Transforming Learning with Unique, Powerful

TechnologySharie Brice

Anthony Holland

Chasidy Taylor

Have you thought about it?

“What can you teach with technology that you cannot teach just as well without it?”

Unique. Powerful. Transformative

Unique- declares that computers and digital technologies accomplish what non-electronic materials cannot- at least not in the same way

Powerful- indicates that technology’s impact in schools and society will be substantive in nature and long lasting in duration

Transformative states that technology alters how teachers teach and students learn in way that make school an increasingly relevant, more engaging place for education to happen

Research on the Science of Learning

Active Learning and Metacognitive Thinking

Active learning means that students are physically and cognitively involved in the learning process, personally doing something to compare and contrast ideas and information rather than passively sitting listening to explanations viewing videos, or reading about a topic.

Metacognitive thinking involves students learning how to think about their thinking, a process that is also known as self-assessment or reflection, in which students extend their learning by showing what they know and identifying what they still need to know

Implications for Teachers

Teachers must discover and work with preexisting understanding that students bring with them

Teachers must teach subject matter in depth, providing many examples of the same concept and providing a firm foundation of factual knowledge.

The teaching of metacognitive skills should be integrated into the curriculum in a variety of subject areas.

Learning Theories

Behaviorism

Cognitivism

Constructivism

Constructionism

Teacher-Centered and Student-Centered Approaches

Teacher-centered major focus and energy of a class flows from the teacher to students.

Student-centered instruction, the student actively part of all elements of a class, from planning lessons, conducting activities and experiments, engaging in discussions, and participating in assessing the learning.

Instructional Methods to Engage Students

One-on-one tutoring

Leaning groups

Inquiry learning

Metacognitive thinking

Technology and Constructivist

Approaches

Thinking Critically and

Solving Problems

The Role of Feedback

Tutoring systems and software

Text messaging and real-time chats

Email, online discussion groups, and blogs

Student participation systems

Tablet computers for in-class note-taking, writing, and editing

Hand-held calculators

Developing digital literacies

Technology has changed how people find and use information. Computer search engines, social media, electronic encyclopedias and online databases, smartphones, tablet apps, and other information storage retrieval systems make it possible to explore any topic electronically.

Information literacy and internet literacy

In order to achieve information literacy one must know how to:

a. Identify what information is needed

b. Understand how the information is organized

c. Identify the best sources of information for a given need

d. Locate those sources, evaluate the source critically, and share that information.

Information Literacy continue…

Information Literacy Video

Digital, media and visual literacy

What is digital Literacy?

The ability to use digital technology to communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information.

The ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers.

Involves a combination of technical, cognitive, and social skills.

Types of digital literacy

Photo-visual literacy (reading visual images)

Reproduction literacy ( creating new interpretations using existing materials)

Branching literacy (creating knowledge in nonlinear ways)

Information literacy (asking questions about the reliability of information

Socio-emotional literacy (using analytical and critical thinking skills when using information)

Why is Digital literacy important?

It is a component of being a digital citizen- a person who is responsible for how they utilize technology and interact with the world around them.

Digital technology allows people to interact and communicate with family and friends on a regular basis due to the “busy constraints” of today’s world.

For white collar jobs digital literacy is required in the use of media to present, record and analyze data.

For blue collar jobs digital literacy is a way to increase productivity and analyze market trends.

Media literacy

What is media literacy?

Media literacy is where students learn to ways to think critically about their experience with entertainment and social media.

Ways to use media literacy in classrooms

a. WebQuests and other online research projects

b. Classroom websites that involve students in design and maintenance

c. Student created web materials

d. Web materials used by students for critical reviews

e. Online newspapers

f. Social bookmarking

g. Digital dictionaries

h. Multimedia timelines

i. Information alerts

Media literacy continued…

Media Literacy Video

Visual Learning experiences

Technologies to promote learning through learning visual experiences include:

a. Online simulations and experiments

b. 3D virtual reality presentations and tours

c. Real-time data displays and analysis

d. Online video clips and streaming video

e. Digitized primary sources (photographs, writing, charts, graphs, or maps)

f. Vodcasts (video podcasts)

3D Virtual reality

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The Virtual Playground (VP) is an engaging simulation environment for children between 8 and 12 y. old. It has been designed as part of a research study

investigating the effect of interactive virtual reality environments on learning. Children wear 3D glasses and use a 3D computer

mouse (called a "wand") to design a virtual playground. In this playground, the child user assumes the role of a designer that

must carry out tasks, such as planning the layout of the playground by modifying,

resizing and placing its various elements. These tasks require solving mathematical

fraction problems. The VP is used for research in evaluating interactivity in

virtual environments for learning.

This research was conducted by Maria Roussou as part of her PhD work in

Computer Science at the University College London. The studies were held in 2005.

So What is Visual literacy??

Visual Literacy is defined as the study of visualization in all of its aspects of communication and education. Visual literacy develops through personal experience as well as from specific teaching about how color, form, and images can be used to communicate ideas and information. Visual materials increase instructional options for teachers and learning options for students. Visual literacy teaches students the skills they need to critically assess the many types of visual presentations they will encounter in school and society, including pictures, images, illustrations, diagrams, charts and graphs.

Communication and collaborating

Technologies that promote communication and collaborations in school:

social networking and social media

Student-conducted online polls and surveys

Collaborative digital storytelling

Digital games for learning

Translation software

Online posters and website publishing

Student-friendly programming languages and environments

Tech Tools

Web resources and Apps for creativity

Online surveys, digital storytelling, online publishing, discussion boards, and wikis create new patterns of engagement of collaboration for students and teachers.

Technology offers many ways to promote creativity

Information technology and creative practice:

Word processing

Drawing

Design

Paint programs

These all help people self-express and help them be creative.

Redefining creativity

Today being creative does not mean you have to compose, design or develop something no one has done before.

The creative act can be what is new to the individual, not new to the world.

Digital Citizenship

Digital citizens, teachers and students alike, have rights and responsibilities in the areas of student learning and academic performance, school environment and student behavior, and student life outside the school.

http://www.ciconline.org/digitalcitizenship/inctrl#ooid=hrMWU0aDpN2H3mkwbU571Ujvh_eH4ZjB

In Conclusion…..