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Ctrl + Alt + DLE: Shift Happens: Transforming Practice with Digital Learning Environments

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Session description

Technology should do more than digitize—it should transform. Learn how a well-developed Digital Learning Environment (Discover–Create–Connect) framework helps educators design instruction that’s meaningful, connected, and creative. This session offers models, templates, and examples you can take back to reboot your own digital learning ecosystem.

Outline

Content & Engagement Plan
1. Welcome & Hook

Content: Quick intro to the challenge: too many tools, not enough frameworks.

Engagement:

Attendees answer a prompt on a digital whiteboard (Lumio):
“What’s your biggest challenge with instructional technology?”

Facilitator connects responses back to the session’s purpose: shifting from tool overload to framework-driven clarity.

2. Discover–Create–Connect Framework

Content: Present the DLE framework visually, with examples from real classrooms.

Engagement:

Attendee discussion: Discover, Create, or Connect.

Peer-to-peer discussion: “How could you use one of these in your classroom context?”

3. Digital Ecosystem Model

Content: Show how the Digital Ecosystem maps district tools (LMS, communication, creation, content platforms) to support the DLE.

Engagement:

Participants review a blank ecosystem template and sketch or digitally note which tools in their own districts fit each category.

Quick pair-share: “Which tool in your ecosystem is most underused?”

4. Application & Resources

Content: Share success stories of DLE + Ecosystem in practice.

Engagement:

Attendees scan QR codes linking to editable templates, quick-start guides, and planning models.

5. Ongoing Interaction & Wrap-Up

Tactics:
Device-based interaction: QR codes, digital boards, templates.

Peer-to-peer discussion: Partner or small group exchanges at poster

Choice: Participants can jump into any part of the poster cycle, depending on when they arrive.

Visual anchors: Large graphics of the DLE and Ecosystem frameworks displayed for constant reference.

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Outcomes

After this session, participants will be able to:

Apply the Discover–Create–Connect framework to evaluate and plan technology-rich learning experiences.

Interpret how a Digital Ecosystem model can clarify the role of different platforms and tools in supporting instruction.

Adapt provided templates and visual models to design their own framework-driven approach for technology integration.

Envision how both frameworks (DLE + Ecosystem) can support systemic, sustainable instructional technology adoption in their schools or districts.

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Supporting research

https://www.digitallearninginstitute.com/blog/the-science-behind-effective-digital-learning

https://iste.org/blog/3-ways-to-support-an-effective-digital-learning-environment

https://www.ddtwo.org/district/departments/educational-technology-services/instructionaltechnology/instructional-programs

https://avidopenaccess.org/resource/learn-and-manage-your-digital-learning-environment/

https://www.ibo.org/research/wellbeing-research/supporting-student-wellbeing-in-a-digital-learning-environment-2021/

https://www.wm.edu/offices/apel/working-groups/digital-learning-environment/

https://www.wisconsin.edu/dle/strategy/

https://designforlearning.iqpc.com.au/media/1004005/52632.pdf

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7906085/

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Presenters

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Instructional Technology Specialist
Dorchester School District Two
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Instructional Technology Specialist
Dorchester School District Two
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Instructional Technology Specialist
Dorchester District 2
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Instructional Technology Specialist
Dorchester School District 2

Session specifications

Topic:

Innovative Learning Environments

Grade level:

PK-12

Audience:

District-Level Leadership, School Level Leadership, Technology Coach/Trainer

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Subject area:

Teacher Education, Technology Education

ISTE Standards:

For Education Leaders: Visionary Planner
For Educators: Leader

Transformational Learning Principles:

Connect Learning to Learner, Prioritize Authentic Experiences
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