democratizing educational technology
DESCRIPTION
Presentation slide deck from Emergent Learning 2013, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This talk describes 3 ed-tech tools to help democratize your classroom learning environment: wikis, online polls and social bookmarking.TRANSCRIPT
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EXERCISE
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DEMOCRATIZING
ARI NAJARIAN
Tools for any teacher,any subject.
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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
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If I don’t include this slide, I’m probably going to forget to introduce myself.
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I’ll be posting my slide deck online after the presentation. Look for a link to it on my Twitter stream.
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Let’s take a moment to review your questionnaire.
I like knowing my audience.
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What exactly do I mean by ‘democratizing’ educational technology?
It seems democratic enough already.
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Traditional instructional design(textbooks, worksheets, summative assessments)
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The interactions that bring about learning are controlled by the instructor, not the learner. Not democratic.
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Democratic instructional design(supported by the right ed-tech tools, of course.)
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The interactions that bring about learning are controlled by the learners, not the instructor. Democratic!
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Basically, democratic instructional design means getting out of the way of your students’ learning interactions.
You’re not special. They are!
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INTRODUCTIONSome examples of democratic ed-tech in action:
MOOCs
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INTRODUCTIONSome examples of democratic ed-tech in action:
The Flipped Classroom
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INTRODUCTIONSome examples of democratic ed-tech in action:
PLNsPersonal Learning
Networks
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So, let’s get on with it. What are these democratic ed-tech tools you promised to talk about, and how might I use them in my classroom?
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WikisOld-school democratic ed-tech.
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Collaborative tool that allows multiple people to create, edit, hyperlink and organize pages of information, track changes, and leave comments.
Wikis
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Recommended platform:
wikispaces.com
Free for educational use.Built for teachers.
Wikis
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Story time.
Wikis
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DEMO TIME!
Wikis
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Some examples uses for various grades & subjects.
Wikis
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Some deployment considerations & guidelines. • account creation • security & privacy
Wikis
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But, is it democratic?
Wikis
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Online pollsReal data from real people.
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Allows individuals to create standardized questionnaires, and solicit reponses from an authentic audience of their peers, or community at large.
Online polls
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Recommended platform:
Google Forms (part of Google Docs)
Integrates with Google Apps.Free service, easy to use.
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Online polls
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Story time.
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Online polls
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DEMO TIME!
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Online polls
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Some examples uses for various grades & subjects.
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Online polls
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Some deployment considerations & guidelines. • account creation • security & privacy • loopholes for subversives
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Online polls
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But, is it democratic?
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Online polls
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Social BookmarkingShare resources & insights.
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Allows individuals to save and tag links to useful sites, along with highlighted passages, comments and annotations. These can then be shared in groups, and viewed by peers.
Social bookmarking
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Recommended platform:
Diigo
Free for education.Built to facilitate use in schools.
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Social bookmarking
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Story time.
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Social bookmarking
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DEMO TIME!
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Social bookmarking
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Some examples uses for various grades & subjects.
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Social bookmarking
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Some deployment considerations & guidelines. • account creation • security & privacy • loopholes for subversives
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Social bookmarking
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But, is it democratic?
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Social bookmarking
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In conclusion...
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Final questions?
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