Technology-Enhanced Learning, Teaching, and Leading

Technology-Enhanced Learning, Teaching, and Leading

Dina Vyortkina, PhD OIIT Director, College of Education, Florida State University/ UEEP partner

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How Many Technologies?

There will be a quiz!

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To Make the Session Effective • 15 mins +questions at the end • Use Zoom chat to ask questions • Write down 3 things you learned/would like to try • Make sure to use resources

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Diigo

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Outline • Why CPD? • Benefits – Providers – Participants • Videoconferencing • Standards (technology) • Issues and concerns • Critical considerations • Resources • Q&A

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Why CPD? 1. Enhance student learning experiences 2. Achieve professional aspirations, higher job satisfaction 3. Make society and country successful

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Why Using Tech in CPD

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Why Using Tech in CPD 1. Modeling the type of learning that schools expect of their students 2. Not just technology demonstrating, but technology embedding into curriculum 3. Convincing educators that they can do something with technology that they can't do without it 4. Raising expectations and giving the support, security, and motivation for using tech 5. Creating excitement 6. Keeping participants motivated 7. Customize learning for individual participant’s needs

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Why Using Tech in CPD 8. Facilitating audience participation, engagement, collaboration, and cooperation 9. Increasing productivity 10. Utilizing learning analytics 11. Increasing number of participants as needed, using small or large groups 12. Mixing and match cohorts (e.g., teachers and school principals) 13. Blending training methods (online, synchronous/asynchronous, blended, flipped, microlearning, etc.)

14. Embedding different technologies (video, in-video assessment, screencasting, social bookmarking, online surveys, discussion boards, simulations, videoconferencing, collaborative writing tools, mind/concpet mapping, e-portfolio, etc.), based on: – Instructional design – Andragogy (adult learning theory) – Constructivism – “Brain-friendly” tech – Blooms digital taxonomy 8

Logistically Efficient • Easier to design, develop, and implement content • Can reuse content • Can update as needed • Facilitating engagement and collaboration • Might be more cost effective (?!)

• Might be more time-effective (?)

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Benefits for Participants 1.

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Achieving technology standards engaging in CPD Gaining skills and competencies while practicing Experiencing pros and cons; lessons learned Creating a toolkit Preparing for the next wave of technology One stop shop, any time, any place Learn at own pace Monitoring one's progress Assembling e-portfolio (promotion, recognition, job search, etc.)

Positive Technological Development (PTD) Framework

Logistics: • Easier with planning and scheduling • Easier to interact with content, course instructors, and peers • No travel, no time away, no substitutes

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Lifeline during pandemic on natural disasters Bringing unique contacts and networking opportunities Bringing experts in the field to the training rooms Expanding professional development opportunities to remote areas Being able to organize group video calls easily Enabling video, audio, content sharing, and recording Facilitating audience participation, engagement, collaboration, and cooperation Connecting people who would not otherwise be able to interact Keeping instructional process uninterrupted (no subs!)

Enabling teachers to practice learned skills right away Increasing number of participants as needed, using small or large groups

* Cost-effective: saving time, money, and effort 11

Standards and Technology • Uzbekistan – Uses ICT to make the learning process effective – Uses the ICT environment in professional development • USA

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Why?

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Skills?

Some may not like online learning or find it useful Some may feel that rapid learning is too quick Different communication mode Unfamiliar etiquette and rules of engagement Missing out on body language Lack of reliable internet or technologies Learning curve for using effectively Lack of personal touch Extra training in the technology being used for the course may lengthen the process for rolling it 10. Training staff might feel overburden with questions and inquiries about the use of technology 11. Cybersecurity 12. Copyright Tech?

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Critical Considerations • Analyze your participants • Make it equitable • What is there for them?

• Apply solid instructional design • Make it meaningful • Create culture for innovation • Evaluate CPD • Learn from your mistakes and improve 15

Resources • Diigo collection on Technologies in CPD

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How Many Technologies?

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How Many Technologies?

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Questions?

• At the end of the session • Through UEEP

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Thank you!

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Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Valerie Haugen, Chief of Party Oʻzbekiston Barkamollik Uchun Ta’lim Dasturi Uzbekistan Education For Excellence Program Email Address: vhaugen@rti.org Skype Name: Valerie.Haugen Telephone Number: +1-202-288-8328 Telegram & WhatsApp Name/Number: Valerie Haugen/+1-202-288-8328 Oybek Kurbanov, Deputy Chief of Party Oʻzbekiston Barkamollik Uchun Ta’lim Dasturi Uzbekistan Education For Excellence Program Email Address: okurbanov@ueep.rti.org Skype Name: Oybek Kurbanov Telephone Number: +998-972-247-904 Telegram Number: +998-972-247-904

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