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Is Technology Scientific Discipline Beingness Integrated Effectively?

In many cases, at that spot seems to live on a style to H2O downward expectations when it comes to integrating technology.  During a recent presentation on digital pedagogy for deeper learning I asked attendees to hash out in addition to so percentage out on TodaysMeet how they were effectively integrating engineering inward their classroom, school, or district.  There was an emphasis on describing inward item what effective utilization of engineering meant to them.  As the results poured inward at that spot were a few consistent responses that stood out. Most attendees apartment out stated that they or their schools/districts were non effectively integrating technology. Others confessed that they weren’t certain what effective utilization constituted.  Many of the remaining responses centered on only a listing of tools that were beingness used every bit a mensurate of effectiveness. 

The interrogation well-nigh effective utilization provides a smashing chance for all of us to critically reverberate upon the electrical flow utilization engineering plays inward education.  There is a smashing bargain of potential inward the numerous tools right away available to back upward or heighten learning, but nosotros must live on mindful of how they are beingness used. Take Kahoot for example. This tool is used inward so many classrooms across the globe to acquire students to a greater extent than engaged in addition to add together a marking of fun in addition to excitement to the learning process. However, most of the fourth dimension the questions that students are asked to response inward a Kahoot are focused on the lowest cognitive domains in addition to by in addition to large multiple choice.  I get got cypher against Kahoot in addition to scream upward it is a smashing tool that has a smashing bargain of promise. My number is how this tool, in addition to many others, are utilized inward the classroom. 

The burden of responsibleness hither lies amongst both teachers in addition to administrators. In many cases the solar daytime of the month component is emphasized over learning outcomes in addition to actual evidence of improvement aligned to standards. I acquire that this is non the cease all live on all, but all the same it is important. It goes without proverb that effective engineering integration should inform instruction in addition to render feedback every bit to the marking of conceptual mastery students demonstrate. Then at that spot is the unfortunate practise of putting the cart earlier the Equus caballus where acquiring engineering in addition to getting it into classrooms takes precedence over improving instructional design.  In either case, for engineering to ever alive upward to the lofty, in addition to at times baseless, expectations that get got been established nosotros must accept a to a greater extent than critical aspect at pedagogy. 

For many educators this example to meet how all the pieces (rigor, relevance, tech, assessment) come upward together to do a powerful learning experience).



The overall destination when integrating technology should live on to render opportunities for students to function in addition to think. Another substitution strategy for successful integration is to utilization engineering when appropriate. Technology volition non improve every lesson or project, thence a focus on pedagogy first, engineering minute if appropriate amongst assistance ensure success. Many aspects of the Rigor Relevance Framework tin live on used to guide yous inward developing improve questions every bit business office of practiced pedagogy including:

  • anticipatory set/do-now
  • review of prior learning
  • checking for agreement (formative in addition to summative)
  • closure

The most of import aspects of pedagogy are assessment in addition to feedback.  If engineering (and invention inward general) is going to get got a positive deport on on learning, let’s ensure these areas are improved first. Then going frontward ever lend a critical oculus to how engineering is beingness used to address standards in addition to inform instruction.

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