technogogy
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Technogogy. Education technology tools for assessment/evaluation. Charlene MacKenzie Donna Thek. Agenda. Definition of technagogy Educational technology types Assessment Related technology Challenges, Benefits of technagogy Let’s play with technagogy ! Recommendations Growing Trends. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Technogogy
Education technology
tools for assessment/evaluation
Charlene MacKenzieDonna Thek
Agenda
• Definition of technagogy• Educational technology types• Assessment Related technology• Challenges, Benefits of technagogy• Let’s play with technagogy!• Recommendations• Growing Trends
tech•na•go•gy
[tek-nuh-goh-jee ]
-noun
the processes involved with using technology to
enhance instruction
Source: John Krutsch . Retrieved from www.edtechtools.wetpaint.com
Educational technology types
• Websites• Blogs • Wikis• Software• Email• Mobile devices• SmartBoards• Video• Social Media• Virtual Learning Environments, i.e. WebCT,
Blackboard, Moodle
Assessment Related Technology
• Online testing• Online dialogue and debates• Simulations and role plays• Problem solving• Digital scrapbooks and Portfolios• Peer & Self-Assessments• Teamwork and collaborative
assessments
Challenges
• Specialized training required• Lack of availability of resources• High implementation resources
required• Technology does not serve all
evaluation techniques• Reliability of technology resources• Privacy concerns
Challenges continued
• Technology for education, rather than entertainment
• Difficulty in regulating student integrity• “Spoiled for choice”• Presenting your business case• The ‘Guess’ Factor• Limited opportunity for real-time
clarification
Benefits
• Easy access to materials • Shared workspaces for learner
groups• Increased student engagement • Broader geographical reach• Immediate feedback• Efficient marking, analysis and
storage of assessment results
Benefits continued
• Increased communication• Authenticity• ‘Go Green’• Reusable assessment resources• Technological options to support
majority of domains, taxonomies• Built-in guards against cheating,
plagiarism
Recommendations
• Educate yourself on resources available• Try resources out ahead of time• Follow upcoming trends (Horizon Report)• Use technology for various assessment
types (formative, summative)• Consider suitability of resource options• Align resources to the learning outcomes
Growing Trends
• Distance Learning• Technology to support learning, not
just a means to evaluate• “m-learning”• Gaming as training *
* Source: The 2009 Horizon Report, The New Media Consortium, p. 5