Comments on: Backwards Design and Integrating New Technology http://mindofaninnovator.com/backwards-design-and-technology/ From my mind to your screen Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:02:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob Moore http://mindofaninnovator.com/backwards-design-and-technology/#comment-102 Rob Moore Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:58:08 +0000 http://mindofaninnovator.com/?p=420#comment-102 Thanks for your comment. With your project - it sounds like demonstrating the value of your product in relation to what is currently in the curriculum will be key. That's your end point - the challenge is figuring out what steps you need to take to reach that point. Thanks for your comment. With your project – it sounds like demonstrating the value of your product in relation to what is currently in the curriculum will be key. That's your end point – the challenge is figuring out what steps you need to take to reach that point.

]]> By: Rob Moore http://mindofaninnovator.com/backwards-design-and-technology/#comment-100 Rob Moore Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:51:47 +0000 http://mindofaninnovator.com/?p=420#comment-100 Thanks for your comment! Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Rob Moore http://mindofaninnovator.com/backwards-design-and-technology/#comment-99 Rob Moore Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:50:42 +0000 http://mindofaninnovator.com/?p=420#comment-99 Thanks for taking the time to read the article - has it impacted how you view your projects? Thanks for taking the time to read the article – has it impacted how you view your projects?

]]> By: Rgllnwtr http://mindofaninnovator.com/backwards-design-and-technology/#comment-93 Rgllnwtr Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:48:46 +0000 http://mindofaninnovator.com/?p=420#comment-93 I really enjoyed this article from 2 perspectives. <br>1) As a teacher who teaches in a school where they seem to dabble in technology but never wholeheartedly I think they would benefit from these thoughts. They never seem to think it through and really decide WHERE in the currriculum it should fit, they sort of push it into the teachers hand and say 'work it in somehow'.<br>2) As an educator who has developed <a href="http://www.historytunes.com" rel="nofollow">www.historytunes.com</a> I think of the line "What will it replace?" As a studying tool I think it will replace the 'busy work' that ofter passes as homework. As a classroom tool I think it will replace the moments after the topic introduction/discussion when students tend to begin to tune out. I really enjoyed this article from 2 perspectives.
1) As a teacher who teaches in a school where they seem to dabble in technology but never wholeheartedly I think they would benefit from these thoughts. They never seem to think it through and really decide WHERE in the currriculum it should fit, they sort of push it into the teachers hand and say 'work it in somehow'.
2) As an educator who has developed http://www.historytunes.com I think of the line “What will it replace?” As a studying tool I think it will replace the 'busy work' that ofter passes as homework. As a classroom tool I think it will replace the moments after the topic introduction/discussion when students tend to begin to tune out.

]]> By: Rob Moore http://mindofaninnovator.com/backwards-design-and-technology/#comment-87 Rob Moore Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:36:59 +0000 http://mindofaninnovator.com/?p=420#comment-87 that's a good point. The challenge often is who is 'driving' the new technology. Did the faculty go to IT and ask for it or was it the other way around. Getting everyone around the same 'table' can definitely be a challenge. that's a good point. The challenge often is who is 'driving' the new technology. Did the faculty go to IT and ask for it or was it the other way around. Getting everyone around the same 'table' can definitely be a challenge.

]]> By: Mathieu Plourde http://mindofaninnovator.com/backwards-design-and-technology/#comment-39 Mathieu Plourde Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:36:40 +0000 http://mindofaninnovator.com/?p=420#comment-39 Nice post Rob! What strikes me as a key to success is the following sentence:<br><br>What activities will it replace?<br><br>New technologies cannot be just "added" on top of the pile, they have to be included and "replace" old, less effective strategies. That's a big struggle we have with e-portfolios right now. It seems like it's just extra work, while, in fact, if faculty members sat together to revise the curriculum and develop a program approach, new efficiencies and ways to discard old stuff would keep the workload the same, both for students and faculty. Nice post Rob! What strikes me as a key to success is the following sentence:

What activities will it replace?

New technologies cannot be just “added” on top of the pile, they have to be included and “replace” old, less effective strategies. That's a big struggle we have with e-portfolios right now. It seems like it's just extra work, while, in fact, if faculty members sat together to revise the curriculum and develop a program approach, new efficiencies and ways to discard old stuff would keep the workload the same, both for students and faculty.

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]]> By: Goals for my Students | Mr. Gonzalez's Classroom http://mindofaninnovator.com/backwards-design-and-technology/#comment-8 Goals for my Students | Mr. Gonzalez's Classroom Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:02:07 +0000 http://mindofaninnovator.com/?p=420#comment-8 [...] about my goals for the children I help educate. It helped me, with my thinking, to read “Backwards Design and Integrating New Technology” because I integrate technology whenever I can. I need to continually ask myself if what I do [...] [...] about my goals for the children I help educate. It helped me, with my thinking, to read “Backwards Design and Integrating New Technology” because I integrate technology whenever I can. I need to continually ask myself if what I do [...]

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