will barratt, ph.d. dept of educational leadership indiana state university will barratt icet 2011
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Will Barratt ICET 2011
First Internaitonal Conference on Education and Technology Research
2011RERU
Will Barratt, Ph.D.Dept of Educational Leadership
Indiana State University
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What can technology do to make our work more effective?
What can technology do that we could never do before?
Two questions
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BA in History and Philosophy from Beloit College
MS in Student Affairs from Miami University Ph.D. in Student Affairs from The University
of Iowa◦ Adult Development◦ Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
From history and philosophy to data
Academic Background
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Professor of Educational Leadership Associate Dean in the College of Graduate
and Professional Studies for one year.
Academics
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Learned BASIC in High School from the John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz, who wrote it
Learned FORTRAN and taught SPSS and SAS as a Doctoral student at The University of Iowa – using punch cards
Began with DOS 2.0 in 1983 on an IBM PC
Technology
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Chaired or served on every Indiana State University and every Bayh College of Education committee on technology
Technology leadership
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Early adopter, test pilot, try it and see◦ Motorola Android Xoom, ◦ Netbook (ASUS, Windows 7) ◦ desktop Windows XP (2 23 inch wide screen
monitors) ◦ linux mini netbook (ASUS EEEPC)◦ Two Windows computers 7 at home, plus son’s
laptop, and wifi
Current hardware
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Office (Word and Excel) Blog (socialclassoncampus) Web space
◦ wbarratt.indstate.edu◦ uniloa.com
Twitter (142 followers) Facebook Picasa (for class use) LimeSurvey for research
Current software
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Developed the Student Affairs and Higher Education Distance Education MS in 1997◦ Self created web and discussion site◦ WebCT◦ Blackboard◦ Yahoo Chat◦ Elluminate
Continuing to evaluate the effectiveness of our DE program
Distance Education
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Classroom teaching◦ MS in Student Affairs and Higher Education
Blackboard and Elluminate teaching on line◦ MS in Student Affairs and Higher Education
TV studio Elluminate and Blackboard teaching◦ Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership
Education Modes
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College student learning outcomes◦ Co-Author of the University Learning Outcomes
Assessment Data on over 100,000 students Data from over 300 campuses We use both paper forms and two methods of on-line
data collection.
Current Research
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Using information technology on campus◦ Models for evaluating student affairs web sites
http://www.studentaffairs.com/ejournal/spring_2001/will1.html
Older research and writing
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Social class on campus (2011)
Current writing
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I believe in data◦ It must be supported with stories
Are you doing a good job? ◦ Show me the data!
Research
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Research tells us about two good teaching strategies to help student learning◦ Teachers interacting with students◦ Students engaging the assigned readings
Research on learning
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Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skill as the result of experience.
Knowledge has an expiration date Some skills have an expiration date Experiences are what I create in the
classroom, in the on-line environment
Learning
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Educational leadership is the hardest of all types of leadership◦ We lead in a very diverse setting◦ We have changing goals, changing priorities,
changing economics, changing curriculum
We cannot afford to lead for stability
Educational Leadership
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I am my school’s Futures Department
As a leader
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We conserve all that is historical and true
We create that which is new, changing, radical, different, challenging
Leadership paradox 1
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Prepare students for today Prepare students for tomorrow
Easy if tomorrow will be the same as today
Difficult if tomorrow will be different
Leadership paradox 2
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Scribe (Mainframe) WordStar NewWord WordPerfect Word
◦ For Windows 3.0◦ Etc.◦ Word 2007◦ I have not upgraded to 2010 yet
Changing knowledge and skill
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Knowledge has an expiration date.
We just don’t know which knowledge will expire.
How many planets are there? 8 or 9?
Knowledge
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Some technical knowledge and skill has a half life of 4 years
Half of what we teach a first year student will be ‘old knowledge’ when they graduate
Knowledge expires
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In 1980 I worked in the College of Medicine◦ “Half of what we teach you will be out of date in
10 years.” In 1995 I did a workshop for Family Practice
Residents◦ “Half of what we teach you will be out of date in 5
years.”
What is the expiration date for medical knowledge today?
Medical Education
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Some skill doesn’t expire
Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation
Critical thinking skills
Critical thinking skills
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What other types of skills don’t expire?◦ Software menu analysis skills?◦ Managing change skills?◦ Interpersonal skills?◦ Developing learning experiences skills?
Question
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How do we lead in a changing world? What is the role of technology on education
in a changing world?◦ In the curriculum◦ At work◦ For distance education ◦ For continuing education
How
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Who provides educational technology?◦ User created◦ Corporate created◦ Open source created
In Brazil the Rio Grande do Sul state government employed Linux programmers to create educational enterprise software because it was cheaper than Windows.
From MECC to Microsoft
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The cost is people or product Using Linux or Open Source creates high
tech jobs, learning opportunities, and helps the balance of trade.
Does the US like Windows because it is a US company and helps our balance of trade?
Costs
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Honest Forward-Looking Competent Inspiring Intelligent
Research from Kouzes and Posner in a large international sample
Leaders
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Data driven
You don’t get your own data, but you get your own interpretation
Honest
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In 1995 I said to my administration◦ “Technology will become a new ongoing expense
like the Library”◦ “The cost of technology is as much the space and
support as the machines and software”
Forward Looking
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In 2001 I said◦ “Technology on in education is an accidental
success” A few good people are doing great work and are
unrecognized and unrewarded
Forward Looking
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In 2002 I said◦ “Technology is just a tool, learning should drive
technology”
Forward Looking
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How can technology help do what we do now better?
What can we do with technology that we could never do before?◦ Is social networking new, or does technology
make it more efficient?
