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.

1. Technology in Education
A quick guide to educational technology
Presented by
Andrew Steinman

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
• Cell Phone Survey Image Source
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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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