Session 2: A taxonomy of technology in education

Reflection: How do I determine if a resource is “good”?

 Centering exercise  Announcements / reminders  Review  Set up Diigo  Laws of Media  Education theory and educational technology

 Technology as the mediators (or media) between us and the world. We interact with the world through technology.  Technology as extensions of the self: Changes in technology result in changes in … [society] [the classroom] [teaching practice] [the self] [consciousness]  Technology reflects/expresses/disturbs the power arrangements in …

Go to su2010.wikispaces.comhttp://teched- su2010.wikispaces.com Click on the Web 2.0 Practice link on the left side of the screen. Follow the Diigo instructions

Every medium:  Extends (Enhances)  Overloads (Reverses)  Retrieves  Obsolesces  McLuhan's Laws of Media McLuhan's Laws of Media

1. Find a partner. You and your partner will be assigned an educational technology. 2. On a sheet of paper, make a square and divide it into four quadrants. 3. For your technology, fill in each quadrant using McLuhan’s “4 Laws” model. EnhancesReverses RetrievesObsolesces

Behaviorism vs. Constructivism

Direct instruction vs. Inquiry-based learning

Bloom's taxonomy PiagetPiaget and human development Gardner and multiple intelligences Freire and the politics of education

Drill and practice E-sheets Webquests Constructionism

Using the dimensions, what can we come up with?

 Objectivism (direct instruction) vs. constructivism  Child development  Thinking skills (Bloom)  Intelligences  Learning modes  Political and ideological dimensions  What else?

 Dimensions of educational theory (Objectivism vs. constructivism; child development; Bloom hierarchy; intelligences; learning modes; ideology  Aesthetic elements  Usability; learning curve  Stability; reliability; currency; support  Cost  Features

In small groups: Go to our class wiki, to the “Direct Instruction tools” page Choose a website / tool to evaluate (preferably based on your education interests) Explore the site (10 minutes or so), from the student point-of-view and the teacher point-of-view In your group, using our criteria so far, evaluate your site (6 minutes). Prepare a short presentation to share with the class, giving your evaluation (5 minutes each).

In small groups: Go to our class Diigo group Choose a webquest / e-sheet to evaluate (preferably based on your education interests) Explore the tool (10 minutes or so), from the student point-of-view and the teacher point-of- view In your group, using our criteria so far, evaluate your e-tool (6 minutes). Prepare a short presentation to share with the class, giving your evaluation (5 minutes each).

 Technology integrated unit (see course wiki for more info)  Webquest (see course myDU page for more info)