Educational Technology Tools for Engaging Students
Frameworks for Evaluating Educational Technology
| Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge (TPACK) | Critical Digital Pedagogy |
| According to Koehler (2012), “Effective technology integration for pedagogy around specific subject matter requires developing sensitivity to the dynamic, transactional relationship between components of knowledge situated in unique contexts. Individual teachers, grade-level, school-specific factors, demographics, culture, and other factors ensure that every situation is unique, and no single combination of content, technology, and pedagogy will apply for every teacher, every course, or every view of teaching.” | Morris and Stommel (2017) believe, “Educators should be looking under the hood of edtech tools and talking more directly with technologists…Otherwise, we end up with tools…that not only try to anticipate (or invent) the needs of teachers, but ultimately do damage by working directly at odds with our pedagogies.” |
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Reference Koehler, M. (2012, September 24). TPACK explained. Retrieved from: http://tpack.org |
Reference Morris, S.M., & Stommel, J. (2017). A guide for resisting edtech: The case against Turnitin. Hybrid Pedagogy. Retrieved from: http://hybridpedagogy.org/resisting-edtech |
Educational Technology to Support Teaching and Learning
Active Learning with Top Hat
Top Hat is a web-based student response system that allows instructors to create an interactive lecture experience for students. Visit the Office of Distance Education and eLearning’s resource page to learn more about teaching with Top Hat.
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Student list can be imported from CarmenCanvas Syncs with CarmenCanvas gradebook Allows for anonymous participation Provides formative feedback |
Time for installation and troubleshooting Instructional time to discuss how to use Top Hat and fix technical issues as they arise |
Video Discussion and Reflection with Flipgrid
Flipgrid is a video-based discussion board. Visit go.osu.edu/flipgrid for more resources on Flipgrid.
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Free Integrates directly in CarmenCanvas Online and mobile versions Teacher can customize video parameters, such as video’s maximum length Teachers and students can customize posts Video can increase student engagement, teacher presence, and sense of belonging Videos are automatically closed captioned |
Time for installation and troubleshooting Instructional time to discuss effective video post practices Not currently a tool supported by Ohio State Some students may not want to appear on video |
Collaborative Online Annotation with Hypothes.is
The Hypothes.is Project is a nonprofit organization committed to fostering a free, open, and communal conversation facilitated by a web browser extension. Hypothes.is’ website for educators offers extensive guidance on integrating Hypothes.is into a course, including quick start guides for teachers and students.
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Free (for now) Integrates directly in CarmenCanvas Annotate websites, PDFs, and EPUBs Create private groups Multimodal |
Time for installation and troubleshooting Instructional time to discuss effective annotation practices Not currently a tool supported by Ohio State Not currently accessible for all students |