Are new educational technologies more effective in helping students achieve learning objectives than the old technology they replace? How IT professionals implement educational technologies, and how instructors use the technology can mean the difference between no impact on student achievement, and higher grades with more engaged students. While some educational technology projects aim to lower costs and others to increase access to education, this session will explore the intersection of educational technology and pedagogy (teaching methods). We will look at the relative effectiveness of educational technology implementations as varied as: Digital Textbooks, Clickers, Streaming Video Lectures, Mobile Learning, Virtual Labs, Collaboration Suites, and Learning Management Systems (LMS). Session participants will leave with a better understanding of how to assess the value of educational technology / pedagogy pairings. They will also have a better understanding of what key features make for successful EdTech projects.

1. Implementing Successful
EdTech Projects:
Don’t Forget the Pedagogy!
Rich McCue
rmccue@uvic.ca
Twitter: richmccue
http://richmccue.com

2. EdTech & Pedagogy:
Putting New Wine in Old
Bottles?
Rich McCue
rmccue@uvic.ca
Twitter: richmccue
http://richmccue.com

3. New Educational
Technology +
Old Pedagogy =
No Significant Difference?
Rich McCue
rmccue@uvic.ca
Twitter: richmccue
http://richmccue.com

4. I Tech

5. Microsoft

6. Ecumenical Technologist

7. Use the Best Tool for the Job…

8. High Tech

9. Low Tech

10. 1994 Clark vs Kozma
Debate on Effectiveness
of EdTech
VS

11. Book & Reading will
diminish my student’s
memories!

12. Clark: EdTech is a Medium just like a Truck
=

13. Kosma: You have a point but...
Some New Media can give us
powerful new methods…

14. Educational Technology Circa 1986
VHS Video Player Apple IIe - 1mhz processor!
The Internet!
Microsoft Word

15. Technology Has Changed!
Virtual Frog Dissection
PC Flight Simulator
Google Hangouts Video Conferencing
High Power Laptops

16. Technology Has Really Changed!

17. New EdTech + Old Pedagogy
=
No Significant Difference

18. If EdTech Project Success =
Increased Student Success =>
Change EdTech & Pedagogy

19. A Real World Example: Comparison
of EdTech with
Pedagogy Held Constant
Anderson, K., & May, F. A. (2010). Does the method of instruction matter? An experimental examination of information literacy instruction in the online, blended,
and face-to-face classrooms. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 36(6), 495–500. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2010.08.005
Library Based Information Literacy
Instruction

20. No Significant Difference
in Student Outcomes
LectureOnline
Blended
Anderson, K., & May, F. A. (2010). Does the method of instruction matter? An experimental examination of information literacy instruction in the online, blended,
and face-to-face classrooms. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 36(6), 495–500. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2010.08.005
Identical Content

21. “The observed advantage for blended learning
conditions is not necessarily rooted in the media
use per se and may reflect differences in content,
pedagogy and learning time.”
Means, B., Yoyama, Y., Murphy, R., Bakia, M., & Jones, K. (2010). Evaluation of evidence-based practices in online learning: A meta-analysis and review of
online learning studies. US Department of Education. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf

22. Write down the 1 or 2 pedagogies
you use most.
http://j.mp/cali2015

23. We Typically Don’t take advantage of the
new capabilities that new Tech affords us…
at least right away...

24. Classroom Projectors

26. eBooks

27. Most Highlighted Passages
Accelerated Reader: https://www.renaissance.com/products/accelerated-reader

28. Online Video

29. Online Video: Interleaving & Enriching

30. The Internet & Web
Course website circa 2004

31. Modern LMS: Interleaving & Supporting

32. Many Interesting Web Applications
for Education…
Powerful Pedagogical Tool

33. Peer Evaluation of Assignments

34. Peer Evaluation of Assignments

35. Peer Evaluation of Assignments

36. Some Pedagogies were
possible in the past, but
impractical because of
cost & time…

37. Video Reflection & Feedback
= Tones of
Work!

38. Video Reflection & Feedback

39. Video Reflection & Feedback

40. Gamification

41. Gamification

42. Gamification of Business Case Studies

43. Think about a pedagogy that you
would like to try out…
Spend 1 minute talking to your
neighbour what the pedagogy is
and how it might help your
students (1 min each).
1.

44. “Nothing works better than a good
teacher, unless it’s a good teacher
with decent tools.” - Katrin Becker
http://www.slideshare.net/becker/the-clarkkozma-debate-in-the-21st-century
Unless...

45. …Unless you have a highly
motivated group of students
with good tools!

46. http://richmccue.com/2011/01/12/youtube-facebook-educational-distractions-or-learning-tools/

47. http://richmccue.com/2011/01/12/youtube-facebook-educational-distractions-or-learning-tools/

48. Back to the Clark &
Kozma Debate on EdTech

49. New EdTech + New Pedagogy
=
Significant Difference
eTutoring
A- Class
Average

50. How Can We Increase the
Success Rates of Our EdTech
Projects?

53. Research!
Experiment!
Share!

54. Comments or Questions?
Rich McCue
rmccue@uvic.ca
Twitter: richmccue
RichMcCue.com

55. Credits for Creative Commons Images:
1. Scroll - http://www.facsimile-editions.com/en/ds/
2. Kindle Reader - http://amazon.com/
3. Gold coins - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tao_zhyn/442965594/
4. Chromebooks - http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/hp-chromebook-11/
5. Old wine bottle - http://www.freefoto.com/preview/09-12-59/Old-bottle-of-Wine
6. Stomping grapes - http://www.flickr.com/photos/88071948@N00/2954537843
7. Linux Logo - http://www.tomsick.net/misc/linux-logo.html
8. Pope & Rabbi - http://www.therecord.com.au/news/world/his-mothers-sons/
9. Heart Logo - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Love_Heart_SVG.svg
10. Tools - http://pixabay.com/en/pencil-drawing-tool-251572/
11. iPhone & iPad - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivyfield/8148747862/
12. Socrates - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:David_-_The_Death_of_Socrates.jpg
13. Pickup Truck - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_pickup_truck.png
14. Grocery Bag - http://mike44nh.deviantart.com/art/paper-grocery-bag-filled-with-produce-293605157
15. Model T Truck - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1919_Ford_Model_T_Pickup.JPG
16. Food - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wiener-Schnitzel02.jpg
17. University of North Texas - http://www.indoorpercussioneurope.org/page.php?pid=55
18. US Dept. of Education - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US-DeptOfEducation-Seal.svg
19. VHS Player - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CVC-1980-Technicolor.jpg
20. Apple II+ - http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II
21. Telnet - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dynix-Main-Menu-via-Telnet.jpg
22. iPad Air - http://apple.com
23. Patient simulator - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anesthesia_patient_simulator.jpg
24. Oculus Rift VR - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Virtuix_Omni_Skyrim_(cropped).jpg
25. MakerBot - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Makerbot_Thing-O-Matic_Assembled_Printing_Blue_Rabbit.jpg
26. Food - http://www.flickr.com/photos/foodiebaker/9456603433/
27. Gutenberg Bible - http://burton.byu.edu/Bible%20Site/Gutenberg.htm
28. Monk Manuscript - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeography
29. Open Book - http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2011/07/under-cover-atelier-carvalho-bernau-
octavo-publicaties.html
30. Overhead Projector - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OHP-sch.JPG
31. Gamification - http://calvinayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gamification-gaming-industry.jpg