A Night at the (Virtual) Museum

Purpose & objective

As teachers, we struggle with assessing student progress while at the same time nurturing creativity and skills necessary for 21st-century learners. The objective of this interactive presentation is to provide K-12 teachers with a novel approach to using technologies in the classroom as a way of demonstrating students’ understanding of content while allowing them to create a media-rich presentation based around a virtual museum model. The virtual museum model takes advantage of a hyperlinked powerpoint shell that students can populate with media rich content. The resulting presentation is a personal expression of the students’ grasp of the content area. Attendees will be provided with a description and demonstration of the model as well as resources they can take back and implement in their classroom.

Outline

05 Minutes: Introduction
05 Minutes: Briefly discuss technology implementation models for the classroom
15 Minutes: Demonstration of the model including audience participation
25 Minutes: Discuss the logistics of the model and various supporting technologies
10 Minutes: Q&A

Supporting research

Curated resource for online tools:
http://c4lpt.co.uk/directory-of-learning-performance-tools/

Frameworks for technology implementation:
TPACK (tpack.org/)
Harris, J. B., & Hofer, M. J. (2017). “TPACK Stories”: Schools and School Districts Repurposing a Theoretical Construct for Technology-Related Professional Development. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 49(1-2), 1-15.
Hamilton, E., Rosenberg, J., & Akcaoglu, M. (2016). The Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition (SAMR) Model: a Critical Review and Suggestions for its Use. Techtrends: Linking Research & Practice To Improve Learning, 60(5), 433-441. doi:10.1007/s11528-016-0091-y