Technology inclusion in schools often go as a welcome of resources. Are the teachers and administrators equipped to ask the right questions, choose and participate in what technology is used in their classrooms? This presentation highlights some of the frameworks as guidelines to educators, teachers and administrators in making technology integration decisions for their schools and classrooms.

1. Role of Technology in influencing
teaching and learning in K-12 space
YSIC-2014 at JJ College of Architecture
Amina Charania ( Ph D)
Sir Dorabji Tata Trust

2. From Chalk board to Smart board
In what way has smart boards changed the teaching and
learning patterns in classroom?

3. From paper books to online books
Has tremendously impacted access of information and
content.
How has it changed learning and teaching processes in
the classroom?

4. • Plenty of readymade learning software in computer
labs of the schools.
Who decides it’s motive and worth ?
• Motive
– Open or for profit?
– Who designed?
• Objectives
– Remedial or higher order thinking?
– Technology skill and vocational
• Types
– Drill and practice
– Tutorial
– Problem solving
– Simulation

5. Other low technology tools commonly used
• Mobile applications for audio reinforcing spoken language
acquisition., especially English
• Regulating attendance and communication with parents
Mobile
applications
• For capturing school events and gatherings
Digital
cameras
• Self paced or blended learning-responding to a given program
• Lurking or researching from the Internet
• Or all of the above functions
Tablets

6. Most of the Technology enabled
projects in schools
• Teacher use pre-loaded resources-lesson plans and
media clips to teach-technology a teaching aid.
• Students use pre-loaded CD based instructions and
activities in the classroom facilitated by the teacher.
• Students learn computer applications
– A vocational pursuit
• Student use technology resources for self paced
learning-mostly high school and up.

7. Can or does these tools improve teaching and
learning processes in classroom/learning spaces
– Can but does not?
– Can and does?
• What is the value addition of Technology in
classroom/ learning spaces?
– What questions should be asked?

8. Q1: Is technology in isolation or exist within the
integrated framework?
TPACK-Koehler and Mishra, 2009

9. Q2: Does it replace or change the role
of the Teacher?
• Does Technology or the computer teacher
substitute the Teacher in the classroom?
• Does Technology is designed to help teacher
transit in to a more facilitative role from an
information giving role?
• Does the teacher participate in developing the
activities around technology, or merely plug it in?
• Does it challenge or motivate the teacher to
improve classroom practices?

10. Q3: Student learning: Is it helping in
escalating stages of learning?
• Authentic learning
experiences
• Connected learning
• Student creating anything
or merely responding
• Higher order thinking skills
• Digital citizenship
Bloom’s taxonomy

11. Q4: Does it promise 21st century
learning goals?

12. Global and local practices reflecting
TPACK, higher order thinking and
21st century learning
Simple and meaningful application of
technology

13. Eco-mobile- A student using ECOMOBILE to measure oxygen
concentrations, Turbidity, Ph and temperature in the water.
Pedagogy: Teacher/ educationist designed authentic activity using
a technological application outsourced to Texas Instrument
21st century Learning skills: 4Cs, science and mathematics

14. Star Genetics: Simulates genetic experiments using
known model organisms
Pedagogic framework: Can be self paced or integrated by teacher within a lesson
on genetics for authentic learning experience and problem solving skills.
21st Learning skills? Creativity, innovation, critical thinking; science and
mathematics

15. iLabs: Real lab in real time-not a simulation. Data of the
experiment shared with other students across the globe
for manipulation and deeper learning.
Pedagogy: Teacher designed, connected learning for
students.
21st century Learning skills: research and analyses,
critical thinking, communication; sciences

16. SCRATCH: Students use basic programming to create or
remix animation.
Pedagogic framework: Can be self paced or Teacher designs activities connected to
curriculum for children to create or remix. Classic example of constructism21st
Learning skills and themes? Creativity, problem solving, critical thinking; multi
disciplinary, including art

17. Khan Academy:.
Pedagogic framework: Understanding of complex concepts through
media. Teachers’ tool or self-paced learning of concepts
21st Learning skills and themes? Themes-multidisciplinary content

18. Social media for English learning conversational, communication and
social skills.
Pedagogical framework: Social constructionist-Skype granny
21st Learning skills? Communication and social skills, global citizenship

19. An example of simplification, ITE

20. ITE at Trust
• Based on TPACK model, where teacher design
activities and students create projects using
technology.
• ITE in about 12 projects-3 urban settings
• Objectives:
– Provide opportunity for Higher order thinking and
authentic learning experiences.
– Create learning interest
– Improve classroom pedagogy
– Bridge digital divide and Foster digital citizenship

21. Student creations
• KULI.S.S.K {GOPA Debnath } HISTORY.pptx
• Jute Production.xlsx
• structure of atom.docx
• Jointclass v ITE project.pptx
Visit http://sdttite.blogspot.in/p/projects.html
for projects made by the children.

22. Encouraging first phase
• Huge demand created in students and parents-increased
attendance and interest in making projects using technology.
• Teachers very receptive to use this approach-is motivated for
self trying at trainings. Example SCRATCH program
• It is a pedagogic framework, flexible for teachers, language
not a barrier but augments learning.
• Creativity and authentic leaning are designed to be explored
by students.
• Has shown some evidence of change in the role and attitude
of the of the teacher.
• Attempting to Capture actual change in learning achievement.

23. Youth have shown very high interest

24. Some of the un-planned returns

27. Technology cannot solve all
problems in education-Steven Jobs
But is at service to education to make
learning connected, authentic and
personal for each student.