This presentation explores the WHY, WHAT and HOW of teaching with technology. Understanding why we want to teach with technology is important. Understanding what we think this looks like is important. However, without the HOW, we cannot make our motivation (why) reach our destination (what). For more on HOW to teach effectively using the ACT Digital Pedagogies approach visit http://www.act.click

1. Activated Classroom Teaching
An Effective, Easy Approach to Teaching with Technology
INTRODUCTION
D R C R A I G B L E W E T T
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2. Technology is not the solution
Teachers are the solution
Technology is the opportunity

3. “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will
get you there” (Lewis Carroll)
“If you don’t know why you’re going, you’ll will never start”
(Craig B.)

4. Simon Sinek – TED – Start with Why

5. WHY do you want to do it?
WHAT do you want to do?
HOW will you do it?

6. WHY

7. 50
Million
Users
TEACH D!FF3R3N7LY

8. exercise
school
sleep
tech
THEAVERAGETEEN’SDAY

10. Contagious Student Disorder -
Pedasomnogy

11. WHY
Changed
students
and
Tech
WHAT

13. T H E D I G I T I Z E C L A S S R O O M R E S U L T ?

17. WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE - bit.do/eta-test
Learningpassiveactive
Contentconsumption production
P A S S I V E -
C O N S U M E R
A C T I V E -
C O N S U M E R
P A S S I V E - P R O D U C E R
A C T I V E -
P R O D U C E R
V I D E O S
E B O O K S
G A M E S
A P P S
S / N E T S
S M A R T B O A R D S

18. WHY
Changed
students
and
Tech
Effective
Teaching
WHAT

19. NO HOW
or
KNOW HOW

20. T h e w o r s t t h i n g w e c a n d o i s
t r a i n t e a c h e r s t o u s e
t e c h n o l o g y
Effectiveness Efficiency

21. Technology
ContentPedagogy
TPACK – and the Missing (P)ART

22. F r o m U s e r s t o T e a c h e r s
Effectiveness Efficiency

23. T h e b e s t t h i n g w e c a n d o i s
t r a i n t e a c h e r s t o t e a c h w i t h
t e c h n o l o g y
Effectiveness Efficiency

24. © Craig Blewett - www.act.click
Activated Classroom Teaching (ACT) Approach
- Easy, Effective 21st Century Teaching

25. Effective
Memory
21st C
Skills
Empowering
ACT
Curation
Conversation
Correction
Creation
Easy
Chaos
Not just any “HOW”

26. Curation
Conversation
Correction
Creation
Easy
Chaos
Not just any “HOW”

27. 5 Easy, Effective Approaches

28. AN EASY APPROACH
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A T.O.T.A.L (Taxonomy Of Teaching And Learning) Approach

29. Effective
Memory
21st C
Skills
Curation
Conversation
Correction
Creation
Easy
Chaos
Not just any “HOW”

30. “Double the amount a student learns”
(Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman - Standford)
PASS RATE IMPACT
Massive ImpACT

31. 200% improvement in memory
Recall Impact
Massive ImpACT

32. Student Impact
Massive ImpACT

33. Massive ImpACT
“For the first time, I see a real way that education and
technology can be linked successfully” (Claire)
“It is not app driven but pedagogically driven...as a teacher you can pick and
choose those apps that you like and you feel will advance your subject
knowledge or skills.” (Stephen)
“The way you have formulated the pedagogies and how
they will work together to aid in holistic learning is genius.”
(Nathan)
Teacher Impact

34. Developing Activated Teaching PLUS
Key 21st Century Skills
Digital-Age Skill Impact

35. Effective
Memory
21st C
Skills
Empowering
ACT
Curation
Conversation
Correction
Creation
Easy
Chaos
Not just any “HOW”

36. Unconsciously CompetentConsciously CompetentConsciously IncompetentUnconsciously
Incompetent
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Opportunities
Participants
SharingGrowing
• Growing
• Scaffolding -
I/Designers
ACT N/WWorkshop
• Interacting
• Identifying
Transformational digital-age educatorsGoal
Strategy
Approach
Explain
Why/Who
Expose
What
Experience
How
Extend
Where/When
Objective
Think
New pedagogy
perspective
Try
ACT Digital-Age
Approach
Teach
Actively create
digital-age lessons
Transform
Support &
motivate growth
Digital Age Teacher Training – ImpACT Approach
• Awareness
• Inspiring
Seminar
• Developing
• Scaffolding -
Cohort
MOOC