For the most successful ed tech rollouts, teachers have to be on board with the plan and they need training to master the new technologies before introducing them in the classroom.

«Les tableaux intelligents ne fonctionnent pas, mais on fait comme à l'époque, quand la lumière d'un rétroprojecteur brûlait : on sort notre craie et on utilise le tableau! Ce n'est quand même pas la fin du monde. La terre n'a pas arrêté de tourner», conclut Francis Jacob.

The less we understand our tools, the more we are beholden to them.

encouraged learners to use social media

Some digital pedagogues who teach MOOCs on traditionally xMOOC platforms find ways to infuse connectivist principles in their teaching.

on already-existing MOOC platforms like Coursera

grant-like programs where teachers apply for ed tech with a plan for how to use it

New technology has often been introduced in schools without the necessary long-term planning and training that should have accompanied it. SMART boards were notorious for being installed in classrooms (at great cost) and then used in the same way as the static blackboards that preceded them. One-to-one device programs have been ridiculed for the same reasons.

“innovation”

"I realized then I could code on the computer to have it fulfill the tasks I wanted it to,"

First, they’ve owned it, and Slack makes this easy.

learning agenda on learning analytics

spaces to develop pedagogy and then think about the role of technology within that pedagogy

Students create multimedia work best in platforms they choose themselves.

To me, this is what OER for the web should start to reflect.

it is the responsibility of every ILT instructor to address injustice, power, and privilege through our study and use of learning technologies

“appropriation” of a context

got them thinking about what a computer really is, wherein lies the power of the Pi.

Brenda has shifted her approach from providing turnkey solutions to the teachers that come to her for help. Instead she focuses on accompanying them on their journey, and wants to know what research they have done prior to coming to see her.

Don’t just talk about technology. Get to know the person in front of you. It’s not just about the technology, it’s also about what other things are going on. I feel like I missed out on a lot of opportunities, having learned this later in my career.

Creating simulations, however, requires expert-level skills in interaction design, graphics, database functionality, and programming - not to mention instructional design, content expertise, and imagination.

animations are great for demonstrating difficult concepts and organizing information