the use of ICT in facilitating learning.

o Two elements to consider

o Principles of student engagemento Types of learning activities = pillars

Simons (2003)

Principles of Engagement

Engagement Principles Choice

Authenticity

Connections/interests

Social interaction

Practice and feedback

Challenge/skills balanceEgbert (2016)

Types of Learning Activities

7 + 3 Pillars Communication (establish

relationships) Creativity (creation) Problem-solving (bring to the

outside) Critical thinking (make transparent) Reflection (learning to learn) Feedback (display competencies) Flexible learning environments

(flexibility)

Curation, including productivity & presentation (selective information reduction)

Authentic materials (multimedia) Motivation

7 pillars: Simons (2003)+3 pillars: Rubens (2013)

Digital Didactics…

…is applying principles of engagement and categories of tasks to learning

opportunities.

ExamplesReflection/Feedback

Student Response Systems

Kahoot!Free; online; iOS & Android

https://getkahoot.com/

SocrativeFree; online; iOS & Androidhttp://www.socrative.com/

TriventyFree; online

http://www.triventy.com/

GoFormativeFree; online

https://goformative.com/

QuizalizeFree; online

https://www.quizalize.com

Go to quiz.al on the web

Morning Session Code: gwf448

Afternoon Session Code: bdx295

ExamplesCuration

ELT PicsCollection of visuals for classroom use

Freehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/eltpics/

EduClipperFree

https://educlipper.net/

ScoopItFree

https://www.scoop.it

MendeleyFree

https://www.mendeley.com

PintrestFree

https://www.pinterest.com/

StorifyFree

https://storify.com/

LiveBlindersFree

http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/home

ExamplesCritical Thinking/ Problem Solving

PoppletGraphic Organizer/Mind Mapping

Free; online; iOShttp://popplet.com/

CacooGraphic Organizer/Mind Mapping

Free; online; https://cacoo.com

TwiddlaProject planning/working

Free; online; iOShttp://popplet.com/

TypeTalkClosed social networking for group

workFree; online

https://typetalk.in

ScratchProgramming / game development

https://scratch.mit.edu/

Go to https://scratch.mit.edu/

Click ‘Try It Out’

OR

Play one of the ‘featured’ games

ExamplesCommunication/

Collaboration

FlipgridVideo-based speaking toolFree trial then yearly feehttp://flipgrid.com/info/

Titan PadOnline

https://titanpad.com/

EyejotVideo messaging

http://corp.eyejot.com/

VialoguesSocial networking – videos

https://vialogues.com/

FotobabbleTalking photos

http://www.fotobabble.com/

ExamplesCreativity

StorybirdCreate a visual story book

Freehttp://storybird.com/

PowToonCreate an animated film

Free http://www.powtoon.com/

StoryboardThatGraphic novel creator

Free http://www.storyboardthat.com/

ProjeqtDynamic presentations (social

media)Free

https://projeqt.com/

WideoOnline video editing

Free http://wideo.co/en/

StoryjumperCreate a visual story book

Freehttps://www.storyjumper.com/

Thanks!Any questions?