I
have rank PLO 8 first, because instructors need to be able to make informal
decision regarding the use of technology in support of learner and leaders.
This is because leaders or instructors to be trained and educated on how to use
and implement technology tools into their curriculum plan. How can a teacher
teach if they haven’t been taught how to use the technology tools to make informal
decisions (Clark, 2015)? The more experience and training they have the more
they can reach each student. The situational theory is where leaders choose the
course of action based on situational conditions and circumstances (Amanchukwu,
2015).
With the use of technology the instructor is
expected to be the most knowledgeable and have the most experience in using and
applying the technology for learning. Implementing technology into my work
setting requires my knowledge of using and applying of technology. In order for
my students to obtain the sympathetic of the use and purpose of the technology
my knowledge is significant. The redesign activity is based
cognitvism/pragmatism principle. The outcome the learning is not only dependent
on what and how I present the instructions, but on what learner does to process
this information (Dabbage, 2006).
Activity
The
activity that I redesigned comes from EDU 649. The instructions for the
activity will be done with the Powtoon. https://www.powtoon.com
Powtoon is software that creates animated presentations and videos. The
original assignment is about how teachers use media to carry out instructions.
Teachers using technology for instructions will be steps outside of traditional
ways of delivering instructions (Carton Edu, 2014).
Establishing
an educational system with a data warehouse is like flying a plane without a
pilot. Without enough information and data teachers cannot make good decisions
about educating their students. To ensure that my students are receiving
appropriate education I will use the data driven decision making (D3M) process.
My D3M process will be done through collecting of data from my three classes of
fourth grades. I will use the computer to develop my own different tests for
math, science and reading. Each student will take the tests.
With the data from the tests will help me to
make better decision about how to develop my curriculum plan based on these
three subjects. I will create the tests by using Create A Quiz. http://www.pc-shareware.com/quiz.htm. This is software where you create
your own quizzes, multiple choice and fill-in-the blank tests. It creates and
administers electronic tests and quizzes and others on a window PC computer (PC
Shareware, n.d). I chose this course of action because of the differences in
the students learning styles.
My
concern is that if I approach each student with same teaching and learning
style it will fail over half of my students in the classes. This is my
circumstances and conditions that I am looking at. All students will have to
use computers or their personal technology tool where I can download the tests
to. The teacher will have to give the password on the computers. The teacher is
the only to have access to the tests. Teacher gives no copyrights to tests to
any other teacher.
Challenges
It
was a challenge to find an assignment to do with PLO 8. It was a challenge
redesign the original assignment. This is because the assignment deals with the
use of media only. I have to implement an activity. I have to also implement
particular technology tools to help deliver my goal.
The use of Create A Quiz, computers and
students personal technology tools helped to over that challenge. The
technology tools had to be based on the student’s abilities, desired outcomes
and the environment. The activity is composed of three different classes. Another
challenge was to develop a way for the students to not cheat by passing the
tests around to other students. Allowing access to the tests is only for the
teacher.
This help to overcome that challenge. The
password to access the tests also help to overcome the challenge. Allowing
students to use their own personal technology tools like Ipads, Smartphone and
tablets was a challenge. Students could save or copy to share with only. The
will have a app attach to the test that prohibited saving, coping and sharing
the tests. No one will have copyright to the tests.
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Original Assignment
Critical Thinking Questions
Mary Scott
EDU 649 Technologies for Teaching & Learning
Instructor: Sandra Calderon
June 6, 2016
Critical Thinking Questions
Students need an introduction to
all lessons and activities. This is their instructions and expectations. Media
will carry information between a source and receiver (Newby,
Stepich, Lehman, Russell, &
Ottenbreit-Leftwich, 2011). When an instructor is using media they are stepping
outside of the traditional way of delivering instruction (Carlton Edu, 2014).
Media should be use first because it motivates learners to learn at the beginning
of the activity. It makes the learner to want to see what is next. The use of
the media helps make learning to be simulating experiences.
It gives the learner a sense of hearing and
seeing learning in the process. Media can give students demonstrations before
practice (Newby, Stepich, Lehman,
Russell, & Ottenbreit-Leftwich, 2011). When choosing a media to
present your content there are something that should be consider. Knowing who
your audiences are is very important. The needs to know what resources are
available can help to make the right selection of media. The media need to
match the learning and teaching requirements (Bates, 2015).
The media need
to be able to explain the given task. There should be a concern about the task
and cost. Selecting media is based on the needs of the learners, desired
outcomes and environment (Newby, Stepich, Lehman, Russell, & Ottenbreit-Leftwich,
2011). Media allows students to become
active users of information. Technology delivers a more personalized learning
to all students that have the skills. The use of different media can help
prepare students with skills essential for work and life in this 21st
century (Moeller, 2011).
Media motivate
students to learn. Different media can deliver information to learners according
to their needs. A lot of students have different types of special needs. With
the use of technology their needs can be met. There are media for visual and
hearing. The text-in-speech can assist a variety of students. With the use of
media it can personalize learning for each student with or without special
needs.
There are
assistive technologies for students with special needs. Assistive technologies
will benefit these students and students without needs. Media can be used for
student’s motivation, academic skills and social development (Zorigian, n.d).
Because students do not learn at the same time or way the use of technology can
put these students on the pace to learn anywhere or anytime at their own pace
and way. Technology has opened many doors for students with and without special
needs in way we never imagined ('App'lying technology for special
needs, 2016). The relationship between principles of media utilization and
student learning is that the media is the vehicle that delivers instruction. The
students learn both with and from the vehicle.
Technology is the cognitive mind tool
that creates a constructivist environment. Media utilization provides students
with the skills that are needed in our society today (Clark, 2010). Technology
allows students to remain curious and open to new experiences. The use of media
in education is changing every day. Students need to be able to rely to the
changes and be prepared to integrate media when it is available. The students
that have prior knowledge with the use of media can use that knowledge to add
to new media.
Here they can apply their critical
thinking skills to embed in the new media. Media help designers to turn their
instructions into different ways of communicating and transferring learning
concepts. It is a way to format, stored and deliver instructions to learner’s
media designing of instructions that extra edge to reach students are level of
learning. With the use of technology learners can connect to real word
situations to learn from (Kozma, 1994). Media is used by designers to gain
learners attention. It can be through the use of music or pictures that capture
their attention.
Traditional lectures can be made to
come alive with the use of media. Different media can be used in one
assignment. In this way it can be a tool that touches on different teaching and
learning styles. Media allows teachers to display complex ideas in a short
period of time. In other words, it can make learning plain, clear and simple
(Carlton Edu, 2014). Media is often under the control of computer. The computer
has wide applications in instructions (Newby,
Stepich, Lehman, Russell, &
Ottenbreit-Leftwich, 2011).
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