Empowering Digital Transitions in Schools

Presented by Bobby Hobgood, Ed.D.

Research Associate, The Friday InstituteCommunity Manager, EpicEd.org

Monday, August 27, 2012

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Empowering Digital Transition in Schools

Bobby Hobgood, Ed.D.Research Associate The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

Community Manager – epiced.org

Digital transition?

Digital Transition is . . .

Stakeholders

Personal Learning Network

A framework for the work

Skills development

Role of technology

Personalized learning

Blended learningDigital Literacy

Initiative Framework

Vision - Readiness

Source: NCLTI Readiness Assessment

Planning

Source: NCLTI Master Plan – The “Big Ten”

Implementation

Source: NCLTI Mapping Plan

Assessment

Source: LoFTI

Skills development

Three sources for 21st Century skills Definition

enGauge 21st Century Skills

And now . . . The Four C’s

Critical thinking and Problem-solving Communication

CollaborationCreativity and Innovation

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A tale of two classrooms

The watching skills curriculum

Traditionally.. “Children go to school to watch teachers work.”

Time-based Outcome-based Fragmented curriculum

Integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum

Focus: Memorization of discrete facts

Print as primary form of learning and assessment

Lesson focus mostly on lower-level Bloom’s

Teacher as judge – no one else sees student work

Textbook driven Grades are averaged

Passive learning Diversity in students is ignored

Learners work in isolation within 4 walls

Curriculum is irrelevant & meaningless to students

Teacher-centered Literacies in 3 R’s

Little student agency Driven by NCLB and standardized tests

Learning makeover

Learning makeoverTime-based Outcome-based Fragmented

curriculumIntegrated and interdisciplinary curriculum

Focus: Memorization of discrete facts

Focus: What students know, can do, and are like when details are forgotten

Print as primary form of learning and assessment

Performance, projects, and media used for learning and assessment

Lesson focus mostly on lower-level Bloom’s

Learning designed across Bloom’s

Teacher as judge – no one else sees student work

Self, peer and other assessments – audience expands to others

Textbook driven Research-driven Grades are averaged Grades based on what was learned

Passive learning Students responsible for their learning

Diversity in students is ignored

Curriculum capitalizes on student diversity

Learners work in isolation within 4 walls

Learners collaborate with others locally and globally

Curriculum is irrelevant & meaningless to students

Curriculum connected to student interest, experiences, talents, and background

Teacher-centered Student-centered Literacies in 3 R’s Multiple literacies

Little student agency Tremendous amount of freedom

Driven by NCLB and standardized tests

While observed, does not limit learning

Distillation. . . of information

Distance from Bobby’s childhood home = 3.5 mi

Image courtesy of Google Maps

Digital literacy

Blended Learning

Brace yourself: This is not new

16th century Italian architectural education

18 century engineering education in France

1911Stanford Ed School Dean says adapt to real life and student needs

1916Report - Students should “learn by doing”

1918Project Method

1920’s-30’s Activity Movement

1950’s Life Adjustment Movement

1980’s Outcome-based Education

Major aims of blended learning

Image sources:http://www.masternewmedia.org/images/web_conferencing_main-300.jpg – web conferencehttp://www.geo.msu.edu/qlrg/GEO408students.JPG - collaborationhttp://www.math.hope.edu/REU/classroom.jpg - better prepared for face-to-face

A blending of learning theories

Source: http://knowledgenet.com/pdf/Blended%20Learning%20Design_1028.PDF

Key ingredients

Blended possibilities

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DecisionComponents

What do I know about my learners?

What do I want learners to be

able to do?

What other issues unique to this

context should I consider?

Is the organization ready and supportive of blended options?

Are there any barriers to technology-based delivery?

What learning activity would be best accomplished by which delivery method?

Decision Components for Blended Learning

Image source: http://www.psice.com/featured/blended-learning.html

What is the role of technology?

The TPACK model for technology integration

http://tpack.org

Framework for technology integration

Learning goals

Learning activitiesTechnology and resources

Pedagogical decisions

Respond: Planning orderOption A Option B Option C

Technology & Resources Learning goals Learning goals

Learning goals Pedagogical decisions Pedagogical decisions

Pedagogical decisions Learning activities Technology & Resources

Learning activities Assessment Learning activities

Assessment Technology & Resources Assessment

Technology Use

Technology Use

Achtung!Attention!Atención!Attenzione!

It’s not about the tools

Building your Personal Learning Network

Adapted from: http://www.flowtown.com/blog/class-of-2011-if-social-media-were-a-high-school

Twitter

http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter

Twitter Guides and Tutorials

Blogs

http://bit.ly/grtutorial

Google Reader Tutorial

Online community of practice

Community

Domain

Practice

Consortium of School Networking The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

developed by

Funded by

and

Domain: Ubiquitous computing environments (a.k.a. “1:1 computing”)

audiences

A library of implementation guides, resources, tools and instructional materials

Exemplar videos, podcasts, and virtual visits to ubiquitous computing environments

An ongoing Calendar of Events of synchronous and asynchronous presentations and discussions

Ongoing discussions among community subgroups, e.g., discussions by district leaders on developing implementation plans

Professional networking opportunities to both connect with and mentor community members

Leadership opportunities for community members to learn and lead in the community

features

epiced.org

http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/4451374786/

Ask a colleague for recommendations

Identify one person/organization to follow

Begin with a single social media tool

Contribute after you’ve read a number of posts

Locate an online community of practice

Nine suggestions for getting started

small

Know and understand the subject matter

Know & understand curriculum standards: The Common Core

Review and integrate the “Four Cs”

Know students early & capitalize on knowledge of their interests, backgrounds, & strengths

Access to technology

Multitasking

Source: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/18/090518fa_fact_lehrer? currentPage=all

Transfer

Speak Up 2008 Sample Data

Example: Project Tomorrow

Involve students in establishment of learning objectives and criteria for success

Engage your students with a digital perspective on Bloom’s Taxonomy

http://pkab.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/peta-konsep-ranah-belajar-bloom-taxonomy

New technologies - New skills

Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfurlong/3190926784/

Create problem-based scenarios that require critical thinking

Monitor student progress while moving increasingly toward student ability to self monitor

Collaborate and tweak resources to deepen your knowledge, skills, and dispositions

http://www.lkl.ac.uk/ltu/files/TechnoTaster/Collaboration%20Tools/Collaboration%20Tools.jpg

Technology, we insist, is not what constitutes the revolutionary nature of this exciting moment.

It is, rather, the potential for shared and interactive learning that Tim Berners-Lee and other pioneers of the Internet built into its structure, its organization, its model of governance and sustainability.

The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write

but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.

Rethinking the paradigm

Q & A

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Webliography

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