Smartpens: Teacher and Student Communication Lawrence Perez Saddleback College

How can this technology enhance student learning?

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Video taping a student performing a learning outcome may help instructors understand how students perceive and conceptualize their lectures.

A student is filmed demonstrating a learning outcome while verbally explaining the work. Next, the student and a faculty member analyze the student’s work and reflect on the student’s verbal explanation. Video (No Audio)Video (No Audio)

Solve for x. 4 + x = - 6 Capturing student learning outcomes on video can easily be replicated using smart pen technology. Students can hear and see themselves make mistakes. The student can then analyze the smartpen presentation with a trained professional to develop intervention techniques to prevent common errors observed in the student’s work.

Source: Capturing student learning outcomes with smartpen technology allows the student to judge their own work. This type of observation provides the student the opportunity to move to higher levels of cognitive thought. It may be the case that these types of digital recordings can capture a student’s progression through Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning using strategically designed worksheets. Sample WorksheetSample Worksheet

Students helping students.

Solve for x. 4 + x = - 6 Top performing students can create pencasts that allow struggling students to observe, analyze, and evaluate correct work. Struggling students may adopt techniques and/or observed strategies used by the top performing students to improve their own performance. This exchange of information from student to student, may allow for better communication between the source and receiver.

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How can this technology benefit educators?

Hundreds place. Ten -thousands place. Ten -millions place , 5 8 4, Tens place. Ones place. Hundred -thousands place. One -millions place. Hundred -millions place. Example 1: Find a pattern for place value in a whole number. Video Place value The position of a digit in a number determines its place value. Determine the place value of a digit in a number. Assessment Objective 1 Video Worksheet One -thousands place. Smartpen technology allows instructors to add additional layers of information to pdf documents. View Sample

Math instructors can create pencast documents to assist instructors in vocational education programs. View Sample

Teachers/tutors can share pedagogical ideas with each other. Additionally, pencasts can be used for tutor training in a variety of disciplines.

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How can this technology improve communication between educators and students in the online environment?

x y Graph Smartpens could possibly be used to deter academic dishonesty in online learning environments. In cases of unproctored exams, students could be required to verbally explain their approach to solving problems. This would provide instructors a digital record of the students known voice and known penmanship which would be used to identify the student.

x y Graph Imagine how difficult it would be for a student to cheat using this format.

Unproctored Exams Form Completion Demonstration Tutor Introductions Smartpen Text Professional Development - NADE More Pencast Samples Common Core Standards Sample

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