TEFL1 session 3 23-24

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TEFL1 session 3: IT 

23-24

Which ICT applications do teachers use and why?

A powerful conceptual tool to think about technology integration—and edtech’s best uses—is the SAMR model, developed in 2010 by education researcher Ruben Puentedura. 

. Ruben Puentedura has developed what he calls the SAMR model, which provides a framework to show the impact of technology on teaching and learning.  The model moves through various stages, beginning at a basic level of learning in the substitution phase through to a level where learning is transformational at the redefinition level.

The SAMR model is powerful because it enables us to think about how learning can be extended through the use of technology.  

When switching to an online format, teachers often focus on the first two levels, which involve replacing traditional materials with digital ones: converting lessons and worksheets into PDFs and posting them online, or recording lectures on video and making them available for asynchronous learning, for example. 

Important to realise is that this model is helpful in explaining how technology is utilized differently, but the correlation to meeting the actual learning goals is not always present. SAMR does not directly address how the learning goals play a role in technology choice.

Activity 2: SAMR questions:

Discuss 3 SAMR questions without using the acronym itself. Ask for feedback by showing 3 questions in your screen and give students options - answer 2 questions and note down answers in chat: 

Did I improve my lesson by using technology? Eg: Individual answers in NYT comments

Did I engage and empower my students through technology? Eg: Individual answers in NYT comments

Did I manage to resemble online learning more closely to  authentic, real-world learning? Eg: Hot-button issues from New York Times.