Month: January 2018

EDTC 6106: What Role Should Technology Play in Professional Development?

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Starting a new course for my Masters in Digital Education Leadership program has me looking at Professional Development through the lense of ISTE Coaching Standard 4b. Having previously looked into how to increase participation in Tech PD, I’m now considering factors that promote best practices for designing and implementing PD based on clear evidence. This …

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Supporting Learner Autonomy

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Resource: Eight steps to learner autonomy by Tom Sarney Summary and digital education implications by Charlie Ellis Prerequisite step: a positive approach. This is mentioned by Sarney and falls in line with my own adopted approach of “pessimism of the mind and optimism of the will.” Listen to your learners: Polling students and analyzing poll data … Continue reading “Supporting Learner Autonomy”

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Educational Technology or Tech Instructional Coach within a specific subject area? EDTC 6106

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For the past couple weeks, I have explored ISTE Coaching Standard 4b – Design, develop, and implement technology-rich professional learning programs that model principles of adult learning and promote digital age best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment. To try to understand how professional learning specifically impacts the use of education technology. Our learning objective for this module expected … Continue reading Educational Technology or Tech Instructional Coach within a specific subject area? EDTC 6106

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