Technology & the Ecology of the Classroom

Take It Slow! n Think in Terms of a Two Year Process. n Build Up Slowly, In Increments

Taking First Steps n Assess Student Skill Levels n Experiment Early in the Term n Use the Ramp, Please

Accepting Limits n Your curriculum is not infinitely elastic n For each new item you put in,you must take something out n Make intentional decisions

Teaching As A Research Process n Think about your teaching as a deliberate process of experimentation n Document your Experimentation: Intentions, Consequences (Implementation & Outcomes) and Meaning

Teaching As A Research Process

Build & Use A Support System n Use your DFL network -- draw on the expertise of your seminar colleagues, DFL alumni and leaders n Vehicles: meetings, on-line discussion, one-on-one consultations, and classroom visits

Build & Use A Support System n Work with an STM. Figure out ways to use their assistance – before and during class n Work with the IT staff. Let them know what you’re going to do and what you need. Build a communicative relationship

Build & Use A Support System n Get Help from Your Students n Find the Experts in Your Class n Let the Class in on The Secret

Enjoy Yourself! n Don’t expect everything to go perfectly n Be generous with yourself & your colleagues n Take pleasure in learning & trying something new