F. Paoletti – Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

Franco Paoletti, PhD

East Windsor Regional School District

Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

Teachers as Scholars – Program in Teacher Preparation –“Technology and the Human Experience” – Prof. M.S. Mahoney

Princeton University - July 2006

F. Paoletti – Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

Motivation

Identify the needs of modern education: technology incorporation into educational instruction

Design and implement applied projects to enhance technology integration in a specific school district

Outline

Introduce principles, procedures, and techniques, used for efficient technology integration

Cutting-edge science requires technology

Applied projects:

Successful grants proposals and funding appropriation

Building a “low-cost” point-of-service computer station system

Technology as a complement to instruction

F. Paoletti – Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

Theory and practice of technology integration “The education of the future, as I see it, will be conducted through the

medium of the motion picture, a visualized education, where it should be possible to obtain one hundred percent efficiency. ” … “In ten years, textbooks as the principal medium of teaching will be as obsolete as the horse and carriage are now.” Thomas Edison (~1910).

Five Elements for effective Technology IncorporationAccess, Connectivity, Resources, Integration, and Guidance

A New Era of Instructional Methodologies teacher-centered → active-interactive student-centered approach teacher becomes facilitator / leader providing guidance

Obstacles along the Path of Technology Incorporation limited teacher proficiency and lack of training → “inertia to change” limited availability of hardware ↔ budget constraints ??!!

F. Paoletti – Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

Technology Incorporation and the Learning Process “Authentic learning” methodology

hands-on, enquiry-based activities using the scientific method of

investigation → real-life situations / problems

“Problem-based” instructionLearning through discovery and exploration using previously acquired

knowledge or expertise → higher-order-thinking, mental bridges, critical

thinking

The ASSURE Model of Instruction for Effective Use of TechnologyAnalyze the LearnerState Objectives and Expectations Select the Materials and Media Utilize the Materials and Media Require Student Participation Evaluation and Feedback

F. Paoletti – Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

Modern science requires technology Computers are needed to progress in cutting-edge scientific research

Computer programming opens the scientific investigation to a virtual modeling world of extreme complexity

Computer simulations of complex systems allow predictions and discoveries otherwise unachievable through human brain power alone

Modern science is intimately integrated with technology and permeates all aspects of our everyday life

When science is taught out of context students loose interest and motivation

Computer technology allows to bring the science of the real world inside the classroom in a virtual environment

Example: The Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience ( IPPEX) COMING SOON: The Internet Education Space Science Interactive Project (IESSIP)

F. Paoletti – Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

Securing Funding for Technology Integration Public school districts’ budgets not large enough to accommodate all

requests for technology upgrade at all levels across the curriculum technology (hardware and software) becoming obsolete at a very fast rate

Grant writing as a tool to secure of funds for technology integration

Multimedia Technology Capabilities Enhancement at the Hightstown

High School Science Department dedicated TV set equipped with a DVD/CD/VCR player

Science and Technology of the Industrial World within the Classroom

Walls replace some of the laboratory activities of Chemistry/Physics courses with

self contained virtual modules dealing with real problems from the

perspective of a technician working in an industrial plant application of “Authentic learning” methodology and “Problem-based”

instruction

F. Paoletti – Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

Building a “point-of-service” Multimedia Center Computer labs centrally located

vs. point-of-service systems right in the classroom

Procured hardware (15 computers) through the Princeton University Surplus program

Costs limited to cabling, setup, and operating systems purchase/installation

Demonstrated feasibility of project with the use of extremely limited available funds

F. Paoletti – Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

From the Jacquard Loom to the Classroom Desk

FP

… and the evolution continues …

F. Paoletti – Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

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F. Paoletti – Integrating Technology in the Instructional Machine

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