Designing Learning for Tablet Classrooms: Innovations in Instruction

144 Pages·2014·1.215 MB·English

by  Donovan R. Walling (auth.)

Donovan R. Walling
Designing
Learning
for Tablet
Classrooms
Innovations in Instruction
Designing Learning for Tablet Classrooms

Donovan R . Walling
Designing Learning
for Tablet Classrooms
Innovations in Instruction
Donovan R. Walling
Bloomington , IN , USA
ISBN 978-3-319-02419-6 ISBN 978-3-319-02420-2 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-02420-2
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Acknowledgments
I n developing this book, I have been fortunate to be able to tap the expertise of a
number of colleagues, prominent among them Phillip Harris, executive director of
the Association for Educational Communications and Technology; retired
Bloomington, Indiana, educator Joan Harris; Mark Gage, director of publishing and
digital content at the Center for Civic Education; Henry Borenson of Borenson and
Associates, Inc.; Kenneth Rosenberg, a graduate student at Indiana University;
Jonas Beier, a graduate student at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz,
Germany; Florida elementary special needs educator Connie Huston; Bloomington,
Indiana-based learning designer Michael Shermis; and Niklas Everling, a high
school student in Bremen, Germany. I also am grateful for the support and encour-
agement of my partner, Sam Troxal.
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Contents
1 “i” Is for Innovation ................................................................................ 1
1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 1
1.2 Technology Adoption Accelerates ................................................... 2
1.3 Coming of Tablet Classrooms .......................................................... 2
1.4 How Tablets Are Changing Classrooms .......................................... 3
1.5 Summary .......................................................................................... 4
References ................................................................................................. 5
2 Tablet Technology as a Moving Target .................................................. 7
2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 7
2.2 Critics Weigh In ............................................................................... 8
2.3 Intuitive Integration .......................................................................... 9
2.4 Moving Target .................................................................................. 10
2.5 Summary .......................................................................................... 11
References ................................................................................................. 11
3 Who’s the Learning Designer Here? ..................................................... 13
3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 13
3.2 The Learning Designer .................................................................... 13
3.3 Curricula .......................................................................................... 14
3.4 Standards .......................................................................................... 15
3.5 Tests ................................................................................................. 16
3.6 Technology Toolbox ........................................................................ 17
3.7 Summary .......................................................................................... 17
References ................................................................................................. 17
4 Framing the Learning Design Approach .............................................. 19
4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 19
4.2 Technology-Mediated Learning ....................................................... 19
4.3 Learning Theories ............................................................................ 21
4.4 Constructivism and Technology ....................................................... 22
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4.5 Summary .......................................................................................... 23
References ................................................................................................. 23
5 Analyzing the Learning Environment .................................................. 25
5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 25
5.2 The ADDIE Model .......................................................................... 25
5.3 Phase 1: Analysis ............................................................................. 26
5.4 Using OPUS for Analysis ................................................................ 27
5.5 Summary .......................................................................................... 29
References ................................................................................................. 30
6 Designing Learning That Capitalizes on Tablet Technology ............... 31
6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 31
6.2 Phase 2: Design ................................................................................ 31
6.3 To Tablet or Not to Tablet ................................................................ 32
6.4 Networking Considerations ............................................................. 34
6.5 Summary .......................................................................................... 35
References ................................................................................................. 36
7 Developing Activities That Match Learning Needs ............................. 37
7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 37
7.2 Phase 3: Development ...................................................................... 37
7.3 A Cognitive-Ecological Approach ................................................... 39
7.4 Summary .......................................................................................... 42
References ................................................................................................. 42
8 Implementing the Learning Design ....................................................... 43
8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 43
8.2 Phase 4: Implementation .................................................................. 44
8.3 Fostering Students’ Ownership of Learning .................................... 44
8.4 Using Formative Feedback .............................................................. 46
8.5 Summary .......................................................................................... 48
References ................................................................................................. 48
9 Evaluation: Before, During, and After .................................................. 49
9.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 49
9.2 Phase 5: Evaluation .......................................................................... 50
9.3 The Test as Summative Evaluation .................................................. 51
9.4 Multifaceted Summative Evaluation ................................................ 52
9.5 Summary .......................................................................................... 54
References ................................................................................................. 54
10 Are eTextbooks More Than Books? ...................................................... 55
10.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 55
10.2 A Digital Starting Point ................................................................. 55
10.3 Enhanced eTextbooks .................................................................... 56
10.4 Customizing eTextbooks ................................................................ 58
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10.5 Creating eTextbooks ...................................................................... 58
10.6 Summary ........................................................................................ 60
References ................................................................................................. 60
11 Tablet Computer Reading: The How’s ................................................. 61
11.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 61
11.2 Early Reading ................................................................................. 62
11.3 Remedial and Special-Purpose Reading ........................................ 64
11.4 Enhanced Comprehension ............................................................. 65
11.5 Summary ........................................................................................ 66
References ................................................................................................. 67
12 Tablet Computer Reading: The What’s ................................................ 69
12.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 69
12.2 Original Sources ............................................................................. 70
12.3 Digital Libraries ............................................................................. 70
12.4 Government Repositories ............................................................... 71
12.5 Commercial Sources ...................................................................... 72
12.6 Summary ........................................................................................ 73
Reference .................................................................................................. 73
13 Are Apps a Good Fit for Learning Goals? ............................................ 75
13.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 75
13.2 Blended or Flipped? ....................................................................... 76
13.3 Critical Questions for Using Apps ................................................. 77
13.4 Review Assistance ......................................................................... 78
13.5 Summary ........................................................................................ 79
References ................................................................................................. 80
14 The Immediacy of Connectivity: Pluses and Pitfalls ........................... 81
14.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 81
14.2 Connectivity ................................................................................... 82
14.3 Reliable Information ...................................................................... 82
14.4 Security .......................................................................................... 83
14.5 Safety ............................................................................................. 84
14.6 Appropriate Content ....................................................................... 85
14.7 Summary ........................................................................................ 86
References ................................................................................................. 87
15 Using Tablet Technology for Multisensory Learning .......................... 89
15.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 89
15.2 Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles ................................... 89
15.3 Multisensory Tablet Functionality ................................................. 91
15.4 Adaptive Tablet Technology .......................................................... 92
15.5 Summary ........................................................................................ 94
References ................................................................................................. 94