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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