Digital-age teaching professionals
Consider the standards presented in the report issued by The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE): Redefining learning in a technology-driven world. June 2016. These are devised to prepare students for work and life in technology-dependent future, that is “empowering students to have a voice and choice in their learning”. Using the criteria developed in the ISTE (2016) document and in the Chickering & Ehrmann (1996) article, consider to what extent these reflect the competencies and skills you practice in your teaching and in your learning.
- Which criteria for the technological competencies seem the most informative to you and applicable to your experiences?
- What technological competencies are in demand and rewarded in your organization?
- What do you see as the biggest challenge for the teachers and the students to professionally succeed in a “digital-age”, in technology-dependent environments?
Post your answers to the Week 1 Discussion (Bb Connect).
Educational technologies in different organizations: LMS evaluation
Chose an organization which you are familiar with, and evaluate educational technology using Bates’ models ADDIE and Agile Design outlined in Chapter 4: Bates (2014).
1. How informative are these two models for determining whether your organization implements educational technologies in the most effective way?
2. Which of these two models better fit your own preferences in instructional design?
Consider the evaluation method for educational technologies introduced by Nel, Dreyer and Carstens (2010), and their division between primary and secondary criteria for analysis.
3. Use these criteria to evaluate how well your organization is prepared for implementing educational technologies.
4. What other factors contribute to successful implementation of learning technologies in educational organizations?
Post your ideas to the Week 2 Discussion (Bb Connect).