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Experimental EdTech cycle
Autonomy
How does the EdTech affect autonomy?
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How does the EdTech impact self-determination of students and pupils?
The Digital Portfolio provides a unified platform for submitting and showcasing their work. This together with the templates, provided by the teachers, is limiting students freedom and decision making, as it makes them all dependent on the software. It is required that all students and teachers use it to make the most of it. However, it also ensures that students' work is more equal and can even encourage communication and collaboration via sharing options. Students are still able to get creative within the bounds of the teachers' expectations and application limits. In addition, they are the sole owners and have full control over their evidence. Meaning that they decide what to upload, when, who has access and to which parts.
The following sub-questions will help you answer the main question!
Does the technology allow students to make their own decisions or are decisions made for the student?
Does the technology make students dependent? On the technology? Or on others?
Does the technology shape undesirable behavior? Is it addictive even? Is it easy to disconnect?
Do students need someone else to use the technology?
In what way does the technology empower students to make better decisions? Why?
How does the EdTech impact self-determination of teachers?
There is a certain format that needs to be followed, however it was developed for and with the educators. Teachers can customize the format to a degree providing clear bounds to the students (via templates, explanations, feedback). If all students of a teacher are using the application then it makes it much easier and faster for a teacher to review, provide feedback and evaluate them fairly. Overall, the software is intended and developed to make the teachers and students life a little easier, give everyone a fair chance, unify and clarify expectations and requirements, allowing students to focus more on the quality of their work than the presentation of it. This still outweighs the limitations.
The following sub-questions will help you answer the main question!
Does the technology allow teachers to make their own decisions or are decisions made for the teacher?
Does the technology make teachers dependent? On the technology? Or on others?
Do teachers need someone else to use the technology?
In what way does the technology empower teachers to make better decisions? Why?
Do you believe that the restrictions in self-determination are in balance with the benefits for the educational process? Why?
How does the EdTech impact the educational independence and freedom of the institution?
The way students can deliver their work is now unified, everyone has the same resources and same access. Teachers have one platform to review and evaluate. This may reduce the frequency but can improve the quality of the student-teacher contact hours, by providing a more focused discussion. Educational institutions that use a digital portfolio stand out as more modern and advanced. Teaching students to showcase their work is lifetime skill, that will be beneficial to their careers later on in life as well.
The following sub-questions will help you answer the main question!
In what way does the technology determine the structure of the teaching?
In what way does the technology change the dynamic on campus and teacher – student relationships?
How is the distinctive character and/or convictions of the institution influenced?
Now that you have thought hard about the impact of this educational technology (by filling out the questions above), what improvements would you like to make to the technology? List them below.
In order to set the right and equal bounds, teachers should come together and agree on one format or template fitting the subject and the expectations. This must then be very well communicated and clearly explained to the students. It would also be useful to set up check meetings or review sessions live with the students to offer a quality communication between the two parties.
If you think about how this new impacts the self-determination of students and teachers. If you think about the impact on educational independence.
If you think about all that, what improvements would you make? In technology? In context? In use? The answers on questions 1-3 help you to gain insight into the impact of this educational technology. The goal of these answers is not to provide you with a 'go' or ' no go' - decision. The goal is to make you think HOW you can improve the impact of this technology. This can be by making changes to the technology or making changes to the context in which the technology is used, or making changes in the way the technology is used.
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