This document discusses goals and theories related to technology in education. It presents instrumental thinking, which focuses on finding reasons to use new technologies, versus missional thinking, which focuses on enhancing student outcomes by using technology appropriately. Several examples are provided of using technologies like online assessments, clickers, wikis and blogs to address problems of practice and improve outcomes related to feedback, communication, extending learning, and engaging students. Integrating technology effectively requires a strong technology leader who can research, integrate, and train teachers on technologies.
Online Tests: Filling in the Gaps | Mary-Ann Shuker & Dr Suzzanne Owen - Grif...Blackboard APAC
Blackboard online tests are powerful, with multiple settings and multiple question types. So often test are created with only two question types - multiple choice and short answer - with the majority testing recall only. Academics are often confused or simply unaware of all the settings and steps in administering tests. We present a tool developed to: engage academics with the full range of automatically marking question types; explain how to create higher order thinking questions; and expose them to the full workflow of online test capabilities. This tool can be used in a class or as self-directed learning. Finally we share statistics and feedback on its success and a tricky method for enticing busy academics to fully engage in a class for two hours.
Making Adoption Eesy | Tammy Robinson (University of Newcastle) & Mieke Post ...Blackboard APAC
With the increase in blended and online course delivery there are ongoing challenges for supporting staff and students in the use of teaching technologies. This presentation will look at the University of Newcastle's implementation of a third-party building block for Blackboard which provides access to: data to measure tool adoption; tools to promote technologies within Blackboard courses; and support tools designed to improve end-user experiences. 'Eesysoft' provides simple, just-in-time reporting tools that are being used by Instructional Designers to develop targeted workshops and consultations for academic staff within Schools and Faculties where it has been identified that adoption could be improved. When new technologies are introduced, Eesysoft's communication tools are being used to promote features from within the online course environment. Staff and students now have access to resources that are specific to the location within the Blackboard course that they are accessing. It is hoped that Eesysoft will provide the necessary tools and data to influence change in the way academic staff adopt Blackboard tools for blended and online courses.
Innovative approaches to cross-campus delivery of learningJisc
Speaker: Dan Pearson, principal and chief executive, USP College
USP College was formed in 2017 following the merger of Seevic College in Benfleet and Palmers College in Grays. The college provides career focussed learning giving students the skills employers need, with students not only gaining formal qualifications but developing professional skills desired by businesses.
Dan Pearson, principal and chief executive, explains how the merger has given rise to new opportunities to create a network of expert teachers. Using cutting edge technology, the college crafted a strategy to provide group learning over distance, providing solutions to teacher shortages and small class sizes.
This a conference presentation from 2006 by myself and Lisa Vincent from Savv-e. It features our Usability Performance Model for learning, which still holds up well today!
Online Tests: Filling in the Gaps | Mary-Ann Shuker & Dr Suzzanne Owen - Grif...Blackboard APAC
Blackboard online tests are powerful, with multiple settings and multiple question types. So often test are created with only two question types - multiple choice and short answer - with the majority testing recall only. Academics are often confused or simply unaware of all the settings and steps in administering tests. We present a tool developed to: engage academics with the full range of automatically marking question types; explain how to create higher order thinking questions; and expose them to the full workflow of online test capabilities. This tool can be used in a class or as self-directed learning. Finally we share statistics and feedback on its success and a tricky method for enticing busy academics to fully engage in a class for two hours.
Making Adoption Eesy | Tammy Robinson (University of Newcastle) & Mieke Post ...Blackboard APAC
With the increase in blended and online course delivery there are ongoing challenges for supporting staff and students in the use of teaching technologies. This presentation will look at the University of Newcastle's implementation of a third-party building block for Blackboard which provides access to: data to measure tool adoption; tools to promote technologies within Blackboard courses; and support tools designed to improve end-user experiences. 'Eesysoft' provides simple, just-in-time reporting tools that are being used by Instructional Designers to develop targeted workshops and consultations for academic staff within Schools and Faculties where it has been identified that adoption could be improved. When new technologies are introduced, Eesysoft's communication tools are being used to promote features from within the online course environment. Staff and students now have access to resources that are specific to the location within the Blackboard course that they are accessing. It is hoped that Eesysoft will provide the necessary tools and data to influence change in the way academic staff adopt Blackboard tools for blended and online courses.
