Visuals used to support a presentation delivered by Nicholas Yates, Noon to 1pm Friday 11 March 2011, Marriott Hotel, Dubai, UAE

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Opening Quote
“In a landscape without
bearings, teachers create and
internalize their own maps”
INNOVATE USING (Kagan, 1992)
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
AND YOUR BELIEFS
Nicholas Yates
nicholas.yates@zu.ac.ae
Rethink :: Evolve :: Innovate Mentally note your answer…
Who uses educational technology often in their
class?
Who doesn’t use educational technology often (or
never) in their class?
I never use… As often as I can!
Rethink :: Innovate :: Evolve
(Ertmer, 2005 p.31)
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Addition is the best form of
multiplication
(Kagan, 1992, p. 85) Patrick (interview)
A tool in a toolbox Outline
Def’n of educational technology
Reflection
Teacher Beliefs
Thesis
Study
Reflection
Results
Espen (interview) Audience discussion
Q + As
Educational Technology Reflection #1
What’s involved in this broad concept? How do you believe educational technology should
be used in the classroom?
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What are “teacher beliefs”? What are “teacher beliefs”?
Beliefs are influential; guide classroom interaction;
personal, distinct theories (Burns, 1996, p. 175).
Evaluative, cognitive guide (Kennedy & Kennedy,
1996, p. 355)
Functional and useful conceptual systems (Nespor,
1987, p. 326)
What are “teacher beliefs”? The aspects of teacher beliefs
A synthesized definition Plan and decide on their teaching (Woods, 1996)
Dictate the approach, and sometimes the success or
Teacher beliefs are the cornerstone of what a failure, of what is taught or learnt in the classroom
(Kennedy & Kennedy, 1996)
teacher does, says, and thinks. They provide a
personal systematic justification process with Justify and guide teaching (Breen et al., 2001)
which to plan, assess, judge, decide, accept, Influence attitudes (Nespor, 1987)
deny, or act; basically covering all aspects of Direct a teacher towards acceptance of an
teaching. innovation (Fullan & Hargreaves, 1992)
Beliefs of Language Teachers Use of
Origins of teacher beliefs
Educational Technology
Beliefs influence technology integration (Ertmer, Apprenticeship of observation (Lortie, 1975)
2005; Lawrence, 2000; Lam, 2000) Past experiences (Goodman, 1988; Calderhead &
Novice vs. Expert teachers conceptions re: Robson, 1991)
Educational Technology (Meskill et al., 2000) Teaching classroom practice: Self or colleagues
Classroom management / empowerment (Kagan, 1992)
Locus of Learning
Self / Student learning
Product / Process
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Just give it to me straight… Thesis
Investigate the inter-relationships
How the beliefs originated
Beliefs
Teaching Classroom
context practice
The study Reflection #1 (revisited)
Interviews How do you believe educational technology should
Showcases be used in the classroom?
Comparative analysis
University
EAP – Content based learning
Participants
Results Motivation
Motivation
Personalisation
Access
Culture
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Intrinsic Motivation Extrinsic Motivation
Target our students’ interests Rewards
“Winning a battle” (Espen) “Horse and a carrot” (Ingrid)
Blogs SMARTboard
Mini-presentations Films
Football highlights
Motivation and Culture Motivation and Web 2.0
Links between motivation, culture and our students Audience
Unmotivated when not using it Authenticity
“Reluctant to extend their learning” (Ingrid) Discrete Practice vs. Language Production
“Sesame street attention span” (Howard)
Panaramio
MSN Chat Voice Discussions
Hot Potatoes Vocabulary Quizzes
Personaliztion Personalization - Interests
Target students’ interests
“they’re reacting to natural English language as
opposed to a lot of the language which is
necessarily contrived” (Jordan)
Blogs
Online auto classifieds
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Personalization - Feedback Personalization – Tailoring
Feedback for each student Tailor each lesson
Student errors Suit each student’s needs
Cater towards different learning styles
Writing Error Game
Grammar games from own errors SMARTboard
PhotoStory
Access Access
24/7
Web 2.0
Out-of-reach = IN-reach!
MSN Messenger
Images online
Culture Culture
Computer @ home = www.boy’s domain.com
Quality of work
“Sesame Street Attention Span”
“Picking up a book is foreign to them” - Sarah
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Shared Beliefs Origins
Origins Opening Quote Re-visited
Learning from colleagues
Tech Team
“In a landscape without
Learning from own life experiences bearings, teachers create and
Themselves as learners
Practical real life uses of technology in the classroom
internalize their own maps”
(Kagan, 1992)
Use your beliefs!
Know your beliefs
Believe in your
knowledge.
(Koehler and Mishra, 2007, p. 7)
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Contact Information
Nicholas Yates
nicholas.yates@zu.ac.ae
For a copy of the slides, please email.
For a hand out (includes full reference list), please
email.
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