Professional Development for Teachers: LEARNing Online

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Introduction

The Modules
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Technology

Beverly Flowers-Gibson, Ed.D.
University of Louisiana
Monroe
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Introduction

Research supports the use of technology to improve student learning. Technology is not the silver bullet to end all of education’s woes, but it can be a powerful tool in the classroom.

 
Explore
Click on this link, select one of the topics about student performance listed, and
Reflect

Scan the evidence presented to answer this question: How does the article confirm or add to your understanding of the connection between student performance and the use of technology?

Brain-based research that focuses on how we learn has been the basis of numerous technology initiatives to improve student learning.
Explore

Click on this link, and play one of the 3 video interviews with teachers about how technology integration supports learning.

Reflect

As you watch the video, consider your own level of technology integration and how it supports learning.

The focus of the three Instructional Technology modules is to briefly examine the following topics: (I) WHAT: Current instructional technology and related terminology, (II) WHY: The value of technology for teachers and learners, and (III) HOW: Ideas to assist teachers with ways to effectively integrate technology into their classrooms.

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Click on Part I to proceed to Part I Current Technologies and Terminology