Are You Really

Teaching With Technology? . . . ways to embrace technology in the 21st century

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Presented by Cheryl Comstock, Mary Cash and Aaron LeonardCCCOnline Instructional Design Team

2007 Telecoop Conference

Teaching Technology

• What does Teaching With Technology really mean in the 21st Century Classroom?

• Teaching beyond the traditional text

• Teaching by integrating technology with traditional assignments so assimilation to take place

• Teaching students to work in the 21st Century

Seamless Technology

• Part of the goal is not to teach the technology directly, but teach students how to engage with the content in more complex diverse and realistic ways by:

• Embedding technology seamlessly into lessons

• Embedding learning theories like Bloom’s Taxonomy and Gagne’s Nine Events into lessons

• Embedding Technology and Information Literacy into lessons

Teaching Technology

• How can we go beyond how we teach to reach the 21st century students arriving in our F2F and online classrooms?

• Databases, Spreadsheets and Word Processing

• Wikis and Blogs

• Podcasts (Audio and video files )

• Games and Simulations (Second Life)

Technology Literacy

“Technological literacy is not just knowing how to use technology for word processing,

spreadsheets, and Internet access. Fundamentally, it is using the powerful

learning opportunities afforded by technology to increase learning in academic subjects and

increase students' skills.” (U.S. Department of Education, 1996)

• Remember technology is not a Panacea for education - but a tool for teaching in the 21st Century.

Technological Literacy - Standards K-20

• Enhancing Education through Technology Act of 2001 (part of No Child Left Behind) requirements

• Technological Literacy usually teamed with Information Literacy (Info Lit Definition)

• The Standard for Info Lit – ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

• Regional Accreditation Agencies and states with Info Lit/Tech Lit standards

For more detailed information and links to relevant websites, see Resources/Notes.

• Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Databases teach practical applications that learners come face to face with daily

Learning Styles

• compositions, poetry, reports, letters and newsletters, etc.

• applied mathematics and problem solving skills

• data from surveys, inventory, demographics, etc.

• Word Processing

• Spreadsheets

• Databases

• Wikis, Blogs and Podcasts

• encourage collaboration and synthesizing of information

• encourage group and social authoring

• encourage peer review on projects and online journals

• create connections in collaborative spaces

• facilitate previewing and screening content

• are simple and easy to use

• Podcast Examples

Learning Styles

• Online environments can encourage the use auditory and visual content

• perception of content assimilates through sensory channels

• Perception is how we acquire and organize information

• makes meaning of content as it enters our senses

Learning Styles

Accessible Technology

• Taking the Next Step – Allow the content to come to the learner in their own space

• Inexpensive and free alternative programs

• Easy to learn

• Portable

• Portable Apps found at:http://portableapps.com/

Conclusion:

• Because we live in an information driven world, and K-20 students need the skills and knowledge to successfully navigate through the 21st century world, technology is an integral part of our society. Adding technology to your classroom can help your students learn to successfully navigate the technological information world of the 21st century.

• Visit Tutorial Examples at:http://id.ccconline.org

– Audacity tutorial– Sound Examples featuring

• Fading music• Background noise/interference• And more…

Hands on Portion

How to Create an mp3 file • Open Audacity• Download and import the audio files (one

on the flash drive provided)• Play with the various tools• Save the file format as an Audacity file• Save as mp3 file (Lame encoder is a

background plug-in that allows this option on the menu)

• As you import more audio files, save them a different name than the 1st file

Technology and Literacy Facts

Technological and Information Literacy

1. “Technological literacy is not just knowing how to use technology for word processing, spreadsheets, and Internet access. Fundamentally, it is using the powerful learning opportunities afforded by technology to increase learning in academic subjects and increase students' skills.” (U.S. Department of Education, 1996:http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/national/priority.html )

2. More recently, within the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, the “Enhancing Education through Technology Act of 2001” set up the primary goal “to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary schools and secondary schools.” (http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg34.html)

3. The NCLB requires that districts ensure that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the 8th grade. (“Education Technology and Information Literacy Planning Resources,” Colorado Department of Education, 2005: http://www.cde.state.co.us/edtech/plng-etil.htm)

4. In both K-12 and higher education, technological literacy is often teamed with information technology (technological literacy). According to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” (“Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education” ACRL, 2005: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.htm#ildef )

Technological Literacy Facts, cont.

4. The ACRL Information Literacy standards make it clear that throughout the information seeking process, students not only need to have critical thinking skills that will help them determine 1) when they need information, 2) what specific information they need, and 3) where to look for that information; in addition, students need to know how to use the technology that will help them access the information they need, and, once they have that information, they will need to know how to use technology to publish the information they’ve found so that others can read and learn from their research. Solid Information and technological literacy education can equip any student with the critical skills necessary to become independent lifelong learners: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitoverview/introtoinfolit/introinfolit.htm

6. Several states and college accreditation agencies now require that colleges and universities meet particular technology/information literacy standards. Read more about it at these web sites:

a. Regional Accreditation Standards from the ACRL Instruction Web pages: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/projectsacrl/infolitdisciplines/regional.htm

b. “Information Literacy Accreditation Mandates: What They Mean for Faculty and Librarians.” (originally appeared in Library Trends, Fall 2002: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1387/is_2_51/ai_96305914

c. “Higher Ed Accreditation and Big6 – Making the Connection”: http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=555

CCCOnline Wiki Resources

Instructional Design – Teaching with Technology: http://www.facultywiki.ccconline.org/~www66/index.php?title=Teaching_With_Technology

Tutorial examples at: http://id.ccconline.org

Main Page Wiki URL: http://www.facultywiki.ccconline.org/~www66/index.php?title=Main_Page

Book Resources

Technology Resources:Roblyer, M.D. (2006) Integrating Educational

Technology into Teaching. 4th Edition. Pearson, Merrill Prentice Hall.

Learning Style Resources:Mayer, R. E. (2005). Multimedia Learning. 7th Edition.

Cambridge University Press.

Clark, R.C., Mayer, R.E. (2003) e-Learning and the Science of Instruction. Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning. Pfeiffer Publishing.