Learning and Instruction in the Digital Age

A unique study of K teachers blogging as an instructional practice shows a significant increase in student learning through motivation for assignments and through deeper thought processes. Students enjoy the connectiveness of their work while the collaboration encourages a deeper relationship with their peers and with the teacher. Data shows teachers increase their use of blogging year after year, showing the relevance of blogging as an effective classroom tool.

This study also considers how blogging has changed the instructional practice of the participants.

This examination of edubloggers informs the educational community on the potential of blogging to support classroom communication and promote increased learning for the Digital Age student. Instruction for the Digital Age Learner.

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Description The role of technology in the learning process can offer significant contributions to help meet the increasing needs of students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: Blended Learning Computer-Assisted Learning Content management systems Digital Literacy Mobile Devices Online Learning Social Media Reviews and Testimonials This work gathers international contributors in educational technology and bilingual and foreign language education at elementary through secondary and higher education levels.

The advanced applications course provides students the opportunity to individualize their program experience, to sharpen existing skills, to gain new skills, and to pursue their educational technology interests related to curriculum and professional development in support of technology-based programs. This course supports the development of leadership expertise in an area designated by the student as a set of skills needed to advance the individual in their chosen area of study and professional practice.

The seminar focuses on examining the constructs of educational technology topics and culminates in the student creation of his or her online portfolio. The portfolio showcases the products and skills developed by learners during the core courses throughout the term of their academic studies.

The goals of the seminar are to engage and support participants in understanding the historical, cognitive, technical, political, and sociological issues involved in the effective use of technology in education and particularly in the integration of technology into instruction. The increasing impact of a knowledge economy and globalization has been a catalyst to the fields of knowledge management and organizational decision-making. This course is designed to introduce knowledge management concepts into an educational context and to provide an in depth focus on data-driven decision making in educational organizations and institutions.

Participants investigate how decisions and strategies are developed and how tacit or explicit knowledge can be identified, captured, structured, valued and shared for effective use.

Course topics include leadership and strategic management relative to organizational decision-making, managerial and organizational structures, organizational learning, and decision support systems. A related intent is to develop an understanding of data mining metrics that can be used to create predictive models that support systemic change in schools.

Education leaders need to understand the use of technology for teaching, learning, and managing their school environment. These skills include schoolwide technology planning and leadership that incorporate instructional design, curriculum integration with standards, logistics of technology implementation, professional development, and evaluation. Students will develop an understanding of how to create and support technological change through a systems approach.

Topics include sources of resistance to change, tools for planning, decision making and change, creating and supporting a culture for learning and change, and managing and institutionalizing change systems. Participants explore the possible ways technology can be integrated with core content standards.

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Technology enhanced progress tracking, evaluation and measurement tools are explored from both a hardware and software perspective. Online resources utilized to enhance curriculum and classroom learning are investigated, evaluated and discussed in an open forum. Students explore untapped technology resources and work collaboratively to design and develop learning opportunities aligned with their professional context. Electives may consist of rotating seminars on timely topics in the field, courses from other specializations, and courses from other programs or certificates by approval.

An advisory council comprised of the following leaders in the field of educational technology provided input to the revised program design.