Innovative approaches to cross-campus delivery of learningJisc
Speaker: Dan Pearson, principal and chief executive, USP College
USP College was formed in 2017 following the merger of Seevic College in Benfleet and Palmers College in Grays. The college provides career focussed learning giving students the skills employers need, with students not only gaining formal qualifications but developing professional skills desired by businesses.
Dan Pearson, principal and chief executive, explains how the merger has given rise to new opportunities to create a network of expert teachers. Using cutting edge technology, the college crafted a strategy to provide group learning over distance, providing solutions to teacher shortages and small class sizes.
This a conference presentation from 2006 by myself and Lisa Vincent from Savv-e. It features our Usability Performance Model for learning, which still holds up well today!
Rebecca Wilson, Project Manager, Australian Catholic University
ACU required an ePortfolio solution for accreditation, embedding graduate attributes, and to provide a repository for Students and Academic staff’s electronic artefacts. The presentation will provide an overview of the selection criteria, evaluation of products, Desire2Learn implementation experiences, and pilot outcomes.
In a world where attention spans are waning, keeping learners engaged through courses and training can be challenging. Blended Learning has emerged as a teaching practice that engages and motivates learners because it allows them to learn in ways that speak to their individual learning styles. Join us on October 29th to discover the science behind why blended learning works and how you can incorporate it into your training programs with Moodle Plugins.
You will learn:
- How blended learning is made to work for everyone
- How a blended learning strategy will save you time & money
- How your learners will benefit from blended learning
- The components of an effective blended learning strategy
- The best Moodle Plugins to for blended learning
- Next steps to implement your blended programs
This presentation helps explain why 1:1 technology in classroom can help transform teaching. Included are reasons why to use 1:1, technology concepts to help teaching in 1:1 classes easier, and tips on lesson planning in 1:1 classrooms.
Mega-metacognition - learning how to learn in a digital ageJisc
Facilitators:
Penny Langford, head of learning, Milton Keynes College
Paula Han, teacher training Manager, Milton Keynes College
Mel Villa-Buil, iLearn support coach, Milton Keynes College
Melanie Gibbard , iLearn coordinator, Milton Keynes College
Aniesa Shah, teaching and learning manager, Milton Keynes College
This is an interactive, participatory session which allows delegates to experience how technology can support a project-based, enquiry-led, collaborative approach. It will demonstrate how different types of technology can support students to develop wider skills.
We will discuss how metacognition is an important skill for students to develop alongside independent and collaborative learning. Delegates will develop ideas for how to use technology to support project-based, enquiry and active learning.
Rebecca Wilson, Project Manager, Australian Catholic University
ACU required an ePortfolio solution for accreditation, embedding graduate attributes, and to provide a repository for Students and Academic staff’s electronic artefacts. The presentation will provide an overview of the selection criteria, evaluation of products, Desire2Learn implementation experiences, and pilot outcomes.
In a world where attention spans are waning, keeping learners engaged through courses and training can be challenging. Blended Learning has emerged as a teaching practice that engages and motivates learners because it allows them to learn in ways that speak to their individual learning styles. Join us on October 29th to discover the science behind why blended learning works and how you can incorporate it into your training programs with Moodle Plugins.
You will learn:
- How blended learning is made to work for everyone
- How a blended learning strategy will save you time & money
- How your learners will benefit from blended learning
- The components of an effective blended learning strategy
- The best Moodle Plugins to for blended learning
- Next steps to implement your blended programs
This presentation helps explain why 1:1 technology in classroom can help transform teaching. Included are reasons why to use 1:1, technology concepts to help teaching in 1:1 classes easier, and tips on lesson planning in 1:1 classrooms.
