Topic outline

  • Unit 30: ICT to Support Learner Centric Education


    • Meet your Facilitator

    • Unit Introduction

      So far in this module, we have learnt what learner-centred teaching is and why it is important that we try and teach in learner-centred ways. It is learners, after all, that need to do the learning. Therefore, it is important that we put the learner and their needs at the heart of what we are doing.

      In this unit we will have a look at some ways in which technology can support our efforts in putting the learner at the heart of things as well as some general principles for designing great technology enabled learner-centric learning activities.

      By the end of this unit, you will be able to:


      At the end of this unit, you are going to design a technology enabled learner-centred learning activity. As you go through the unit lesson, start to think about what topic you might want your learning activity to be about.

      Click on the link below to start the lesson.

    • Assessment instructions


      For this assessment, you are going to design your own technology-enabled learner-centred learning activity that you are able to use in your own classroom. This means that whatever you design must have the learners using the technology. However, whatever technology you choose to use, must be accessible to you and your learners.

      Before you begin, have a look at the rubric that will be used to assess the quality of your learning activity so that you know what to include and focus on.

      Rubric


      1. Decide on a section or topic that you will be teaching in the coming term and choose an activity for your learners to do within this section.
      2. Download the SAMR Task Ladder Template and complete it, describing how you could transform your task all the way up the SAMR ladder. You need to complete all 4 levels, even if you are not able to implement the higher levels at the moment.
      3. Download the Learning Activity Template and use it to design your learning activity. You will choose one of the tasks in your SAMR ladder from step 2.
      4. Design your learning activity paying special attention to the following:
        1. What the learning outcomes are
        2. What the learners will do
        3. What technology will be used that I and my learners have access to
        4. How the learning will be assessed
      5. Upload both your completed SAMR Task Ladder and your Learning Activity.

    • Attribution and References

      References

      • George Lucas Educational Foundation (2017). Technology Integration Professional Development Guide. Available here.
      • George Lucas Educational Foundation (2012). Edutopia: Mobile Devices Learning Guide . Available here.
      • Lawteched (2017). Learning Centered Teaching. Available here.
      • Getting Smart (2017). The SAMR ladder through the lens of 21st century skills. Available here.
      • Coursera (2017). Lecture 21 - Video 4: Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition (SAMR). Available here.

      • Licence

        Teachers' ICT Integration Course by Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License with the exception of the following resources:

        • George Lucas Educational Foundation (2017). Technology Integration Professional Development Guide 
        • EdGeorge Lucas Educational Foundation (2012). Edutopia: Mobile Devices Learning Guide 
        • Lawteched (2017). Learning Centered Teaching. 
        • Getting Smart (2017). The SAMR ladder through the lens of 21st century skills
        • Coursera (2017). Lecture 21 - Video 4: Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition (SAMR).


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