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djplaner

The Overselling of Ed Tech - Alfie Kohn - 2 views

www.alfiekohn.org/ed-tech

whyicts whynoticts

shared by djplaner on 16 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • y, my response to ed tech is “It depends.” And one key consideration on which it depends is the reason given for supporting it
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      djplaner on 16 Mar 16
       
      'd sugest that "it depends" includes consideration of the "somewhere" in which it is being used. The class, the learners, the teacher(s), what is being learned..
  • But the rationale that I find most disturbing — despite, or perhaps because of, the fact that it’s rarely made explicit — is the idea that technology will increase our efficiency
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 16 Mar 16
       
      And here's #2 of the "big three".
  • Other people, particularly politicians, defend technology on the grounds that it will keep our students “competitive in the global economy.”
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 16 Mar 16
       
      The first of the "big three reason". As here, there are arguments aginst this particular reason, or at least for not having it drive the why (not) question
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  • We can’t answer the question “Is tech useful in schools?” until we’ve grappled with a deeper question: “What kinds of learning should be taking place in those schools?”
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 16 Mar 16
       
      The "theory" method from the Why (not) framework can help inform this, but you do need to question your deeper assumptions about this question. Of course, the problem you face is that the "way things are done" impacts this greatly and can limit what you can question
  • Some people seem to be drawn to technology for its own sake — because it’s cool
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 16 Mar 16
       
      Why "goodish practice" can be a problem. Often it's what is "cool" that attracts attention.
  • Despite corporate-style declarations about the benefits of “innovation” and “disruption,” new forms of technology in the classroom mesh quite comfortably with an old-school model that consists of pouring a bunch o’ facts into empty receptacles
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 16 Mar 16
       
      i.e. horsey horseless carriage thinking
  • Far more common, in any case, are examples of technology that take for granted, and ultimately help to perpetuate, traditional teacher-centered instruction that consists mostly of memorizing facts and practicing skills
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      djplaner on 16 Mar 16
       
      This is where we can have some argument. There is some value in doing this type of stuff as long as there is amplification going on AND it's part of a broader move from traditional forms of learning to different types of learning. I'm also troubled by the "one size fits all" approach to this. "Nothing works everywhere".
  • According to an article in Education Week, “a host of national and regional surveys suggest that teachers are far more likely to use tech to make their own jobs easier and to supplement traditional instructional strategies than to put students in control of their own learning.
    • djplaner
      djplaner on 16 Mar 16
       
      This is a danger
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      djplaner on 16 Mar 16
       
      There's nothing wrong with using ICT to make your job easier, but it shouldn't be the only thing you do with it
  • djplaner on 16 Mar 16
     
    Post reflecting on questions of why (not) and how around ICT and Pedagogy. Critiques a lot of what is currently done. Some annotations added to explicitly link with the course.
  • djplaner on 16 Mar 16
     
    Post reflecting on questions of why (not) and how around ICT and Pedagogy. Critiques a lot of what is currently done. Some annotations added to explicitly link with the course.
djplaner

How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses | Wired Busine... - 0 views

www.wired.com/...free-thinkers

futures edc3100redesign

shared by djplaner on 16 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • djplaner on 16 Oct 13
     
    Much of what is covered in EDC3100 assumes the status quo of the educational system. In fact, a large part of it focuses on how to fulfil the requirements of the Australian Curriculum. Here's a story (magazine article) about a different approach that has its origins in a number of sources (Piaget and Montessori amongst the more recognisable). A challenge.
djplaner

How Apple Watch changed Molly's life - 0 views

www.theage.com.au/...life-20150505-ggu4hu.html.html

futures

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  • titan.requestAd.push("adspot-728x90-pos1"); The Age Digital Life Latest news Wearables Cameras Mobiles Computers Apps Consumer Security Games Tablets Blog Social Radar Other Tech IT Pro You are here: Home Digital Life Wearables Search age: Search in: Digital Life theage.com.au Web Digital Life
  • The Apple Watch's new feature is called the "taptic engine", which produces what Apple calls "haptic feedback". Haptics, derived from the Greek haptikos, refers to any form of interaction or communication by touch. The watch's engine allows wearers to set vibrations for various alerts and at adjustable intensity - or to send messages by taps to other users.
  • Ms Watt says the integration of haptics with the watch's map function is its most useful feature and is "definitely awesome for me as a deafblind person". It allows her to be directed around London's complex web of streets and alleys without hearing or sight
  • djplaner on 06 May 15
     
    Newspaper article about how the new Apple Watch is opening up a range of new possibilities, in particular for a deaf and blind woman. Mentions the Apple Watch's haptic capability - the ability for the device to give feedback via touch. Likely to be the first widely used example of haptics.
djplaner

