How to use technology to

enhance teaching and learning

Heather Moore
Foot in the door activity:
Find your card… get your coffee.. Its time to
quiz!

Download the Kahoot app on your phone

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https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/e0ccac21-cbf1-
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Objectives:
To evaluate the use of technology in our own practice;
To explore ideas to develop the use of technology for the
purposes of promoting student outcomes

Outcomes
To feel more confident in using technology in your own
teaching and to incorporate this into part of your teaching
and learning pedagogy.
• Learning is now boundless
• Yr 7 have never known life without a
computer in their hand… iphones have been
around since they were born
 Is it just a gimmick?
• Technology can be a “force multiplier” for the
teacher
• New opportunities for learning
• New ways to collaborate and create, and
• Save money and time.
• Technology is a very powerful tool for
education.
https://www.techlearning.com/tl-advisor-blog/261
• Get into groups and discuss some ways in
which you currently use technology to
enhance your students learning experence
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• Technology can be used to
– Support inclusivity
– Assessment
– Promote progress
– Engage and motivate
– Allows education to go on outside the classroom
– Break the traditional passive learning model
– Create digital citizens
– Access to up to date information
– Transform the learning experience
 Five Powerful Ways Technology Can Enhance
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• Visualisation
– Helping students to visualise the content
• Interactions
– Promoting student-teacher and student-student interactions
• Reflection
– Supporting meaningful student reflection
• Authenticity and Engagement
– Providing opportunities for involving students in real authentic
life learning activities
• Practice
– Improving the quality and quantity of student practice
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Five Powerful Ways Technology Can Enhance Teaching and
Learning in Higher Education
Richard E. West and Charles R. Graham
Educational Technology
Vol. 45, No. 3 (May-June 2'005), pp. 20-27
 CPD- technology
• Twitter
• Apple Edu Chat
• Apple Teacher
• Free training- check out your exam board for
webinars or get googling- there is so much out
there
• Google Certified Teacher program
https://ed.ted.com/on/hzUn1ToN
 Further reading
• http://education.weebly.com/weebly/userHome.php
• http://www.google.com/options
• http://www.evernote.com
• http://www.zoho.com
• http://www.techlearning.com
• http://www.freetech4teachers.com
• http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/10/scribblar-online-
whiteboard.html
• http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/10/calculus-lifesaver.html
• http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/08/resources-for-
students.html
• http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/10/21st-century-skills-and-
education.html
• http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-get-started-with-
project-based.html
 References
• JOURNAL ARTICLE
Five Powerful Ways Technology Can Enhance Teaching
and Learning in Higher Education
Richard E. West and Charles R. Graham
Educational Technology
Vol. 45, No. 3 (May-June 2'005), pp. 20-27
• https://www.techlearning.com/tl-advisor-blog/261
• https://www.securedgenetworks.com/blog/10-
reasons-today-s-students-need-technology-in-the-
classroom