USE OF TECHNOLOGIESIN A CLASSROOM

Questions fromAlex Hayes

Responses fromTony

Whittingham

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What technologies are you using?

BLOGSWIKIS

PODCASTS

Enhance teachingand learning.Provide skills demandedby business/industry

Students in digitalmedia courses and

professional development for teachers

Why? Whom?

Digital cameraDigital recorderMicrophoneWebcam

Hardware

PowerPointAudacityWordFlashCamtasia

Applications Software

WikispacesYouTubePodomaticFlickr

WordpressBloggerDeliciousFileShare

Web Services

eLearning Postedu.blogs.com

How did you learn of these technologies?

How were you first exposed to the technologies you are using?

e.g.

Assisting businesses to improve Intranet operations.Widespread use – confidential because of competitiveadvantage

Newsletters, Blogs, White Papers, Podcasts

Motorola: 2700 blogs – 2000 wikis

eLearningPostStephen’s (Downes) WebAtlassian.comEdu.blogs.com

What benefits do these technologies enable that traditional teaching modes would not?

Enhanced communication, collaboration and access to information.

Address higher learning levels e.g. Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Develop skills in using industry/business relevant software.

Knowledge – Comprehension – Application – Analysis – Synthesis - Evaluation

Traditional Web2.0

What has the reaction been from your learners in engaging them using these technologies?

Greater interest in curriculum

Satisfaction from using workplace relevant technologies

Transfer of use of technologies to other subjects andsocial applications.

Increased confidence in using technology.

Development of ePortfolios resulting in employment.

What have the outcomes been and how have they been recorded?

For all subjects using the technologies there has been an improvement in:1. Interest2. Attendance3. Performance

Improved outcomes determined from observations, surveysand review of subjects’ results prior to and after use oftechnologies.

Has there been an uptake of thesetechnologies by other teachers as a result?

Interest shown by other teachers tempered by mis-information on security, access, costs, benefits and increased workload.

Immediate application of technologies byteachers following professional developmentprograms.

What is the future for the continued useof these technologies in a teaching andlearning context?

Use of technologies will continue because:

1. Demonstrated benefits to teaching and learning.

2. Continuing improvements in access.

3. Workplace demand.

5. Enhanced applications from emerging technologies.

4. Student demand

What other things should we consider as educators for the use of these technologies?

Professional development programs.

Intranet versus Internet based services.

Integration of use of technologies in curriculum

Link communication skills with technology skills e.g.‘generic’ subjects require increased focus on technology‘techo’ subjects require increased focus on communications

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