Presentation

1. Educational Technology
Lakehead University / Confederation College

2. Creative Commons License: Flickr: pcrocks / Peter
Educational Technology
Lakehead University / Confederation College

3. Top 7 Educational
Technology Tips
R. A. McCormack, P. Eng.
February 6, 2008

4. 7 minutes

5. Don’t know beans about Medical field.
Debbie (wife) teaches at LU and College in
Practical Nursing Clinical

6. Warning:
Large opinions ahead

7. 7 Tips in 7 Minutes
1. KIS - at both ends
2. Build vs. Borrow
3. Warning signs when investing in educational technology
4. iTunes University - examples
5. Open Source Software (free software)
6. Video on the Net (examples for education)
7. Conclusion: What kind of job is it?

8. Warning Signs
Think of one educational technology project in the last
10 years - that failed.
Here are the warning signs.

9. Good
Human: Staff/training/PD/travel/
research/expertise
Non-human: Buildings/computers/
software/equipment/gadgets

10. Not Good
Human: Staff/training/PD/travel/
research/expertise
Non-human: Buildings/computers/
software/equipment/gadgets

11. Keep It Simple
❖ Keep it simple at both ends
❖ Development End
❖ Users’ Experience End (MIT Open Courses)
❖ Why?
Chances of success decreases as complexity increases
(exponentially!)

12. Build vs. Borrow

13. Build vs. Borrow

14. Open Source Software
(Free software)
MIT, YouTube, GM, HP, Dreamworks, Google
Excellent for education
Sorry to bother you...

15. Video on the Internet

17. Creating Learning
Resources...
What kind of job?

19. Big Job

20. Quick Demo
(The NEW YouTube.com - scribd.com)
http://delicious.com/mrmccormack/lu

21. The End