Levels of Technology Implementation

Howdy!

So for this EDIT 7500 class we had to read an article on Levels of Technology Implementation. It was pretty interesting. I instruct at a collegiate level and wonder to what extent technology will be helpful to my future instruction. I love using technology, but generally I use it as an extension of my existing lesson plan. I typically setup a lecture/discussion outline. With the outline in place I develop a powerpoint and bookmark a few relevant images and videos that may help. I am interested to see what is out there, but am comfortable with my current technology use. In the article it mentioned research that technology availability in addition to professional development helped enrich classrooms. Thus, I am happy to be part of this class because UGA's technology is phenomenal.

As far as the survey, I was not surprised by the results....well at least the broken down results. The bar graph was something....different....

 That surprised me, but once I checked the results on the side I was much more encouraged.

For LoTI I was a Level 2 Exploration with sounds about right. I really only use technology to support my existing lesson plan, but I am interested in learning./applying more. Here was my printout result for that section.

For Personal Use I kind of felt I would blow this one out of the water. I have had a computer since I was 9 and subsequently learned very early how to fix my cpus. I have learned a lot about cpus over the years culminating in a two year stint working on an IT Helpdesk saving up for Grad School. While I applied my existing knowledge to fixing one set of problems, my base grew and I became very knowledgeable. I was level 7. Here is its printout.

Current Instructional Practices placed me with Level 5, which evidently indicates I focus on student's being involved in the learning process. I think that is very true. I think a student learns best by doing and being involved. Such a process is particularly beneficial to the discussion sections I currently work with. Here is its printout.

So, I have had a few things about myself confirmed which is always valuable to see. I am looking forward to taking this survey at the end of this course to see if anything has changed.

As far as my project is concerned I am still leaning towards a Flipped Classroom with a special youtube video students can watch outside of the class so I do not have to provide a bunch of background. I just need to set aside some time to make a rudimentary outline and discuss the item with Dr. Soper. We'll See. Until next time....

Angermeier Out!