Innovation and Technology: Two Key Ingredients for Improving Preparation and Transition to College

More Courseware Steps...

• 5: Learning and instruction plan is customized and matched to goals, objectives and student learning style.
• 6: Search for, acquire and develop courseware to meet the learning and instruction plans.
• 7: Training in the use of the courseware and courseware tools is delivered.

Final Courseware Steps

• 8: Courseware is delivered.
• 9: Continuous assessment based on standards is used to determine level of achievement of goals and objectives.
• 10--Results of the assessment are fed back into the curriculum articulation and writing process.
• Repeat the cycle.

Courseware Layers

• Experience, Information and Knowledge
• Objects
• Modules
• Units
• Courses or Competencies
• Degrees, Certificates and Documented Achievement

Digital Content—Essential Raw Material

• Why have states not mandated that all text books and educational materials purchased must be in both analog (paper) or digital form?
• Furthermore, since most of the cost of paper materials is NOT in the content development
• but in the manufacture and distribution,
• states should pay less for the digital
• copy and subscribe to updates like other software maintenance.
• If you feel lonely, put a trigger to make sure 10 or some number of states pass it before it goes into effect.

• Searching for Optimal Efficiency and Quality

• Cost

• Lecture

• Personal Tutor

• Self-Study

• Book

• Mode and level of personalization of delivery

• Discussion/Class

• Courseware

• Low

• High

Do What Students Do

• Games and simulation
• Mix, mash and create
• IM
• Txt
• Cell
• MP3/Podcasts
• Stream-of-consciousness surfing
• Blogging
• Email
• Collaborate
• Music
• TV
• DVD’s
• Viral advertising