Mega-metacognition - learning how to learn in a digital ageJisc
Facilitators:
Penny Langford, head of learning, Milton Keynes College
Paula Han, teacher training Manager, Milton Keynes College
Mel Villa-Buil, iLearn support coach, Milton Keynes College
Melanie Gibbard , iLearn coordinator, Milton Keynes College
Aniesa Shah, teaching and learning manager, Milton Keynes College
This is an interactive, participatory session which allows delegates to experience how technology can support a project-based, enquiry-led, collaborative approach. It will demonstrate how different types of technology can support students to develop wider skills.
We will discuss how metacognition is an important skill for students to develop alongside independent and collaborative learning. Delegates will develop ideas for how to use technology to support project-based, enquiry and active learning.
Implementing Design thinking on Online Assessment and identifying the pain points of the stakeholders in the Education sector by using Empathy maps and Personas to innovate and come up with a Prototype for Online Assessment.
Increasing Higher Order Thinking in Students through the Creative ProcessAaron Quigley
Using technology as a framework, we can help students unleash their creative thinking while gaining digital citizenship skills for success in today's workplace.
Towards Context-specific Personalised Help in MoodleEnovation
This presentation outlines work done by Enovation and research partners in the Percolate project to investigate allowing for personalised JIT help in Moodle.
AECT 2019 Presentation titled Reaching Students Where They Are. An exploratory qualitative research study that investigated the lived experiences of students who provide synchronous online peer tutoring services in higher education.
Grow Your Tech-Teach Ecosystem: What can you plug into Canvas?Dartmouth College
Dartmouth’s Fab-Four Canvas team shows how we’re using Piazza, Zaption, Lecture Tools, our custom Photo Roster, and other apps across the curriculum. This is not a sit-down session! Be prepared to bring your triumphs and challenges. Participate in an ed-tech ecosystem share-a-thon. Together we’ll develop an ed-tech ecosystem map.
Towards Blended Learning; Strategies and Roles of TeachersNashwa Ismail
Agenda
What is blended learning?
Models of blended learning
Benefits of blended learning
Challenges of blended learning
Role of teacher in a blended classroom
Management of large class number
Towards an effective blended learning environment
2. Goals of Technology in Education
• Two major goals of technology in education:
• Effectively enhance education of students
• Prepare students for a technology-rich future
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3. Educational Technology Theory
• Many technology leaders follow instrumental thinking when
integrating technology
• Find reasons to use new technologies
• “Shoot now, ask questions later”
• Missional Thinking
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• Focuson enhancing student outcomes, using technology when
appropriate
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4. Missional Thinking Example
• Problem of Practice: Assessment and Feedback
• Provide quality feedback in a timely manner
• Solution: Secure Online Assessments
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• 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
5. Formative Feedback
• Problem of Practice: Need for additional feedback
• Possible Solutions:
• Clickers
• Google Survey
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• Outcomes:
• Instant Feedback
• Dynamic Instruction
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6. Classroom Collaboration
• Problem of Practice: Opening communication in and out of the
classroom
• Possible Solutions:
• Wikis
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• Outcomes:
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• Community of learners that extends outside the classroom
• Log of information and conversations
7. When Does Learning End?
• Problem of Practice: Extending education outside of the
classroom
• Possible Solution:
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• Moodle, Blackboard, Coursesites, Angel, etc.
• Outcomes:
• Online presence
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• Center for learning
8. Student Centered Instruction
• Problem of Practice: Actively engaging students in their education
• Possible Solutions:
• Data Collection Hardware
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• Simulations
• Outcomes:
• Students gather and
transform actual data
• New experiences
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9. The Textbook Dilemma
• Problem of Practice: Too many books!
• Possible Solution:
• Digital Textbooks
• Outcomes:
• Information is easily
accessible
• Less expensive
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10. 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 of
education
• Students prepared for a
technology-rich future
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