In this blogpost, I will summarize two useful models for incorporating wise technology practices into the classroom.
The first framework I'll introduce is the Triple E model, which is intended to help educators create lessons that allow students to use technology to meet and add value to educational goals.
How can we use technology to extend, enhance, and engage student learning opportunities?
The Triple E model is useful in that the type of tool used is less important than the instructional strategies employed by the teachers using the tool. Well, why might that be beneficial? With the expansion of technological tools available and the growing trend to incorporate these tools in a classroom setting, the focus of Triple E is to hone the skillset of instructors, regardless of the tools that may be available. Districts that focus on instructional strategies could provide a better equilibrium even with a discrepancy in funding. Teachers that are trained to best use the technology they are provided places the emphasis less on the tools and more on the learning goals and practices.
The second framework is the SAMR Model. I found several useful graphics that explain the premises of this method of technology integration in the classroom. I will briefly expand on each part, and I've shared a couple of graphics below:
S: Substitution - This is the use of technology to present findings, rather than expression with pen and pencil.
A: Augmentation - This is the practice of using technology as an additional source, or an augmentation of traditional school tools.
M: Modification - In this practice, technology significantly alters the learning objective. A student creates their own presentation, or collaborates with peers, and the technology is actually part of that learning objective.
R: Redefinition - The creation of an entirely new experience, by students, using technology. Here, technology is not only key, but part and parcel of the learning goal. Students connect knowledge both inside and outside the classroom.
See the graphic below. The "S" and the "A" parts of the model are examples of technology use as enhancements in the classroom, while the "M" and "R" focus more on ways tech can be transformative learning. You can see that, as you travel across the model from left to right, learning experiences and depth of knowledge becomes more reliant on the use of technology.
An alternate graphic, below, shows the use of technology as a task of complexity using coffee orders as an example.
Image created by Jonathan Brubaker (@mia_sarx)
No matter what framework is used for wise integration, that different processes are studied and executed in schools means that teachers will continue to have opportunities to learn and place appropriate tech in classrooms as available.
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