teacing for engagement: stories about technology, agency, and innovation
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Teaching for engagement
Brent G. WilsonUniversity of Colorado DenverICCIE 2015 - Dubai
Brent G Wilson – about meProfessor of
Fully online MA programs
Educational technology
Instructional design
10-15 years
Online portfolios
Competency education
Foundations – beyond advocacy
Promote best practices• Advocacy• Critique
Advance the profession• Training• Knowledge
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E-learning foundation stories
Why do I care?
What/who is e-learning for?
1. E-learning as reform
Education is broken
Technology is the fix
2. Competitive edge
Education is a cutthroat business
Technology will help us
win!
3. Innovation – bigger and better
Tech advances are unstoppable
Perpetual beta
How stories workThe good – making sense
The bad – getting stuck
Your e-learning philosophy
Traditional – do old things better
Progressive – invent new things
Different visions
Your classroom approach
School mission
Assessment system
Subject matter
Instructor
Physical layout
Class size
Two good schools in HawaiiKaunani: expensive private school – 21st century skills in subject-matter context
Leina – poorer public school – 21st century skills instead of subject matter
Research by Mark Warschauer 2011 p. 15
Motivation theory
Intrinsic enjoyment
External reward
Rewards can displace intrinsic engagement
versus
Or – try out whatever seems to work!
Fit to curriculum goals
Progressive – more immersive activity
Traditional subject-matter mastery – more external rewards
Benefits and possible risks
Taking a student’s view
Sometimes…
Teacher hates me
School sucks!
Classes don’t fit
Character matters (students)
ResiliencyGrit
Agency
Everyone is an actor
In conversation with others
Own your words and actions, engage
Our stories revisited
Competitive edge
Tech as reform
Irresistible future
Okay, but take a critical stance
Practical wisdom – Engage!
Consider context
Consider/imagine every engaging way
Apply all available knowledge
Use your stories, own and play your part, engage(students and instructors both!)
Thank you!
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