My observations about edtech tools and their effectiveness in education are quite valid and reflect ongoing discussions in the field of education technology. Here are some key points to consider based on your comments: Ultimately, the effectiveness of edtech tools in education depends on how well they align with research-backed learning principles, their ability to … Continue reading Motivation and Substance: The Yin and Yang of EdTech
The College, Career, and Life Readiness (CCLR) Framework® developed by Hobsons is a structured blueprint designed to prepare middle and high school students for success after graduation. Unlike traditional college and career readiness frameworks, CCLR expands its focus to encompass a broader range of competencies that prepare students for success in various aspects of life, … Continue reading Empowering Students for Success: The College, Career, and Life Readiness Framework and the Role of Digital Citizenship
Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) opened the Hull House settlement. In 1889, she and a friend, Ellen Gates Starr, rented a run-down mansion that once had belonged to a man named Charles Hull. The Hull House was a settlement house which was created to provide community services to ease urban problems … Continue reading Jane Addams, The Public School and the Immigrant Child 1908 →
As students in the US are finishing up their 2017 – 2018 academic school year right now teachers, professors, teachers’ assistants, and advisors are looking over summative projects and assignments. These can range from essays, reports, stories, explications and standardized tests just to name a few. When these students finish drafting, writing, revising and … Continue reading A Brief History of Turnitin and The Power of Revision Assistant →
Project Evaluation of Edmodo Certified Trainer Course (ECT) at Edmodo – 2017-2018 This project is being conducted by Autumn Ottenad, Community Growth Manager at Edmodo. I am trying to figure out if the new Edmodo Certified Trainer (ECT) program which I recently revamped taking it from six to four weeks is successful because Edmodo wants…
As I begin to wrap up my studies in EDTC 6106 Educational Technology Leadership for the DEL program our last inquiry asked us to explore; what does the ideal technology-rich professional learning program look like? From there I began to contemplate Computational Thinking again which is a common thread throughout my studies in SPU’s DEL program. As…
I have recently explored ISTE Coaching Standard to try to understand how professional learning impacts explicitly the use of education technology. This week specifically I looked at the influence of school leadership or administration and how they influence the professional learning and educational technology adoption process of the staff. Taking advantage of technology in the classroom makes…
At the center of my current studies with the Digital Education Leadership program at Seattle Pacific University is ISTE Coaching Standard 4, which focuses on how professional learning can best support teacher practice and, ultimately, student learning. And as the country recently suffered another tragedy in a public school shooting rampage. I think that this post is poignant as it … Continue reading Educators Digital Citizenship through Global Collaboration and Competency
ISTE Coaching Standard 4: Professional Development and Program Evaluation How do you get adults to be involved in the planning and evaluation of their online instruction? My interest in this question stems from the fact that I want adults to take more interest in the process of their learning. Specifically speaking getting in on personalized … Continue reading Personalization of Adult Learning in Technology Training
ISTE Coaching Standard 4: Professional Development and Program Evaluation How do you get adults to be involved in the planning and evaluation of their online instruction? My interest in this question stems from the fact that I want adults to take more interest in the process of their learning. Specifically speaking getting in on personalized … Continue reading Personalization of Adult Learning in Technology Training
