As We May Teach: Educational Technology, From Theory Into Practice

I am happy to announce that, as part of a joint project with the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI), I have started a new weekly podcast series. These podcasts will look at several models for the use of educational technologies, and how to apply them in teaching via hands-on examples. The iTunes U podcasts can be found at:

As We May Teach: Educational Technology, From Theory Into Practice

The first two podcasts in the series are now online. The first, TPCK and SAMR — Models for Enhancing Technology Integration, presents the two theoretical frameworks that will guide much of the rest of the series. The second, Power in Simplicity: Virtual Thumbtacks on Virtual Maps, shows how ideas from these models can be applied to educational uses of Google Earth-generated cartography. All of the podcasts have associated online and offline resources — the ones that accompany the first two podcasts are listed below. Each weekly podcast will be accompanied by a blog post here, containing resources, as well as an opportunity for people to ask questions and provide feedback via the comments.

While the specific software and examples have been selected to be particularly useful to Maine educators, I hope these podcasts prove useful to educators in other places. If you have any thoughts about the podcasts, post them in the comments — I really would like to hear from you.

TPCK and SAMR – Models for Enhancing Technology Integration
The TPCK Model:
TPCK – Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
AACTE (Eds.) The Handbook of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Educators. New York:Routledge, 2008.
The SAMR Model:
Ruben R. Puentedura. Transformation, Technology, and Education. (2006)
PK Examples:
John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking (Eds.) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. (1999)
Education Resources Information Center
CK Examples:
Science Daily
Institute of Historical Research – Reviews in History
PCK Examples:
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics – Lessons and Resources
Center for Applied Linguistics – CALdigests
TK Examples:
Apple iLife Support
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative – 7 Things You Should Know About…
TPK Examples:
The Sloan Consortium – Effective Practices
Education & Information Technology Library
TCK Examples:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics – MicroObservatory
VisualComplexity
SAMR Examples:
William Shakespeare. The Tragedy of Macbeth.
Flickr Shakespeare Group
Many Eyes
UpStage
Macbeth in Second Life
TK+SAMR Examples:
GeoGebra
NetLogo
TPCK+SAMR Examples:
Prof. Wyn Kelley: MIT OpenCourseWare – 21L.003 Introduction to Fiction
Prof. Oded Meyer: Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative – Introduction to Statistics
Prof. Edward L. Ayers: Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia – The Rise and Fall of the Slave South
Prof. Jon Beasley-Murray: University of British Columbia – Murder, Madness, and Mayhem: Latin American Literature in Translation
Power in Simplicity: Virtual Thumbtacks on Virtual Maps
PK:
MacEachren, Alan. How Maps Work. New York: Guilford Press, 1995.
PCK:
Monmonier, Mark. Mapping It Out. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.
TK:
Making Maps: DIY Cartography
TPK:
ESRI GIS Education Community
TCK:
Moretti, Franco. Graphs, Maps, Trees. London: Verso, 2007.
TPCK:
Stuart Sinton, Diana and Jennifer Lund. Understanding Place. Redlands: ESRI Press, 2006.
SAMR:
Google Earth
Google Earth Community

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