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David William Price
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ETEC 522 – Sept. 2011
Ventures in Learning Technologies – Sept. 2011
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verenanz 8:35 pm on September 8, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi David…
I think it’s all in the definition of a “21 st Century Learner”. At a recent conference, I listened to Alberta Ed Ministry “Tech” supporters advocate for their “emerge” program.
http://education.alberta.ca/admin/technology/emerge-one-to-one.aspx
Unlike the school districts in your article, students and teachers in Alberta have seen test scores soar, especially in special needs and ESL classrooms. What made their study unique was that they waited for 3 years – until they could really define a 21st Learner Classroom.
Anyway – just thought you would like a comparison….and I would encourage you to check out “emerge”.
Verena:)
David William Price 10:02 am on September 9, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Scores were one element of the article. There were pretty interesting questions about allocations of resources (tech budgets preserved while teacher budgets slashed), whether improvements in scores were due to teacher training, differences in pedagogy, or the technology itself, etc.
One place where studies often fail is they evaluate the results of adding tech without controlling for the fact a different pedagogical model was used, and that classrooms using the same model performed the same regardless of tech. It comes down to the issue of the importance of design and learning theory vs. medium and how best to use medium as a choice after proper design.
verenanz 7:58 pm on September 9, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi David…
I have to admit..you lost me at the end….
Do you mean….Choosing to use a teaching method to enhance learning, to make things easier (not more difficult) regardless of the medium? Is a bad thing?
Or do you mean …if two teachers taught the same course, the same way, one used “technology” tools and another didn’t ..and yet their tests results were still the same. So the technology isn’t “enhancing” the learning?
Or…what do you mean by your last sentence? Sorry, it confused me.
Verena:)