PPT presentation from the 3rd EDUC 5101 Adobe Connect class session (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)

1. digitaltools
EDUC5101G
for knowledge construction
3rd Adobe Connect Session Agenda:
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
• Check-in
• Classifying & Categorizing Online Tools
and Systems
• Using Checklists
• Breakout Activity 1
• Break
• Breakout Activity 2
• 2nd PBL Presentation
• Check-out
• Next Session

2. checkin

3. categorizingtoolsrough draft
http://goo.gl/forms/oa2m1kiyAu

4. categorizingtoolsrough draft
• Learning Management Systems
(LMSs)
• Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)
• Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs)
• Learning Object Repositories
• Academic and Scientific Databases
• Resource Storage / Sharing
• Collaborative Workspaces
• Scheduling Tools
• Web Authoring and Hosting
• Multimedia Production
• Document Production
• Graphics and Images
• Audio
• Video Production
• Screencasting
• Multimedia Hosting / Publishing
• Communication Tools
• Email
• Discussion Forums
• Social Media
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Survey Tools
• Online Polling
• Data Analysis Tools
• Environmental Data Collection
(Sensors, etc)
What’s
Missing?

5. usingchecklistsmeeting needs and quality assurance
• Why use a checklist?
• Evaluation Criteria:
 Cost
 Ease-of-Use
 Accessibility Issues
 Privacy Issues
 Online Safety
 Pedagogical Fit
 Others?

6. samplechecklistevaluating tech tools, apps, software, and hardware
Power, R., & Yang. J. (2003). The ELA software evaluation model: A software evaluation model for Atlantic
Provinces Education Foundation senior high school English language arts teachers. Unpublished manuscript.

7. samplechecklistevaluating tech tools, apps, software, and hardware
 Always put learning first
 Higher order thinking skills
 Does if follow UDL?
 How about usability?
 How much does it cost?
 Word-of-Mouth
 Reliability and Support
 Flexibility
 Evaluation and monitoring tools
 Security and privacy
 User interface
 Sharing and communication
 Integration with existing tools
 Don’t get attached to one tool
Chan, S. (2011, April 4). Checklist for evaluating tech tools, apps, software, and hardware. [Web log
comment]. Retrieved February 5, 2016, from http://techpudding.com/2011/04/04/checklist-for-evaluating-
technology-software-and-applications/

8. samplechecklistevaluating tech tools, apps, software, and hardware
Leacock, T. L., & Nesbit, J. C. (2007). A Framework for Evaluating the Quality of Multimedia Learning
Resources. Educational Technology & Society, 10 (2), 44-59. Retrieved from
http://www.sfu.ca/~jcnesbit/articles/LeacockNesbit2007.pdf
LORI: The Learning Object Review Instrument (Leacock & Nesbit, 2007)

9. samplechecklistevaluating tech tools, apps, software, and hardware
The Quality Matters Rubric
The Eight General Standards:
1. Course Overview and Introduction
2. Learning Objectives (Competencies)
3. Assessment and Measurement
4. Instructional Materials
5. Course Activities and Learner Interaction
6. Course Technology
7. Learner Support
8. Accessibility and Usability
Quality Matters (2014). The Quality Matters higher education rubric.
Retrieved from https://www.qualitymatters.org/rubric

10. categorizingtoolsrough draft
http://goo.gl/forms/ew9RQm43LS

11. breakoutactivity
1. How does it seem that Ed Tech checklists have evolved over
the past 15 years?
2. What’s the same?
3. Is there anything missing from either list that you would
include?
4. Is there anything from Power & Yang (2003) (checklist item,
or evaluation methodology) that is not addressed by Chan
(2011), but that you think should be?
5. Can you create a checklist of 10 key items that educators
should examine when evaluating digital tools for knowledge
construction?
Compare the checklists by Power & Yang (2003) and Chan (2011).
Time: 10 minutes

12. breakoutactivityTime: 20 minutes
Flipping Your Class
Choose 1 resource for a pilot project to create a flipped
classroom activity.
• Minimal funding available
• No PD time available before the project
• Need to justify the choice of resource to the School
Board, Parents Advisory Council, and other teachers.

13. gettingstartedsecond PBL activity
The Grant Application
The members of your group want to create a cross-curricular collaborative learning
activity. Your principal is wary of investing in additional educational technology
resources, BUT there is a provincial grant available.
1. What is the scope of your project?
2. What do you need new educational technology resources to facilitate?
3. What two (2) categories of educational technology tools are your highest
priorities?
4. How will you evaluate and justify the tools you choose?
5. Select and compare at least two (2) different tools for your two (2) categories.
6. Make recommendations for the preferred tool in each category.
7. Summarize your findings (max 500 words) for inclusion with your grant
application.
8. Include your evaluation criteria, and results, with your group’s online
resource.
9. Present your group’s “proposal” in Adobe Connect on Tuesday, March 1.

14. checkout

15. nextsession
To Do List:
• Weekly blog posts and responses
• Work with your group to prepare your second online problem and
solution site, and your second presentation
• Forward your site link to your instructor (robpower@hotmail.com)
Adobe Connect Session #4
• Tuesday, March 1, 2016
• Group PBL Presentations