Empowering Students’ Learning Through Technology

Dr. Leigh E. ZeitzInstructional TechnologyUniversity of Northern Iowa

Conference of Vocational Training: Advanced Models on Training, Business & Governance for the VTC

Workshop

Educators’ Roles

Teacher Trainer

Coach

What’s the difference?

Teaching, Training & CoachingTeaching – Art of assisting others in

discovery.

Training – Focusing on specific areas of development (technical & soft skill).

Coaching – Observing strengths/weaknesses and developing weaknesses.

Monica Paul, 2010

What do YOU remember?

With your partner, discuss learning experiences you enjoyed.

List them on the handout.

What made them good? Why did you like them?

Top Desired Skills for Tech Workers Problem Solving Decision-Making Communication

Oral & Written Collaboration: Teams Business Analysis Project Leadership Ethics & Tolerance Functional Area

KnowledgeLuftman: Society for Information Management (2007)

21st Century Skills (Soft Skills)

Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Innovation

Using Technology in Learning

How can technology be used in learning?

Brainstorm ways technology can be used in teaching.

Using Technology in Learning

Organize your ideas by who is using the technology

Teacher Use Student Use

Using Technology in Lessons

Teacher Use Student Use

Entry Adoption Adaptation Infusion Transformation

Teacher delivers content to students

Teacher directs students in conventional / procedural use of tech tools

Teacher facilitates students exploring & using tech tools

Teacher provides learning content and student choose tech tools

Teacher supports innovative tech tool use. Tools used for higher-order learning activities not possible without technology

Group Work – Tech Integration

Add your activities to the appropriate cells.

Add new activities to complete the cells.

Discuss the differences between the applications.

Characteristics of the Learning Environment

Active – Actively Engaged w/ technology Collaborative – Use tech to work together Constructive – Use tech to connect new

information to prior knowledge

Authentic – Use tech to link beyond classroom

Goal Directed – Use tech to set goals, plan activities, monitor

progress and evaluate results.

Tech Integration Matrix

Identify the Cell

Select a learning event

Identify the Technology Use

Identify the Characteristic

Identify the cell where this event lies

Discuss/Read what this means

BAM – Take it UP a Notch! Identify the activity’s cell Improve the activity’s

position Make technology more

Transitional Use a different characteristic

Discuss how this could change learningin your educational system

Applying this to Curriculum

Use the Technology Integration Matrix to review some of the lessons/activities in your curriculum.

Identify the cells for 10 events. For each event, change the

Technology Use or Learning Characteristic to better integrate the technology and learning.

How to Integrate Technology?

“Well-integrated use of technology resources by thoroughly trained teachers makes twenty-first-century learning possible.”

Edutopia, 2007