Presentation at the CTLI 10 July 2015 VIA AFRIKA Modifying education using apps

By the end of the session, you will be able to answer these questions 1Where, if anywhere, can technology be effective in the class? 2What is “educationally sound technology”? 3Can technology really achieve a teacher’s dream – teaching one- on-one in a large class? 4Can each learner’s needs really be met in a big class? VIA AFRIKA

Teaching 1.0 – Good, but dated VIA AFRIKA Pedagogy Content knowledge

Teaching 1.1 – Exciting, but disconnected VIA AFRIKA Content knowledge Technology

Teaching 1.2 – Modern, but limited VIA AFRIKA Pedagogy Technology

Teaching 2.0 – True elearning = intersection of all three sets VIA AFRIKA Pedagogy Technology Content knowledge

What happens in a good class? Baseline AssessmentTeachingPractise AssessmentFeedbackEngagement VIA AFRIKA

Practise Assessment Feedback Engagement SAMR SubstituteAugmentModifyRedefine Baseline Teaching Classroom Activity Role of Technology VIA AFRIKA Technology can … Interactive Tutorial video Work on steroids Basic interactive Right or Wrong Limited Individual Online video Individual Unique Meaningful Good Individual At point of need Individual Holistic Paper under glass NONE

Content Knowledge must … 1.Be CAPS aligned 2.Meet the learner’s exact need VIA AFRIKA

SAMR SubstituteAugmentModifyRedefine Pedagogy Role of Technology VIA AFRIKA Pedagogy … Teacher leads the learner Learner takes responsibility Learner takes the lead   

01 All subjects 02 Curriculum topic quizzes Quiz per curriculum topic to test previous or current year’s concept knowledge 03 Review answers Result given at end of quiz with option to review answers to all questions 04 Detailed memoranda Allow learners to see where they made a mistake, and then revise problem areas VIA AFRIKA Modifying how I assess Via Afrika Test-Urself Free quiz used as baseline assessment of previous year’s knowledge and skills

01 Free career guidance 02 Aptitude tests Industry expert- developed interest and aptitude tests, without the associated costs 03 Career fields Results indicate career fields that fit learner’s profile. Careers and suggested subjects included 04 More resources Give additional helpful info to help learners, free starter CV template creation included VIA AFRIKA Modifying how I help learners choose careers Via Afrika CareerCompass Career guidance app, gives learners a good indication of interests and aptitudes

01 Scrapbooking app 02 School assignments Used by learners to collate images and info for school assignments 03 Easy to share Assignments can be shared as PDFs, to be marked digitally or printed 04 Other uses Unintended use arose with learners creating birthday cards for friends and family VIA AFRIKA Modifying how learners do projects Via Afrika BragStones Initially developed as scrapbooking app for family members to create albums

So … 1Where, if anywhere, can technology be effective in the class? 2What is “educationally sound technology”? 3Can technology really achieve a teacher’s dream – teaching one- on-one in a large class? 4Can each learner’s needs really be met in a big class? VIA AFRIKA

SAMM Situated Accessible Multimodal Mutable Is the Technology … VIA AFRIKA S Testing if an educational technology is right for you… Social Technology enables learners to develop their skills in ways that are connected to other aspects of their learning and living. Information is freely available on the internet and elsewhere, and technology helps learners to sift through and curate the information to create own knowledge. Technology gives access to information that is dynamic, multiply authored and shared. As a consequence the information is provisional. Learning in and out of school. Activities start in class and continue after, enhanced by technology that reinforces, extends and relates learning. Learners are able to engage with more than one source of information at a time, and can choose to ignore sources that do not resonate with their context.

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