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Technology in EducationA quick guide to educational technology
Presented byAndrew Steinman
• Two major goals of technology in education:
• Effectively enhance education of students
• Prepare students for a technology-rich future
Goals of Technology in Education
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• Many technology leaders follow instrumental thinking when integrating technology
• Find reasons to use new technologies
• “Shoot now, ask questions later”
• Missional Thinking
• Focus on enhancing student outcomes, using technology when appropriate
Educational Technology Theory
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Missional Thinking Example• Problem of Practice: Assessment and Feedback
• Provide quality feedback in a timely manner
• Solution: Secure Online Assessments
• Utilizing Moodle along with Student Test Viewer
• Outcome: Quality Feedback in a Timely Manner
• Additional outcomes include:
• Prepares students for future online tests
• GRE, MCAT, DAT, College placement tests
• Going green: No copies, no paper
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Formative Feedback• Problem of Practice: Need for additional feedback
• Possible Solutions:
• Clickers
• Google Survey
• Cell Phone Survey
• Outcomes:
• Instant Feedback
• Dynamic Instruction
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Classroom Collaboration• Problem of Practice: Opening communication in and out of the
classroom
• Possible Solutions:
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Outcomes:
• Community of learners that extends outside the classroom
• Log of information and conversations
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When Does Learning End?• Problem of Practice: Extending education outside of the
classroom
• Possible Solution:
• Learning Management System
• Moodle, Blackboard, Coursesites, Angel, etc.
• Outcomes:
• Online presence
• Communication and collaboration
• Center for learning
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Student Centered Instruction• Problem of Practice: Actively engaging students in their education
• Possible Solutions:
• Data Collection Hardware
• Simulations
• Outcomes:
• Students gather and transform actual data
• New experiences
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The Textbook Dilemma• Problem of Practice: Too many books!
• Possible Solution:
• Digital Textbooks
• Outcomes:
• Information is easilyaccessible
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Integrating Technology• Problem of Practice: Teacher / Technology Gap
• Solution:
• Strong technology leader that understands how to research and integrate technologies, as well as train teachers on how to properly utilize technologies.
• Outcomes:
• Effective enhancement ofeducation
• Students prepared for atechnology-rich future
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