Presentation at the CTLI 10 July 2015

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Modifying education using apps

By the end of the session,

you will be able to answer these

questions

1 Where, if anywhere, can technology be effective in the class?

2 What is “educationally sound technology”?

3 Can technology really achieve a teacher’s dream – teaching one-on-one in a large class?

4 Can each learner’s needs really be met in a big class?

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Teaching 1.0 – Good, but dated

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Pedagogy Content knowledge

Teaching 1.1 – Exciting, but disconnected

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Content knowledge

Technology

Teaching 1.2 – Modern, but limited

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Pedagogy

Technology

Teaching 2.0 – True elearning = intersection of all three sets

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Pedagogy

Technology

Content knowledge

What happens in a good class?

Baseline Assessment Teaching Practise

Assessment Feedback Engagement

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Practise

Assessment

Feedback

Engagement

S A M RSubstitute Augment Modify Redefine

Baseline

Teaching

Classroom Activity

Role of Technology

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Technology can …

Interactive

Tutorial video

Work on steroids

Basic interactive

Right or Wrong

Limited

Individual

Online video

Individual

Unique

Meaningful

Good

Individual

At point of need

Individual

Individual

Individual

Holistic

Paper under glass

Paper under glass

Paper under glass

Paper under glass

Paper under glass

NONE

Content Knowledge must …

1. Be CAPS aligned

2. Meet the learner’s exact need

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S A M RSubstitute Augment Modify Redefine

Pedagogy

Role of Technology

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Pedagogy …

Teacher leads the learner

Learner takes responsibility

Learner takes the lead

01All subjects

02Curriculum topic quizzes

Quiz per curriculum topic to test previous or current year’s concept knowledge

03Review answers

Result given at end of quiz with option to review answers to all questions

04Detailed memoranda

Allow learners to see where they made a mistake, and then revise problem areas

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Modifying how I assessVia Afrika Test-Urself

Free quiz used as baseline assessment of previous year’s knowledge and skills

01Free career guidance

02Aptitude tests

Industry expert-developed interest and aptitude tests, without the associated costs

03Career fields

Results indicate career fields that fit learner’s profile. Careers and suggested subjects included

04More resources

Give additional helpful info to help learners, free starter CV template creation included

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Modifying how I help learners choose careersVia Afrika CareerCompass

Career guidance app, gives learners a good indication of interests and aptitudes

01Scrapbooking app

02School assignments

Used by learners to collate images and info for school assignments

03Easy to share

Assignments can be shared as PDFs, to be marked digitally or printed

04Other uses

Unintended use arose with learners creating birthday cards for friends and family

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Modifying how learners do projectsVia Afrika BragStones

Initially developed as scrapbooking app for family members to create albums

So …

1 Where, if anywhere, can technology be effective in the class?

2 What is “educationally sound technology”?

3 Can technology really achieve a teacher’s dream – teaching one-on-one in a large class?

4 Can each learner’s needs really be met in a big class?

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S A M MSituated Accessible Multimodal Mutable

Is the Technology …

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Testing if an educational technology is right for you…

Social

Technology enables learners to develop their skills in ways that are connected to other aspects of their learning and living.

Information is freely available on the internet and elsewhere, and technology helps learners to sift through and curate the information to create own knowledge.

Technology gives access to information that is dynamic, multiply authored and shared. As a consequence the information is provisional.

Learning in and out of school. Activities start in class and continue after, enhanced by technology that reinforces, extends and relates learning.

Learners are able to engage with more than one source of information at a time, and can choose to ignore sources that do not resonate with their context.

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