A two-part series to bring teachers up to speed on the newest technology available for educators.
Teaching theories and styles have changed throughout the course of history. Here is a quick recap of inventions and new technology that revolutionized education:
1801: Chalkboard: George Baron, an instructor at West Point Military Academy, is considered to be the first American instructor to incorporate the use of a large black chalk board into the presentation of his math lessons.
1950s: Overhead projector: The overhead projector was widely used in schools across the United States.
1972: Calculators: Texas Instruments made calculators available and affordable to schools.
1995: Internet: By 1995 most schools transitioned from typewriters to computers and the internet is widely used in school buildings throughout the United States.
1998: Interactive whiteboards: Interactive whiteboards are introduced and educators began using the new technology in their classrooms.
2001: Online field trip: Museums and historical sites begin to offer online and virtual field trips so students can experience distant events without leaving the classroom.
2011: ? ? ?
Early on, technology in education evolved slowly, but over the past decade it has exploded. Blended learning – mixing technology and other learning environments to teach – has not only become more popular, but also over the next several years, it may become the norm. Inside the School understands educators’ desire to learn and implement classroom technology, and we also know teachers need technology training. That’s why Inside the School has worked with one of the top experts in classroom technology training. Curt Bonk, Ph.D. is a professor, author and world-class speaker on the blended learning and he shares his tips, advice and insight on the subject in this two-and-a-half hour training series.
The 2-part series Staying Connected: Teaching with Technology includes the seminars on CD, transcripts, and handout material in one convenient binder.
Part 1: Prepare for Natural Disasters and Outbreaks with Blended Learning
Have you ever fallen behind in your lesson plans, missed one-on-one time with students due to illness or had class canceled from a natural disaster? You never know when the next Hurricane Katrina or H1N1 epidemic will strike. Educators from across the country are taking advantage of today’s technology to continue delivering the curriculum education and keep communication lines open during crisis.
What these forward-thinking teachers are doing is called Blended Learning, an approach to education that combines the best of the face-to-face classroom instruction with the best of the Web. Blended learning is not just a new technological option, but a strong possibility of the future norm.
In the upcoming seminar, Prepare for Natural Disasters and Outbreaks with Blended Learning, instructional systems technology expert Curt Bonk, Ph.D., will explain how you can create a plan for the unexpected and serve your students better. In the presentation, Bonk will lay out powerful and motivational blended learning solutions from which to choose. Become an expert today about what will be expected of you tomorrow.
After participating in Prepare for Natural Disasters and Outbreaks with Blended Learning you will be able to:
- Define blended learning as well as use it in many contexts and courses
- Grasp the advantages as well as the disadvantages of blended learning
- Know how to use different blended learning approaches or models
- Understand how to link supplemental Web tools, activities and resources to enhance and extend a course or unit beyond traditional boundaries
- More readily incorporate learning technologies and resources-low-risk, low-cost, low-time ones as well as more risky and time consuming approaches
- Walk away with several blended learning options for typical problems and situations that arise (e.g., addressing diverse learners, creating communities, fostering collaboration, providing feedback, etc.)
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Part 2: The Perfect E-Storm: Emerging Technologies, Enormous Demand, and Erased Budgets
Social networking sites are now mainstream for students and many educators are not willing to make the adjustments to connect with students at the digital level. Do not fight the new world of social networking, but use it as an opportunity to reach out and connect with current and future students. Inside the School‘s upcoming online seminar will show you ways to use the many new and exciting educational technologies.
Our students are living in a digital world and it’s our responsibility as educators to prepare them to be successful in that world. That means that we must incorporate digital portfolios, games and simulations, and peer-to-peer technologies to enhance the curriculum and engage our students. But budgets are tight and getting tighter. How do we meet the needs of our 21st century learners on a 20th century budget?
As an educator, you may be already implementing or considering new and innovative ways to include technological opportunities, but unfortunately, funding resources are being depleted. As this perfect e-storm surrounds us, we must think carefully about how we’ll navigate our technology plans to meet the students’ 21st century needs.
After participating in The Perfect E-Storm Emerging Technologies, Enormous Demand, and Erased Budgets you will be able to:
- Be aware of more than a dozen emerging learning technologies and how they can impact teaching and learning in a positive way
- Understand how technology and pedagogy link together to offer exciting learning possibilities
- Build classes that offer outlets for learning when traditional, classroom-based teaching are impossible
- Understand how to link supplemental web tools, activities and resources to enhance and extend a course or unit beyond traditional boundaries
- Learn why online learning is popular in K-12 education and where it’s headed
- Have solutions for different problems or situations: from swine flu to earthquakes to winter storms
- Design creative and engaging activities on extremely low budgets
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About the Series…
In the 2-part-series, Staying Connected: Teaching with Technology, the entire school staff can watch the presentation as a group for staff development training or they can watch it on their preparation hours or from the convenience of their own home. Your entire school district will have the 2-part-series at their fingertips for years to come.
The seminar is presented in a special browser window that features a slide show presentation in one panel and sound and playback controls in another panel. The seminar can be viewed on a single computer screen or be projected onto a larger one for a group setting.
The entire 2-part package is delivered in one binder that contains the CDs, handout materials and transcripts.
Who would benefit from this series?
- Administrators
- Teachers
- Counselors
- IT Staff
- Support staff members
- School psychologists
- Community Stakeholders
- Curriculum directors
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More about Curt Bonk
Curt Bonk received his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin. He is Professor of Instructional Systems Technology in the School of Education at Indiana University and adjunct in the School of Informatics. He has received the CyberStar Award from the Indiana Information Technology Association, the Most Outstanding Achievement Award from the U.S. Distance Learning Association, and the Most Innovative Teaching in a Distance Education Program Award from the State of Indiana.
Curt has given nearly 1,000 talks around the globe related to online teaching and learning. In addition, he has given over 230 publications on topics such as online learning pedagogy, massive multiplayer online gaming, wikibooks, blogging, open source software, collaborative technologies, and synchronous and asynchronous computer conferencing. He is author of the Handbook of Blended Learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs (2006) as well as Empowering Online Learning: 100+ Activities for Reading, Reflecting, Displaying, and Doing (2008), The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education (2009). Curt is President of CourseShare and SurveyShare (see http://mypage.iu.edu/~cjbonk/; email: cjbonk@indiana.edu).
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The cost for this 2-part series is only $399. Your entire school can receive this valuable training for one low price.
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