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Jim Buckingham conducts an online interview with Dr. Philip Towndrow
This session is set as a continuation on the Workshop / Discussion that was initiated on 30 October in Dubai – “Managing Technology in the Classroom,” Jim Buckingham conducts an online interview / discussion with Dr. Phillip Towndrow in Singapore in Elluminate. Dr. Towndrow has been involved in researching the effectiveness of one-to-one computer use in the classroom and should help shed a “researcher’s” light on the matter.
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Some notes on key topic – How to Manage the Use of Technology in the Classroom
Two directions:
– teachers trying to decide where to begin in their implementation of technology into their instruction
– students bringing technology into the classroom (i.e. namely mobile phones)
Point of departure, a list of Google docs with information that was either gleaned from or presented at the 30 October meeting with teachers in Dubai.. where this topic was the focus:
- Managing Tech in the Classroom – general purpose of today’s discussion
- Summary of brief literature review (desktop research)
- Actual literature review (desktop research)
- Participants worksheet – problems & solutions
Further suggested readings and resources:
- Prensky, M. R. (2010). Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning. Corwin Press.
- Towndrow, P. (2010a, September 16). The Knowledge Sharing Marketplace – Teachers as Digital Task Designers – Part 1. Retrieved February 24, 2011, from http://web.mac.com/philliptowndrow/e-Portfolio_Web/The_Knowledge_Sharing_MarketPlace/Entries/2010/9/16_Teachers_as_digital_task_designers-Part_1.html
- Towndrow, P. (2010b, September 16). The Knowledge Sharing Marketplace – Teaching Digital Natives – A Review. Retrieved February 24, 2011, from http://web.mac.com/philliptowndrow/e-Portfolio_Web/The_Knowledge_Sharing_MarketPlace/Entries/2010/11/25_Teaching_digital_natives-A_review.html
- Towndrow, P. (2010c, September 25). The Knowledge Sharing Marketplace – Teachers as Digital Task Designers – Part 2. Retrieved February 24, 2011, from http://web.mac.com/philliptowndrow/e-Portfolio_Web/The_Knowledge_Sharing_MarketPlace/Entries/2010/9/25_Teachers_as_digital_task_designers-Part_2.html
- Towndrow, P. (2010d, November 3). The Knowledge Sharing Marketplace – No Silver Bullet. Retrieved February 24, 2011, from http://web.mac.com/philliptowndrow/e-Portfolio_Web/The_Knowledge_Sharing_MarketPlace/Entries/2010/11/3_No_silver_bullet.html
- Towndrow, P. (2011, February 11). Introduction – Phillip A Towndrow’s ePortfolio. Retrieved February 24, 2011, from http://web.mac.com/philliptowndrow/e-Portfolio_Web/Introduction.html
Announcements:
- http://taedtech.ning.com/events/online-discussion-managing
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline2002_webheads/message/27438
Recording:
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