ReconfigurEd. - Blogging as an essential literacy for contemporary learning - 7 views

anthsperanza.global2.vic.edu.au/...racy-for-contemporary-learning

blogging

shared by djplaner on 14 Jun 15 - No Cached
  • blogging is a great way of expanding the immediate classroom community
  • teachers are able to incidentally include the development of keyboard / typing skills, teach about copyright and Creative Commons, allow students to develop their navigation and research skills, and foster the smart, safe and respectful methods of electronic communication; thus giving the students the potential to become more literate with technolog
  • djplaner on 14 Jun 15
     
    A blog post (was an article) making the argument that blogging is now an essential literacy. Includes many of the arguments why EDC3100 students are required to blog. It's now just about the end of the S1, 2015 offering of EDC3100. I wonder what the folk in that offering think of this and blogs. I know I've seen a few express some disquiet about the value of blogging.
Aspen Forgan

SpeEdChange: CSUN 2008/A Toolbelt for a Lifetime - 7 views

speedchange.blogspot.ca/...08a-toolbelt-for-lifetime.html

toolbelt theory technology diversity inclusion

shared by Aspen Forgan on 15 Jul 13 - No Cached
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  • Toolbelt Theory is based in the concept that students must learn to assemble their own readily available collection of life solutions.
  • Task1. What needs to be done? (when possible, break the task down into component parts)
  • Environment1. Where must this be done (or is typically done)?2. Under what time constraints?3. What is the standard method of task completion?4. How does the person with the disability interact within this environment?5. Who is the task being done for? (specifics of teacher, employer, other expectations)
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  • Schools
  • Tools1. What tool best "bridges the gap" between the current skill set and what is needed for task completion?2. If the tool is not already "in the toolbox" (the person has been successfully trained in its use), how does the environmental timeline match with the needed learning curve?3. If it is not possible to use the "best tool" within this environment what is the "back-up tool"? How do we pre-train so the best tool can be used the next time?
  • Skills1. What specific strengths does the person with the disability bring to this task?2. What specific weaknesses interfere with that person's ability to complete the task?3. What is that person's "tool acquisition aptitude" and what tools are they currently comfortable with?
  • must be preparing students to use the technology that will be around in the next decade.
  • The goal is to empower students to continuously assess their changing needs and the ever changing technological environment that surrounds them, and allow them to build their own toolbelts of appropriate solutions to their life challenges.
  • Toolbelt Theory" suggests that we must teach our students how to analyze tasks, the task-completion environment, their own skills and capabilities, an appropriate range of available tools… and let them begin to make their own decisions.
  • Aspen Forgan on 15 Jul 13
     
    I found this and thought it supported the previous article regarding tool belt theory
  • Colleen Lenehan on 18 Jul 13
     
    Aspen, did you find the info on the theory, the task or the environment?
  • Aspen Forgan on 20 Jul 13
     
    Hi Colleen, If you open the link, you will find info on all three- theory, task and environment :) The snippets above are what I highlighted
ben bouchereau

HPE and ICT - 6 views

Here is a link to a HPE teacher in Victoria who blogs about the integration between HPE and ICT and methods and ideas that can be used. Very useful for HPE teachers! http://thepegeek.com/

HPE edc3100 education

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djplaner

Authentic Audiences - ICT by Teachers - 3 views

ictbyteachers.weebly.com/authentic-audiences.html

authentic authenticaudience why reasons

shared by djplaner on 28 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • The teacher’s role will move from the “sage on the stage” and become “the guide on the side
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      djplaner on 28 Mar 15
       
      In terms of the RAT framework - the Instructional Method is being changed here.
  • djplaner on 28 Mar 15
     
    A web page outlining what an "authentic audience" is, the benefits, and what changes might arise from creating one for your learners.
talithagraceking

Research into Ideal Digital Learning Spaces - e-O'Hagan - 0 views

www.e-ohagan.com/-ideal-digital-learning-spaces

shared by talithagraceking on 12 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • , it is daily struggle of teachers and administrators coming to me with computer programs and websites that guarantee student growth and engagement – a “Box of Magic,” if you will. Most of these products cannot provide peer-reviewed research that demonstrates the basis for the design of their products
  • e-O'Hagan onmia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis Resume
  • And yet, if your school district has an “ill” there is a vendor ready to sell you a “cure”.
  • djplaner on 12 Mar 16
     
    Brief blog post talking about what is known about creating digital learnign spaces that produce student knowledge creation.
studentmumma1

Professional development to enhance teachers' practices in using information and commun... - 12 views

studymummaedc3100.files.wordpress.com/...wangs_2014_professional.pdf

edc3100 resources education technology ICT conceptual mapping

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  • studentmumma1 on 02 Mar 17
     
