education technology - design for an evolving learning model
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Education Technology –
Design for an Evolving
Learning Model
Lisa Kostova Ogata
American College of Sofia
April 2014
What two 20-somethings taught
me about learning
Technology has changed the
way we live and learn
THEN (Push) NOW (On Demand)
Teachers + Textbooks “Google” it
Math by hand Excel, Apps
Map, directions Google Maps
Spelling Auto-complete,
Spell check
Proper grammar Memes (LOL )
Hand writing Typing,
Voice Recognition
The workplace is changing
“Office” used to mean:
Today’s office reality
The emergence of the T-shaped
individual
Vertical Expert T-shaped
Area of
expertiseFunctiona
l expertise
Broad skill set and awareness
Teaching in a way that best
prepares kids for the new reality
• IDEO inspired
–Active listening: Mentorship vs. Lecturing.
Ask the “right” questions, don’t lecture
the “right” answers
– Everyone’s ideas are valuable: Get tons
of ideas out as fast as possible
–Creative empowerment: Don’t divide the
world into “creatives” vs. “non-creatives”
• Leverage technology, don’t ban it
• The importance of the human element
Tactical applications of
technology in the classroom
Custom Learning
Experiences
Deeper Analytics &
Classroom
Management
Communication &
Collaboration
Edmodo
A look at how technology may
be applied in the classroom
Questions?
Thoughts?
Appendix
&
Resources
Additional Resources
• IDEO Founder David Kelley’s Ted Talk on Building Creative Confidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16p9YRF0l-g
• 60 minutes special on the Khan Academy – the future of education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxJgPHM5NYI
• A short video on using the IDEO process in schools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D0nmi19Dw8
• An article on how an Israeli startup is changing the way tablets are used in the classroom:http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/69169/as-tablet-use-surges-startup-nation-creates-technologies/
EdTech Startups – Areas of focus
• Using data and analytics– Customize learning experience for students
– Know and improve student performance and improve relevancy of reports through data
– Create customized and light ways to test learning at more frequent increments. “Test as you go”
• Curate and aggregate content– Create customized learning content (textbooks) and
custom interactive learning modules
• Classroom Management
• Sharing and collaboration (Students, Teachers, Parents)
Khan Academy
Coursemart
Bright Loop Learning
Netsupportschool
Remind101
Edmodo – a Facebook-like
sharing site for teachers,
students and parents
Class Dojo
Boundless – open-sourcing the
textbook