Leadership  and  Vision  What  do  YOU  believe  about  Instructional  technology?  

Leadership  Development  

Why  is  leadership  important  in  the  Instructional  Technology  Program?  

(see  previous  slide  for  response…!)  

Leadership  Development  

It’s  time  to  develop  some  answers…  

(From  here  on  out,  you  can  NOT  use  the  first  slide  as  your  response…!)  

Leadership for Change

Advancing Technology Integration and Use

Educational Technology

  Trends in education technology

  Would you know effective use if you saw it?

  Where to begin?

Trends in Educational Technology

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdwEIi22Dv8

Trends in Educational Technology

 From computer as productivity tool to computer as learning tool (integration)

Trends in Educational Technology

 Networked computers encourage the development of online communities of learners   Both learners and teachers

Trends in Educational Technology

 Student/Learner-centered   Problem or project-based learning that is authentic   Student as producer of knowledge

Trends in Educational Technology

 Assessing impact

 What is success???

Effective use

 Would you know it if you saw it?

 Can you describe it?

 How do you know?

Effective Use   Does technology enhance learners’ learning

experiences?   Defined by objectives   Defined by (district) goals   Defined by appropriate standards

  Does it promote purposeful critical thinking and knowledge acquisition skills?   SCANS Report   CEO Forum Report   ACOT Research

What constitutes effective use?  Classrooms move from being teacher-

centered to student-centered   Learner is producer of knowledge   Learning is multidisciplinary   Learning is authentic, i.e., real-world, rich, and

complex   Technology is used to help schools achieve stated

curriculum goals/outcomes

Where/How  to  begin?  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q&feature=related

How to you develop your beliefs?

 Shared expertise

 Active learning  Exposure to a variety of people  Exposure to a variety of media  Exposure to research!!! (This is your

focus for this assignment.)

How do you determine if it’s research?

  Identify the type of research you are reading.

 Two general types:   Quantitative   Qualitative

  Another may be considered as “meta-analysis”

How do you determine if it’s research?

  There are generally five parts to a research study:   Introduction   Literature Review   Methodology (including description of the

participants, setting, data gathering techniques, and research questions)

  Results   Analysis/Discussion/Implications

Points  to  remember  

 All  research  is  biased.  

 All  research  has  limitations.  

 That’s  why  you  must  have  multiple  sources!  

 (a  minimum  of  7  for  this  assignment)  

Your  Assignment    Details  included  in  Bb  (see  the  assignment  section)    Begin  by  consuming  lots  of  research!  You  must  have  at  least  7  professional  

sources  cited.  You  must  include  the  ACOT  studies  and  a  reference  from  Pew  Internet  research.  Your  text  gives  information  on  developing  a  vision  as  well.  

  Your  vision  paper  will  be  limited  to  TWO  pages  of  text  (professionally  written),  along  with  an  annotated  bibliography.  

  Begin  online  discussions  formulating  your  individual  visions  within  your  group.  

  You  must  post  a  working  draft  of  your  technology  vision  paper  to  your  group’s  discussion  board  BY  Thursday,  Oct.  13.  

  Each  one  of  you  must  respond  thoughtfully  and  CRITICALLY  to  the  others  in  your  group  by  Thursday,  Oct  20th.  

  You  also  need  to  prepare  a  brief  presentation  –  in  the  same  style  as  the  leadership  presentation.  Limit  for  this  one  is  FIVE  MINUTES.  

  Your  completed  paper  and  presentation  are  due  Thursday,  Oct.  20th  (to  the  discussion  board  AND  to  the  dropbox)!  

  You  must  respond  to  each  presentation  in  your  group  with  critical,  probing  questions.  Discussions  need  to  be  wrapped  up  by  Thursday,  Oct.  27th.