Why and what we do research on
teaching with technology
Main Ideas
High expectation and take an action :
 teacher training
 technology leadership
 1:1 laptop program
Impact of technology using in classrooms:
positive changes and problems
Technology as a solution for what?
Warm-up:
Do you learn with your
computer?
What do you expect
from using computer?
We educators really hope students learn with computers:
search for learning
resources
do online courses
do research
create and
contribute
think critically
communicate and
collaborate
sort and recreate
explain, elaborate,
show…
ISTE's NETS for Students (2007)
 Demonstrate creativity and innovation
 Communicate and collaborate
 Conduct research and use information
 Think critically, solve problems, and make decisions
 Use technology effectively and productively
http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students.aspx
What we must do in schools:
http://subversiveinfluence.com/2008/11/a-pathetic-prophetic-response-to-obama-victory/
Change for what :
Students’
Learning
active learning replaces passive
learning
high order thinking replaces
superficial thinking
project-based learning replaces
recalling
rich resources replaces limited
resources
big society replaces small classrooms
students self-directed
learning
replaces
teacher-directed learning
Change what?
Teachers are prepared
well for teaching in
the new learning
environment
No.1
Change what?
Learning
objectives and
curriculum
No.2
Change what?
Technology leadership
for the direction &
support
No.3
Change what?
Learning resources
available at hands
No.4
Change what?
School internal
learning
environments
No.5
Change what?
School
Society
No.6
Schools as a
part of the
whole learning
society
We do have some positive changes:
 Schools do get a great deal
of technology equipment
 Policies support schools to
use technology in classrooms
 Rich teaching and learning
resources
 Useful learning tools help
students thinking, learning,
communicating,
collaborating,creating…
 Teachers gradually choose to
use technology to support
their teaching
We do have some problems to solve:
 PPT are widely used, but
sometimes used inappropriately
 Isolated learning replaces
individualized learning
 Superficial learning
 Digital divide
 Teachers get into trouble when
there are unexpected technology
problems
 Low efficiency when technology
is not used properly
We have to do more on:
Enhancing learning
by using Technology
in schools
We have to clarify:
Teaching with technology
Teaching + Technology
or
Two classroom stories:
Learning + technology (Teacher Wang _ Language Arts)
 Data collecting
 Beautiful ppt of sea
 Discussions on how to
protect sea from pollution
The Sea
 Not any instruction on data
collecting
 Multimedia is too attractive
 Discussion in Chinese
Two classroom stories:
Learning with technology
—Teacher Wu (Science )
 Blog
 Field trip
 Wiki
 Project-based learning
We share the same ideas:
Whether computers are used well depends the
pedagogical knowledge and skills of teachers
who design their use in the classrooms.
----p4, Eileen M. Coppola
Coppola, E. M. (2004). Powering Up: Learning to Teach Well with Technology.
New York: Teachers College Press
We have to find out:
Technology as a solution
for what?
We have to consider:
 What can teachers and students
do with computers in their
classrooms to enhance learning?
 And how?
 What problems they are facing in
making learning be more
effective by using technology?
 And why?
 If we hope teachers do better by
using technology than what they
did before, what we’d better do to
support them?
Teachers need support for:
 How to use technology (knowledge and skills on
computer hardware and software _ initial needs)
 How to integrate technology into
classrooms( instructional design, resources, strategies
of implementation, assessment… )
 Making preparation for education future
http://virtualschooling.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/webinar-
recording-blended-learning-make-it-work-for-your-district/
The programs I mainly have participated in :
 teacher training:
Intel® Teach Essentials Course
 technology leadership : Principal
technology leadership Forum
 prepare for the future: 1:1laptop
program in K-12 schools
Intel® Teach Essentials Course
Seven Core Concepts:
1. Effective use of
technology
2. Project-based learning
3. 21st century/high-order
thinking skills
4. Student-centered
assessment
5. Backward design
6. Essential questions
7. Reflection and collegial
feedback / sharing
for “what” for “how”
Anne Bate, Intel Global K12 Content Manager
Intel® Teach Essentials Course
Teacher training products: Unit Portfolio
After Training:
arts
social
studies
geography
language
Arts(Chinese)
English
 教育领导者如何支持教师有效
地提升学生的学业成就?
 How educational leaders
support teachers to improve
students achievement
effectively?
Principals’ Technology leadership Forum
Essential Question
Module1
• 21st century skills and curriculum
leadership
Module2
• Instructional Deign and Teaching
Practice
Module3
• Education Development and web2.0
Module4
• Action plan and innovative application
Main Content
Principal Technology leadership Forum
Principals’ Technology leadership Forum
Objectives
Examine technology leadership
as a curriculum leader
Get to know educational
technology used by teachers and
students
Decide a prioritized list of specific
leadership behaviors
Understand National
Educational Technology
Competency Standards for
School Administrators
Develop an Action Plan
Principals’ Technology leadership Forum
Blended Learning Approach
http://edbuzz.org/sroner/2009/07/blended-learning-boosts-achievement/
Principals’ Technology leadership Forum
Online
Principals’ Technology leadership Forum
Principals’ Technology leadership Forum
The ideas and skills are helpful
Experiencing promotes deeper
understanding
Action plan will be implemented
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
Transforming Learning
with One to One
• High-order
Thinking
Skills
• Interactive
Learning
• Regular
Classroom
Teaching
• Project-
based
learning
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校
丽英小
学
控江初
级中学
控江二
小分校
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
math
science
history
English
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
Green House Effects
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
Writing
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
Positive findings
in 1:1 program
Students
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
Teachers
Positive findings
in 1:1 program
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
Positive findings
in 1:1 program
Schools & Families
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
1. Problems put forward by
teachers
 Hardware and unsteady
internet access
 Problems in teaching
 How to redesign the curriculum
to best taking advantages of laptops
to motivate students to use laptop for
learning.
 Lack learning resources,
especially those for students to do
hands on work.
 Lack timely advice on
technology and instruction design
from experts.
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
2. Problems put forward
by researchers
 No overall planning and
design for 1:1 learning
environment
 Teachers’ professional
development level is still one
of the major obstacles that
make the learning to be more
efficient.
 Not enough resources to
support 1:1 learning
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
 Lack understanding of
students’ learning features
in digital learning
environment
 Classroom management in
1:1 learning environment still
needs to be improved
 Lack understanding of the
mechanism of how to make
traditional teaching transfer
to teaching and learning in a
web 2.0 world
1:1laptop program in K-12 schools
Laptops are using in an
integrated and effective way to
enhance students learning and
become students learning
companions that support them
learning anywhere, anytime.
Vision
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Summary
 teacher training
 technology leadership
 prepare for the future
Technology as a
solution for
what?
 active learning
 high order thinking motivated learning
 project-based learning
 rich resources supported learning
 society supported learning
 self-directed learning
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Technology
Bring Learning!
Yumin Xiao
East China Normal University
yuminxiao@gmail.com
http://www.slideshare.net/xiaoyumin/

Teaching + technology= enhancing learning