In this short paper, you will analyze a case study of a district that has implemented effective online and connected technologies.
Overview
Many districts have used different technology to improve their offered education. The U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology (OET) website includes different case studies showing how districts have used innovation. Find one case study and analyze its use of technology. In some cases, the educators have applied relevant theory that will help inform flexible and adaptive instructional decisions. In other cases, educators may be ahead of a theory. Often, the use of emerging technologies precedes validation by research.
On the Office of Educational Technology (OET) website located in your Readings and Resources, you will find detailed profiles of districts that have designed and implemented effective online and connected technologies. Each profile provides information about the district’s approach. It also includes key action steps and lessons learned.
Use the search tool to browse the website for stories of innovation happening in schools across the nation.
Prompt
For this paper, select one of the case studies to analyze.
Be sure your paper includes these critical elements:
Describe how the district addresses the complex learning situations of today’s students through the combination of experimentation with emerging technologies for professional development and changes in instructional strategies.
Analyze if the case is already supported by a theory. This theory could be one you have studied in this course, such as connectivism.
Analyze the positive change that the experimentation in your case causes. If the case describes professional development, explain how that can impact positive change.
