Week 1
Please note: Only one text is required — select the text appropriate to your current situation:
K-12 educators:
Horn, M. B., & Staker, H. (2014). Blended: Using disruptive innovation to improve schools. John Wiley & Sons.
Higher Education:
Christensen C. M., Horn M. B., Soares L., & L. Caldera. (2011). Disrupting college: How disruptive innovation can deliver quality and affordability to postsecondary education. http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/labor/report/2011/02/08/9034/disrupting- college/
Business focus:
Christensen, C. (2013). The innovator’s dilemma: when new technologies cause great firms to fail. Harvard Business Review Press.
Supplementary Text for Higher Education:
Christensen C. M., & H. J. Eyring. (2011). The innovative university: changing the DNA of higher education from the inside out. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Week 2
- 2017 – 2012 Horizon Reports – view from http://www.nmc.org/publication-type/horizon-report/ Select the report type appropriate to your interests or organization.
- Meeker’s 2018 Internet Trends Report
- Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report
- Meeker’s 2016 Internet Trends Report
- Meeker’s 2015 Internet Trends Report
- Meeker’s 2014 Internet Trends Report
- The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology 2017 & 2017 Student and Faculty Technology Research Studies Please note that this is the main ECAR 2017 Studies archive where you will find the Undergraduate Students and Information Technology studies, Faculty studies, Infographic and much more.
- 2016 Students and Technology Research Study
- The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2015
- The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2014
- The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013
- The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012
The list of readings for this module was set up to be purposely overwhelming because you need to be aware of just how much information is available and, more importantly, you need to learn to glean what is valuable and what is not. If you have been following educational technology literature for many years, then you will not be overwhelmed with all this reading, because you will have read each of the reports when they were published. If you are new to the discipline, then you have a bit of catching up to do.
Ideally, you do want to read all the material, but given the time constraints of this course and the fact that you all have lives, I suggest that you look to your class colleagues to share the load of reading and devise a plan to distribute the reading load and to at least look at the following in detail.
At minimum, read the most recent years of the Horizon Report, and then read the Executive summaries, Technologies to Watch, Critical Challenges and Significant Trends sections of the earlier reports. Look for patterns and also critically assess how accurate the earlier reports have been. Compare the predictions and claims of the Horizon Reports with that data in the Internet Trends Report (at minimum, use the report summary). Read the most recent ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, and review the Key Findings of the previous two studies to identify patterns that will point to disruptive innovations and compare to the Horizon and Meeker reports.
Week 3
Review the following resources that explain how ACU leveraged the disruptive power of the iPhone and iPad as a catalyst for the change in learning on their campus:
- ACU Connected the Movie
- Review the video materials in the ACU Mobile Learning Media Gallery.
- Download and review the 2010-2011, 2009-2010, and 2008-2009 Mobile Learning Report from the side column of the ACU Mobile Learning Media Gallery.
- You can also review the ACU Connected resources on iTunes
If you are considering a 1 to 1 initiative review the MTLI site and pay particular attention to:
- About the MTLI – explains the how and why of the program
- Research & Evaluation Reports – the published results of what worked, what didn’t and why.
- MTLI Manual – provides all the details of how the program works.
If you are considering a 1 to 1 iPad initiative review the:
If you are considering a blended learning initiative review:
- Blending Learning: The Evolution of Online and Face-to-Face Education from 2008-2015
- Blended Learning Implementation Guide: Version 2.0
- Implementation of Blended Learning at the School Level: A Case Study of the iLearnNYC Lab Schools
- Blended Learning in DC Public Schools: How One District is Reinventing its Classrooms
Regardless of your interest in mobile learning, 1 to 1, blended learning, or other technology-focused initiative it is always a good idea to keep the right perspective that it isn’t just about the technology it is about the learning. John November does a wonderful job reminding us of this in his article:
Why Schools Must Move Beyond One to One Computing
Similarly, AJ Juliani talks about starting with learning beliefs and learning principles even before talking about technology in his post:
Why We Went Multi-Device, Multi-Platform for Our 1:1 Initiative
Week 4
Digital Storytelling Cookbook – Must be downloaded from within the course BB
Dwayne’s DIY Video Creation Toolbox – if you are wondering what camera, mic, lighting, and editing software that you should use for your video this is the first place to start.
Week 5
Are You An Innovative Educator? Here’s How to Find Out
