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Technogogy

Technogogy. Education technology tools for assessment/evaluation. Charlene MacKenzie Donna Thek. Agenda. Definition of technagogy Educational technology types Assessment Related technology Challenges, Benefits of technagogy Let’s play with technagogy ! Recommendations Growing Trends.

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Technogogy

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  1. Technogogy Education technology tools for assessment/evaluation Charlene MacKenzie Donna Thek

  2. Agenda • Definition of technagogy • Educational technology types • Assessment Related technology • Challenges, Benefits of technagogy • Let’s play with technagogy! • Recommendations • Growing Trends

  3. tech•na•go•gy [tek-nuh-goh-jee ] -noun the processes involved with using technology to enhance instruction Source: John Krutsch . Retrieved from www.edtechtools.wetpaint.com

  4. Educational technology types • Websites • Blogs • Wikis • Software • Email • Mobile devices • SmartBoards • Video • Social Media • Virtual Learning Environments, i.e. WebCT, Blackboard, Moodle

  5. Assessment Related Technology • Online testing • Online dialogue and debates • Simulations and role plays • Problem solving • Digital scrapbooks and Portfolios • Peer & Self-Assessments • Teamwork and collaborative assessments

  6. Challenges • Specialized training required • Lack of availability of resources • High implementation resources required • Technology does not serve all evaluation techniques • Reliability of technology resources • Privacy concerns

  7. Challenges continued • Technology for education, rather than entertainment • Difficulty in regulating student integrity • “Spoiled for choice” • Presenting your business case • The ‘Guess’ Factor • Limited opportunity for real-time clarification

  8. Benefits • Easy access to materials • Shared workspaces for learner groups • Increased student engagement • Broader geographical reach • Immediate feedback • Efficient marking, analysis and storage of assessment results

  9. Benefits continued • Increased communication • Authenticity • ‘Go Green’ • Reusable assessment resources • Technological options to support majority of domains, taxonomies • Built-in guards against cheating, plagiarism

  10. Recommendations • Educate yourself on resources available • Try resources out ahead of time • Follow upcoming trends (Horizon Report) • Use technology for various assessment types (formative, summative) • Consider suitability of resource options • Align resources to the learning outcomes

  11. Growing Trends • Distance Learning • Technology to support learning, not just a means to evaluate • “m-learning” • Gaming as training * * Source: The 2009 Horizon Report, The New Media Consortium, p. 5

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