Pedagogy & Learning Theory in Presentation and Practice
Behaviorism Theory
Group presentation conveying the meaning of reinforcements and punishments in the behaviorism theory.
Featured technology: Prezi |
Cognitive Understanding
Group presentation exploring cognitivism within the practice of cooperative learning and in relation to Vygotsky's Social Development Theory. As well as analysis and critique of web 2.0 concept mapping tool Webspiration.
Featured technology: Camtasia, Jing, Prezi, Webspiration |
Understanding Understanding
De-motivational Posters
Group photography assignment to explore student (a teacher) motivation through the creation of a de-motivational posters, inspired by http://www.despair.com/.
Featured technology: digital camera, Google Presentation |
Using Technology to Learn & Teach in Innovative Ways
Alphabits
Group assignment to photograph letters "found" in our surroundings was an introduction of making the familiar new and the beginning out our journey in thinking about technology. Most technologies are not designed for education, therefore we must repurpose technologies to make them educational technologies.
Featured technology: digital camera, an open mind |
Exploring Physics Video
Group presentation using video to explore the physics question of "Where will the ball land if you drop it when you are standing? walking? running?" Exploring these concepts and applying the technology in innovative practices and methods can help students understand the properties gravity and inertia.
Featured technology: Flip video camera, iMovie, YouTube |
From Tech to Ed Tech
Group collaboration and evaluation of five quiz and polling technological tools for use in the classroom and presentation of these findings in a wiki. Helps educators understand how tools, orginally designed for other uses, can be reimagined and repurposed for educational uses.
Featured technology: pbworks |
Exploring Topics in Technology and Education
Group collaboration and evaluation of classroom resources to use technology to facilitate/develop creativity and critical thinking skills in students. This wiki provides an of annotated list of technology links that educators may use in their teaching.
Featured technology: Wikispaces, Jing |
Becoming a Technology Leader
Learning, Leadership & Tensions
Individual photography project that featured expression of common tensions in teaching and school leadership today. This photo was exploring the tension between tradition and innovation.
Featured technology: digital camera with tripod, Pixlr |
Personal Learning Network
DreamIT Grant Proposal
Individual assignment was to write a technology-based grant for transformative learning in the classroom. The most crucial element of choosing an effective technology to implement is to have its origins and uses deeply rooted in best practices pedagogy and in the content knowledge of the course of study.
Featured technology: Weebly, Jing, TI-Nspire™calculators, TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ System |
Teachers 'n' the Techie (GroupTNT)
Some of the assignments and projects from the summer
cohort courses were completed in a collaborative group.
cohort courses were completed in a collaborative group.