Workshop given at the TVET conference in Amman, Jordan on using the Technology Integration Matrix (TIM). This workshop explores the 5 levels of Technology Integration as well as the 5 Classroom Characteristics. 23/2/12

1. Conference of Vocational Training:
Advanced Models on Training,
Business & Governance for the VTC
Dr. Leigh E. Zeitz
Instructional Technology
University of Northern Iowa
Workshop

2. Teacher Trainer
Coach
What’s the difference?

3.  Teaching – Art of assisting others in discovery.
 Training – Focusing on specific areas of
development (technical & soft skill).
 Coaching – Observing strengths/weaknesses
and developing weaknesses.
Monica Paul, 2010

4. With your partner, discuss
learning experiences you
enjoyed.
List them on the handout.
What made them good?
Why did you like them?

5.  Problem Solving
 Decision-Making
 Communication
 Oral & Written
 Collaboration: Teams
 Business Analysis
 Project Leadership
 Ethics & Tolerance
 Functional Area Knowledge
Luftman: Society for Information Management (2007)

6.  Problem Solving
 Critical Thinking
 Communication
 Collaboration
 Creativity
 Innovation

7.  How can technology
be used in learning?
 Brainstorm ways
technology can be
used in teaching.

8. Organize your ideas by who is using the technology
Teacher Use Student Use

9. Teacher Use Student Use
Entry Adoption Adaptation Infusion Transformation
Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher
delivers directs facilitates provides supports
content to students in students learning innovative tech
students conventional / exploring & content and tool use. Tools
procedural use using tech student used for higher-
of tech tools tools choose tech order learning
tools activities not
possible
without
technology

10.  Add your activities to
the appropriate cells.
 Add new activities to
complete the cells.
 Discuss the
differences between
the applications.

11.  Active – Actively Engaged w/ technology
 Collaborative – Use tech to work together
 Constructive – Use tech to connect new
information to prior
knowledge
 Authentic – Use tech to link beyond
classroom
 Goal Directed – Use tech to set goals, plan
activities, monitor
progress and evaluate results.

13.  Select a learning event
 Identify the Technology Use
 Identify the Characteristic
 Identify the cell where
this event lies
 Discuss/Read what this
means

14.  Identify the activity’s cell
 Improve the activity’s position
 Make technology more
Transitional
 Use a different characteristic
Discuss how this could change learning
in your educational system

15.  Use the Technology Integration Matrix to
review some of the lessons/activities in your
curriculum.
 Identify the cells for 10 events.
 For each event, change the Technology Use
or Learning Characteristic to better integrate
the technology and learning.

16. “Well-integrated use of technology
resources by thoroughly trained teachers
makes twenty-first-century learning
possible.”
Edutopia, 2007