    Hi All, I found this article to be very pertinent to this weeks content in EDC3100. I hope some of you can benefit as well: ABSTRACT (Copied from Sciencedirect) Technology integration in K-12 classrooms is usually overly teacher-centered and has insufficient impact on students' learning, especially in enhancing students' higher-order cognitive skills. The purpose of this project is to facilitate science teachers' use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as cognitive tools to shift their practices from traditional teacher-centered methods to constructivist, student-centered ones. This paper describes the outcomes and lessons learned from an application of design-based research (DBR) in the implementation and refinement of a teacher professional development (PD) program that is a key component of the overall project. This DBR study involved 25 middle-school science teachers from 24 schools whose implementation of cognitive tools with their students in science classrooms and virtually through a social networking site were observed over four years. A mixed-methodology was utilized to examine the impact of the cognitive tools intervention on teachers' classroom practices and students' development of new literacy skills. Identifying reusable design principles related to technology integration was another focus of the DBR study. The results revealed teachers' positive changes in their classroom practices by gradually allowing students to take control over the use of technology, and positive impact on students' ICT skills and science learning. Design principles for future professional development programs aimed at preparing teachers to adopt a cognitive tools approach are described.
joydiigoedc3100

WiFi in Schools Australia - Risks. The darker side of ICT - 5 views

www.wifi-in-schools-australia.org

EMR wifi wireless ipad

shared by joydiigoedc3100 on 12 Mar 17 - No Cached
  • u1070429 on 12 Mar 17
     
    This is something worth reading! Have you considered the long term effects of WIFI in the classroom on student health? Or maybe your childrens health? Watch the Video and be informed. As teachers we have a moral obligation to ensure the safety of students.
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  • djplaner on 12 Mar 17
     
    You may also wish to explore a little further on this issue, rather than just rely on a single source. Teachers also have an obligation to be fully informed.
  • u1070429 on 13 Mar 17
     
    WIFI - The uncontrolled global experiment on the health of mankind There are little to no studies of the long-term effects of EMFs and on a developing brains, which are physiologically more vulnerable than the adult brain for a number of reasons. With WIFI being a relatively recent technology, there is a gap in the literature addressing longitudinal studies of EMF and children. If you wish to view a recent peer reviewed study assessing just the short-term effects you may read Kuzniar et al. (2017). As we know, in our current metropolitan environment we are exposed to EMFs constantly. Markov and Grigoriev (2013) have clearly addressed some of the ethical and political issues arising from the use of WIFI technology and the unregulated global approach and safety guidelines. Grigoriev has explored this with a number of peer-reviewed studies. One that I found interesting was his article "Cellular communications and public health, 2012". From what I have read, there seems to be a consensus in the scientific community that this is an area for further research as conclusive results of the long-term effects of EMF on children cannot be found. Further reading is included below (apologies for inconsistent referencing style): Grigoriev & Markov (2013) Wi-Fi technology - an uncontrolled global experiment on the health of mankind: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15368378.2013.776430 Kuzinar et al. (2017). Semi-quantitative proteomics of mammalian cells upon short-term exposure to non-ionizing electromagnetic fields. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/metrics?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0170762#citedHeader Stable URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170762 Grigoriev YG. Cellular communications and public health. Radiat Biol Radioecol. 2012a; 52 2: 1-4. Anke etal. (2015) Environmental Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Exposure at Home, Mobile and Cordless Phone Use, and Sleep Problems in 7-Year-Old Children, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139869
  • fayegood on 13 Mar 17
     
    Thank you for sharing I watched the video and it certainly illuminates some serious concerns not only in schools but also in our homes. I will now be looking at where our wifi unit will be situated and taking a closer look at our homes technologicial set up. This is very important to share and my children will be taking a look at this video later today. I have also read about some experiments students have done at school with a living plant that they placed near the computer and Wi-Fi as a science experiment I will see if I can find the link. I agree it is also important to research such a topic to get a broader scope of the situation. Regards Faye U1069753
  • u1070429 on 13 Mar 17
     
    Thanks for your input Faye, The intent of my original post was not to create hysteria but to encourage critical thinking, as National Government institutions can be slow to respond to new global research...especially when it may challenge our current 'comfortable' way of life and assumptions. Cheers, u1070429
  • joydiigoedc3100 on 14 Mar 17
     
    Thank you for sharing this information. My thoughts are an education in civilised countries can't function without these devices. Children response to technology than any other educational diverse. There are more positive than negative. Using technology in the 21st century is helping our kids engage in the classroom, and our children need these devices to function in their learning to become capable and able students in future. I work in a school setting where the majority of the student's complete task using computer and iPad. We as teachers need these devices to function properly in our role as educators. Technology is fun, engaging and reliable to some extent, these methods over the years have help to improve our student outcome. Thanks, Joy
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