EDUC 630
Technology Practices for Instructional Improvement
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Prompt: We have come a long way. You considered your current professional goals for improved technology integration in the classroom and determined why these are necessary skills to practice. You discovered the value of professional organizations, and you collaborated with each other throughout the term regarding technology practices in the classroom. You used a variety …. Read More
Figure 1 Functional Theoretical Framework toward a Science of Personal and Interpersonal Learning Note. Adapted from Jones (2019a). Figure 2 Learning Contexts considering Learning Interface Supports, Learner Development, and Formal Educational Influence Note. Adapted from Feldman (2004), Jones (2019b), and Wass and Golding (2014). Figure 3 Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) Strategic Integration Framework Note. …. Read More
Prompt: Roblyer & Hughes (2019) discuss the importance of equitable access to websites for all students in Chapter 8. Address examples of how you use technology and assistive devices to create a classroom designed to meet the needs of all of your students. Video Transcript Hey family, My organization’s makeup is a bit unique regarding …. Read More
Video Transcript Hey family, Today, you are going to modify a presentation template to demonstrate your understanding of food chains. We will be using Prezi online presentation software to show the relationships between links in a food chain. You will explore the flow of energy from one type of organism to another in the food …. Read More
Prompt: Roblyer & Hughes (2019) discuss the gaming in the classroom. What benefits and challenges are associated with gaming in the classroom? Do you have any strategies that you use to make gaming productive? When is gaming inappropriate in the instructional setting? Video Transcript Hey family, Crouch (2017) commented that “[w]e are stuffing our lives …. Read More
The video below demonstrates an excerpt from a circa 50-minute EdPuzzle lesson titled “Learning to Learn” aimed at professional military learners. The excerpt begins right before a transition between lesson elements. A note pop-up is demonstrated at 1:27. A multiple-choice question is demonstrated at 4:08. Technology Lesson Demonstration: EdPuzzle Interactive Video Lesson This submission began …. Read More
Alan R. Jones School of Education, Liberty University Video Transcript Insulander, Brehmer, and Ryves’ (2019) research revealed how modern teaching’s professional development efforts have been too passively reactive to the science of learning. However, professional organizations like the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) were founded specifically to proactively overcome those sorts of systemic …. Read More
Prompt: Roblyer and Hughes (2019) discuss the importance and use of data collection and analysis in Chapter 4. Address examples of how you collect data from your students and how you use that data. Have you taught your students how to collect and organize data? What methods worked well for you? Video Transcript Hey family, …. Read More
Prompt: Roblyer & Hughes (2019) discuss the impact of curriculum standards on students and educators in the Chapter 1 reading. Jonassen (2007) discusses a variety of instructional strategies designed to differentiate and personalize instruction in Chapter 24. How does the effective teacher balance the demand of a standards-based curriculum catered to the individual needs of …. Read More