How technology can
enhance effective
teaching and learning
June 23,1964
December 1, 1995
October 23, 2003
March 1, 2015
Who am I?
Program
1. Use learning technology not always effective: why?
2. How to enhance proven pedagogical principles with learning technology?
3. Quiz
4. Final remarks
1. Why is the use of learning
technology not always
effective (educating)?
Your reasons
What does
research say?
Not effective
because...
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Implementation
Use of learning
technology is
effective if….
• Careful attention to pedagogy and learning design (how)
• Learning technology does not improve bad education
• Context
• If carefully implemented (e.g. professionalization)
• Limited use in classroom
2. How to enhance proven pedagogical
principles with learning technology?
How can you facilitate building blocks of
effective pedagogy with learning technology?
David Merrill (2002), First
Principles of Instruction
a) Use learning
technology to make
realistic problems the
starting point of learning
b) Active processing
content
Elaborate
(who, why, what, how):
assignments in VLE (e.g.
finding similarities)
students develop questions
(e.g Peerwise)
Self explaining,
student teach
Students produce
vlogs, screencasts,
podcasts
Students provide
webinar
Mapping
Visual representation of
content (e.g. mindmap)
Collaborative
learning
Group assignments,
peer feedback,
interaction
Preconditions
Prior knowledge
Suitable assignments
Mutual dependency
Common goals
c) Activating prior knowledge
Student response system
Brainwriting
Advance organizer
d) Showing
Quiz (to finnish or as transition)
Exit-ticket (e.g. online form)
Free recall eg. via Padlet/Mentimeter
(what do you stil know about…)
Practice with flashcards (e.g.
Quizlet)
e) Assessment for learning, for practicing
Retrieval practice

Feedback
Quality
Form
Applications
f)
Form
Listening vs reading
Computer-generated feedback more effective
(immediate?)
Computer-generated less specific
Applications
g) Reflective vlogging
3. Time for a quiz
4. Final remarks
Why technology?
Challenge
Wrap up
• ICT can lead to effective education. Unfortunately, this is not always the
case.
• Look at principles of effective pedagogy (focused on active learning,
etc.)
• Technology and pedagogy can interact. Use it.
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