2011
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What is teaching◦ Sage on the stage – telling students what they
need to know◦ Guide on the side – helping students learn by
creating experiences that help them engage
Merging technology and teaching
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If teaching were only the transmission of knowledge, then we would only need books and DVDs
Teachers would only write and produce better books and DVDs
In this model the role of technology is to record knowledge and play it back for students
Sage on the stage
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Hyperlinked sage on the stage
Develop lectures as html documents◦ Links to resources◦ Links to discussion questions◦ Links to side topics◦ Links to videos
Working better
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PowerPoint or Prezi
Nice overhead projector Often poorly done Works for lecture or discussion
Working better
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Creating experiences that lead to learning is a challenge
Learning is the acquisition of knowledge and skill as the result of experience
Guide on the side
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Read◦ Read assigned readings and take notes
Reflect◦ Write comprehension questions ◦ Write discussion questions◦ Choose from among posted questions
In class go over comprehension questions Small group sharing discussion questions Large group sharing discussion questions
Example – either in class or DE
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Questions reveal clear analysis, synthesis and evaluation of problem presented.
Elaboration of perspectives with possible inclusion of extension and refinement of perspectives dependent upon topic .
Prior knowledge is actively referenced and clearly relates to presentation of problem.
Good discussion questions
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Asynchronous discussions◦ Allow slow dialog with reflection and references to
literature.
What is unique to technology
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Recognition of other’s opinions with demonstrated examples of analysis/evaluation of those opinions.
Clear-cut evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation of research/literature reviewed with supported/refuted statements presented and correctly referenced.
Good asynchronous discussion questions
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Before class read Chapter 4 in the Schuh and Upcraft book and post at least three discussion questions based on the reading to the Blackboard site.
Select discussion questions from the posted list for class discussion time.
Good discussion questions are those that reflect what you have read and that lead to other questions.
Assignment
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What does the author mean when he writes that assessment in higher education is in a “generally wretched state”? What are some examples.
What does the author mean that assessment practices are a reflection of institutional values? What are some examples.
Student written discussion questions
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Identify a recorder for your group, who has a laptop. Your notes will be posted to the class web site.
Discuss the question for 15 minutes.◦ Create a PowerPoint of your points to be viewed
by the class◦ or◦ Summarize your points orally for the class
In small groups
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What did your group discover◦ This removes responsibility from any single
person permitting a broader discussion.
I ensure that each point I think is important in the chapter gets covered and analyzed.◦ I bring my own list of key points to class.
In large groups
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Collecting discussion questions Presenting discussion questions Recording small group answers, to be
posted to the class web site
Works in class Works in a distance education setting
The role of technology
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There are many claims about student learning, for example: ◦ Athletics builds character◦ Student leadership programs help students
mature◦ Residence halls improve retention◦ College strengthens critical thinking
Good case studies
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In a small group design a program evaluation to provide data about the claim that college improves student critical thinking.◦ Use either a pre-post model, which is easy but
takes forever or a cross section model.◦ How would you collect data◦ How do you analyze your data
Case study example
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Before class reflection Before class question posting and small
group discussion Capturing in class discussion
Technology and case studies
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How can technology enhance interaction in classes?
How can technology enhance interaction in distance education / continuing education environments?
How can you lead into the future of education and technology
How
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Successful uses of technology in education have come from a few dedicated people trying new ways of teaching that involve technology
Success comes from teachers using technology.
How can we help that success?
Accidental success
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What evidence do you have that your students are learning◦ In a regular class◦ In a technology enhanced class
Research on student learning
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Leading us into the future of technology in education
Leadership
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You make a difference Credibility is the foundation of leadership Values driven commitment Focusing on the future set leaders apart You can’t do it alone
Kouzes and Posner
Research on leadership
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Trust Rules Challenge is the crucible for greatness You either lead by example or you don’t
lead at all The best leaders are the best learners Leadership is an affair of the heart
Kouzes and Posner
Research on leadership (2)
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Research tells us that interaction is key to learning skills like application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
How can we use technology to build stronger skills in our students and in each other?
How can I get my colleagues to use Word appropriately?
Interaction
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Technology makes learning basic statistical concepts easier
Statistics can still be done by hand, but not easily
Technology accelerates learning Excel and SPSS do not enable anything new
Technology and learning
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I write specific learning goals◦ Students will know how to create an average,
standard deviation, max, and min◦ Students will know the relationship between SD
and range◦ Students will know how to graph a distribution◦ Etc.
Example – the scaffold
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Using Excel in class I demonstrate ◦ Column data summaries (Average, SD, max, min)◦ Pivot table analysis (count, average)◦ Graphics (count)◦ Copy and paste graphics and tables into Word
Example – the scaffold
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I give my students an Excel data file (one sheet has data, one sheet has a pivot table) and ask students in pairs to create descriptive statistics◦ I give them one example for Average by column◦ I give them one example pivot table for averages◦ I list what descriptive stats, by group, I want◦ I list what graphics I want◦ I ask them to copy the tables and graphics into
Word
Example – the scaffold
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I give students an SPSS data set of real data from my research (names have been omitted) and ask them to work in pairs to:◦ Create descriptive statistics
For the whole group By specific sub groups
◦ Compare means between groups◦ Correlate means between variables◦ Create graphics / plots of the data
Example
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I do NOT tell them how to do the analysis I rely on them learning the SPSS user
interface I show them once in class the SPSS user
interface and how to do basic descriptive statistics
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In teaching Gopher (an FTP based document retrieval system) one faculty member wanted to know exactly which keystrokes to use
I wanted the faculty to learn the process of using a document retrieval system
Keystrokes and menus change
Learning keystroke skills Learning menu reading skills
Conflicting learning goals
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What can we do better than before with technology in education?◦ PowerPoint?
What can we do with technology in education that we could never do before?◦ Social networking?◦ Teacher written software?
So what