Comments on: Controlling the Learning Environment http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:46:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-41977 Wesley Fryer Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:30:54 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/#comment-41977 Heather: Yes, we see more examples of "accommodation level" or <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/389811362/" rel="nofollow">adaption level</a> technology use than anything else. Accommodation level use is fine, but not where we want to STAY or have our teachers stay when it comes to using technology for learning. That is why I think <a href="http://www.apple.com/education/k12/leadership/acot/" rel="nofollow">ACOT research</a>, <a href="http://www.drchrismoersch.com/loti.html" rel="nofollow">LoTi</a>, and other frameworks which encourage teachers to move beyond traditional, teacher-directed instruction with adoption level technology into project-based learning are essential. Heather: Yes, we see more examples of “accommodation level” or adaption level technology use than anything else. Accommodation level use is fine, but not where we want to STAY or have our teachers stay when it comes to using technology for learning. That is why I think ACOT research, LoTi, and other frameworks which encourage teachers to move beyond traditional, teacher-directed instruction with adoption level technology into project-based learning are essential.

]]> By: Heather Ross http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-41955 Heather Ross Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:22:47 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/#comment-41955 Wes, you said: "THIS IS NOT “TEACHING VISUALLY” BY USING A WORD FILE THAT EVERYONE LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS JUST LIKE USING AN OVERHEAD PROJECTOR THAT EVERYONE SEES ON A MONITOR THAT IS 17 INCHES FROM THEIR FACE." One of the programs that I work with at the college just put in a new computer lab and set up in a way to promote collaborative, constructivist learning. Great! Except that I walked by the lab the other day and one of the instructors had the same PowerPoint presentation up on each students' screens instead of on the projection screen at the front of the room. It's still a PowerPoint and you're still reading it to them. The only thing that changed was how far away the slides were while lecture was being delivered. Wes, you said:

“THIS IS NOT “TEACHING VISUALLY” BY USING A WORD FILE THAT EVERYONE LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS JUST LIKE USING AN OVERHEAD PROJECTOR THAT EVERYONE SEES ON A MONITOR THAT IS 17 INCHES FROM THEIR FACE.”

One of the programs that I work with at the college just put in a new computer lab and set up in a way to promote collaborative, constructivist learning. Great! Except that I walked by the lab the other day and one of the instructors had the same PowerPoint presentation up on each students’ screens instead of on the projection screen at the front of the room. It’s still a PowerPoint and you’re still reading it to them. The only thing that changed was how far away the slides were while lecture was being delivered.

]]> By: Tom Hoffman http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-41845 Tom Hoffman Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:39:47 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/#comment-41845 <a href="http://italc.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">iTALC</a> is free software widely used in the Indiana 1-to-1 classrooms that handles the same kind of monitoring. Also there is <a href="http://www3.telus.net/public/robark/Fl_TeacherTool/" rel="nofollow">FL_TeacherTool</a> which is in edubuntu. For printing there is <a href="http://www.pykota.com/" rel="nofollow">PyKota</a> which isn't very widely used because of its weird "GPL but please don't redistribute" licensing. iTALC is free software widely used in the Indiana 1-to-1 classrooms that handles the same kind of monitoring. Also there is FL_TeacherTool which is in edubuntu. For printing there is PyKota which isn’t very widely used because of its weird “GPL but please don’t redistribute” licensing.

]]> By: Chris Watson http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-41842 Chris Watson Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:59:31 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/#comment-41842 Thanks for this post. I hope to see the podcast soon. In our first year of rolling out a 1:1 program, one grade level per year, classroom management has proven challenging, especially in 100 year old+ classrooms. We tend to move away from policy and policing, so I really like that SchoolVue seems more collaborative in focus. I wonder how it'd work in a 1:1 wireless classroom vs. computer lab? Thanks for this post. I hope to see the podcast soon. In our first year of rolling out a 1:1 program, one grade level per year, classroom management has proven challenging, especially in 100 year old+ classrooms. We tend to move away from policy and policing, so I really like that SchoolVue seems more collaborative in focus. I wonder how it’d work in a 1:1 wireless classroom vs. computer lab?

]]> By: Kim Vance http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-41831 Kim Vance Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:55:46 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/16/controlling-the-learning-environment/#comment-41831 I use a similar program called SynchronEyes by SMART Technologies. It is extremely useful for the primary grades. One of our middle schools teachers uses it to edit student papers prior to printing. After growing accustomed to using this program I do not think I could teach in the computer lab without it (or an equivalent). I use a similar program called SynchronEyes by SMART Technologies. It is extremely useful for the primary grades. One of our middle schools teachers uses it to edit student papers prior to printing. After growing accustomed to using this program I do not think I could teach in the computer lab without it (or an equivalent).

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