Educational Technology

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Educational Technology

• Design, Pedagogy, and Community

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Design

• Design and technology
• Users and their views of the world
• Logic and method
• Unpredictable turns
• A hint of madness and art
• Defining Quality
• Within the user and the designer
• Designing technology for learning
• Technology forces us to continually rethink what
  we do and why we do it.

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Pedagogy

• Who are our learners?
• How can we facilitate learning?
• Sound educational learning principles
• Authentic learning situations
• Constructivist approach
• Participatory process
• It is important for students to actively engage
  with technology

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Building Community with Technology

• The heart of using technology and online learning
• Building connections
• Facilitating retention
• Foundation of success lies in groups and
  communication
• Commitment (teacher and student)

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We are obligated to teach with technology.

• All professions require the use of technology
• It is not going away
• We need to prepare our students
• Teach them how to use the technology?
• Teach them HOW TO LEARN TO USE technology

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Learning technology through infusion

• Challenge your students to grow
• Model the use of technology
• Infuse technology into existing curriculum
• Dont assume, Dont underestimate
• Expect students to learn
• Facilitate their success
• Give them the basic tools
• Students teaching students
• WEB tutorials
• Give them outside tutoring

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Electronic Portfolios in Teaching

• The lasting value of student work

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Using the web to learn

• Redesign project
• I am Joes TMJ

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Learning Technology Through Design

• Paired with an MSU professor
• Design team approach
• Powells Players

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What to need to do to teach with technology?

• Train
• Learn how to use technology ourselves
• Model
• Use technology in the classroom
• Challenge
• Our colleagues and our students