Joe Waski's DU Masters Program Blog

  Educational Technology Research  Source: Dominican University Canvas Educational Technology Research:  Educational Technology Research refers to a systematic attempt to gain a better understanding of the educational process to improve efficiency. This can be done by collecting data. D ata is extremely useful when planning what kind or type of educational technology we may want to use in the classroom. In today's world, we live in a data driven society.  Data collection helps educators make decisions that are proven to be impactful in a students learning.  Whether it be gathering baseline data, benchmarking progress, or data that points to successful trends in educational technology, this data assists with daily decision making in regards to planning within the classroom.  Project Tomorrow's Speak Up Report:  According to Nicole Zumpano , an Educational Technology professor at Dominican University, Project Tomorrow's Speak Up report is one of the bes...

  Active Learning Padlet  Source: ViewSonic Library What is Active Learning?  This week we took a look at active learning.  Active Learning is fully engaging students by having them be part of the learning process.  Active Learning replaces lecture and teachers just giving students information to regurgitate.  Active Learning involves students engaging by thinking, discussing, investigating, and creating.  Typically, students collaborate in small or large groups working on student centered activities with the direction of their teacher.  Why use Active Learning?  I believe active leaning creates more "buy-in" by providing students more ownership in their learning process.  Active learning also reinforces important material, concepts, and skills. Active learning also provides opportunities for students to think about and talk about what they are learning, this is great for students with ELL needs. Active learning also provides opportuni...

  Mapping My Digital Space What is a Digital Space? This week we learned about the concept of digital space and where we fall in the spectrum of visitor vs resident. The term digital space means what we see on a digital device such as laptop, smartphone, or tablet.  A digital space is space created on the internet and is a space that people can use or interact with.  A digital space can be used as a tool or for a community to interact. Business' use digital space for a wide variety purpose such as ecommerce, data storage, and day to day operations.  The education field has been diving much more into digital space and utilizing one to one technology to replace traditional teaching.  In education we use digital space for research, collaboration, and even prestation of content.     We learned that digital space can be used for personal or professional use or a combination of both.  We also learned that there is a spectrum to measure where w...

  Trends in Tech Ed Source: Carnegie Learning  Source: Carnegie Learning  Source: Carnegie Learning  Source: Carnegie Learning  Source: Carnegie Learning  9 Trends in EdTech:  Trends in Educational Technology have been making great strides and have evolved at an even faster pace through the COVID 19 pandemic.  There are 9 trends in EdTech : Digital Citizenship, Online Learning Design, Equity and Inclusion, Social Emotional Learning & Cultural Competence, Professional Development, Esports, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Project-Based Learning, and Creativity.  I chose to cover Online Learning Design.  I chose this because how the pandemic really impacted the rate at which EdTech has been implemented and the increased buy in by educators.  Mathia by Carnegie Learning:  I chose to introduce you to MATHia by Carnegie Learning .  MATHia is an online learning tool similar to Khan Academy but in my opinion better.  Unfor...

  Frameworks for Technology Integration Source: Myeltcafe This week we dove into evaluating ourselves where we fall within the different stages of implementing Educational Technology into our classroom.  I choose to evaluate myself using the SAMR model.  The SAMR model was developed by Ruben Puenteura.  SAMR stands for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition.  This model was developed to help teachers measure where they fall within spectrum of technology integration.  In the Substitution Level, technology acts as a direct substitute with no functional change.  I would say that replacement of hand written notes on the board to be able to project the notes and fill them out on a white board would fall in the Substitution Level. In the Augmentation Level, technology acts as a direct substitute with functional improvement.  I would say replacement of projection technology with Smart Boards falls into the Augmentation level.  Bo...