Chih-Che Tai East Tennessee State University

1. Classrooms in the Clouds I like something useful for free Chih-Che Tai East Tennessee State University MA-ASTE Sep 24 2010

2. An Observation: D2L @ ETSU

3. Disadvantage: A Conceptual Model What pre-service teachers have learned the web-platform experience in universities (e.g. D2L) is generally not able toduplicate and applyin their careers. At University At School U Courses for Student /Teachers Graduation or PD

4. How People Learn Four pedagogy principles: Learner-Centered Knowledge-Centered Assessment-Centered Community-Centered John D. Bransford et al., 1999

5. Information Technology in Last Decade What is these two young men doing? Warren Buffett was struggling to know:

6. Information Technology in Last Decade

7. Another Observation Consumer Tech vs. Education Tech Consumer Information Technology (Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing) Educational Technology

8. A Proposal from Google Apps Consumer Information Technology (Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing) Educational Technology if benefited from consumer tech

9. Review: A Current Model What pre-service teachers have learned the web-platform experience in universities (e.g. D2L) is generally not able toduplicate and applyin their careers. At University At School U Courses for Student /Teachers Graduation or PD

10. A Revised Model of Implementation E.g. for Pre-service and In-service Teachers At University K-12 School U advising S T S T S T S T S T S T Graduation or PD S T S T Courses for Student /Teachers

11. Assumptions and Challenges Presumably, we like something we need for free! • The price for a free lunch is how to develop a workable model for • Better efficiency • Large- scale implementation (e.g. undergrad. or K-12) • Tech-not-savvy groups (teachers)

12. Q & A Is it available yet? • Two examples • A university faculty • 28 pre-service elementary teachers

13. Technical Structure E.g. Blogger, Sites: Announcements, discussions, comments, etc. Web-Platform Electronic Files Storage Multimedia function Communication function General public E.g. Google Docs: Readings, personal assignments, surveys, etc. E.g. Gmail: Regular communication, video & audio conference E.g. Youtube: Videos, pictures

14. Instructor’s example Wildlife Conservation http://wcfall2010e.blogspot.com Username: temp.wc Password: 20090901

15. An Example: 28 ISED Students at WSCC (Exploring and Discovery in Science)

16. Here are their blogs

17. Examples: Exploratory and Discovery in Science course • Electronic Portfolio • Texts, pictures and videos • Assignments (lesson plans, reports, content etc.) • Trajectories of learning and teaching • Platform • For stakeholders (students, parents, peers, educators and administrators) • Discussion/ comments • Extended resources

18. Technical Structure E.g. Blogger, Sites: Announcements, discussions, comments, etc. Web-Platform Electronic Files Storage Multimedia function Communication function General public E.g. Google Docs: Readings, personal assignments, surveys, etc. E.g. Gmail: Regular communication, video & audio conference E.g. Youtube: Videos, pictures

19. A Reminder for Us Technology is a tool and is not a purpose But it can meet one of human interests Communication

20. What are the next steps? • Step I • K-12 In-service teachers Four pedagogy principles: Learner-Centered Knowledge-Centered Assessment-Centered Community-Centered • Step II • Middle and high school students