Educational%20Technology%20Outreach%20Collaboration%20Between%20Business,%20School%20Districts%20and%20the%20University

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Educational Technology OutreachCollaboration
Between Business, School Districts and the
University
College of Education

• 2001 Maryland Technology Showcase
• Davina Pruitt-Mentle
• December 5, 2001

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Professional Development Opportunities Past and
Present

• Past
• Technology skills
• Short workshops-or seminar format
• Present
• Integration/infusion of technology
• Ties with school system and state curriculum
• Connection to state and national content and
  technology standards
• Focus on standardized assessments
• Research based on Best Practices
• Using technology to conduct research and assist
  in professional growth

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Already In Place

• A variety of How To workshops and institutes
• Graduate level courses offered through the
  University of Maryland with focus on -
• Developing teachers proficiency at integrating
  technology into the curriculum.
• Using technology to conduct research and assist
  in professional growth.
• Using technology to evaluate student progress.

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Educational Technology Outreach Professional
Development Provides

• High quality technology based, University
  supported professional development
• A large portfolio of classes developed in concert
  with
• County specialists
• University experts
• Teachers in the field
• Graduate level credit given
• Courses can be taught in local schools on
  district equipment with district software, on
  campus or on-line
• Instructors and curriculum materials
• Flexible billing, registration, and scheduling
• Extensive evaluation component

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Professional Development in the Field

• Payment
• Individual
• County
• Grant Payments
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Location
• In-county
• On campus
• On-line
• One - three credit modules

• Flexibility
• Time
• After school
• Weekends
• Once a week/Every other week
• Course schedule
• Does not have to be aligned with University
  semesters

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Course Creation

• Needs assessment
• Counties
• Conferences
• Faculty
• Maryland Business Roundtable/MSDE
• Develop course with faculty county input
• Tailor course to county requirements/software
  infrastructure
• University review/MSDE approval

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The Challenge

• Continuously assess and adapt curriculum
• Teacher competencies and input
• School district needs and desires
• Maintain University rigor and research
• Understand and incorporate national and state
  standards

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Our Solution

• Continuously assess on a variety of levels using
  business/industry model (Kirkpatricks model)
• Aid in the development of standards for
  technology education
• Stay current with PD Best Practices Research
• Combine industry with educational initiatives

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What is the goal of a Business/District/University
Partnership

• Business gains access to educational community
• Product development for educational purposes
• Future Market
• District acquires use of cutting edge technology
• University
• Develop additional PD courses
• Access to new technology
• Research opportunities

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Our Collaboration

• Capital Area Consortium For Wearable Computer
  Research Partnership for Technology

Coventry Local Schools in Ohio is also a partner
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Technology Issues

• Technology applications receive little input from
  students or teachers
• Teachers are asked to implement applications that
  they have little confidence in or understanding
  of
• Demographic targets
• Urban and rural
• Variety of Ethnicities

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Goals

1. wearable technology to develop educational
   applications of Xybernauts wearable technology
   which yield a positive impact on PreK-16
   education
2. to understand the impact wearable technology can
   have on students and teachers as researchers and
   learners
3. to understand, interpret and describe the
   behaviors and attitudes of teachers and students
   in an educational setting toward wearable
   technology applications
4. to share best practices and lessons learned
   that lend themselves toward developing a more
   equitable educational environment through
   applications

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Goals (continued)

1. to create support materials and in-service
   training opportunities for teachers to develop
   engagement activities that make use of wearable
   computer technology
2. to formulate and evaluate new research methods
   for developing educational wearable technologies
   and
3. to help in obtaining funding to continue
   development of educational applications and
   research for wearable technologies.

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Phase I

• Integrate wearable computers into ETOs
  professional development graduate courses
• Explore and Discover uses of wearable computers
• Target the assistive technology population
• Explore and discover uses through ETOs education
  design team, composed of researchers, pre-service
  teachers, administrators, participating teachers,
  and technology specialist trained to test new
  technologies
• Target specific demographics via District partners

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University

• Provides a way to understand industry needs and
  wants
• ties PD for educators with business
• Educators pass information on to students who are
  the next generation of industry/business
  employees
• Teachers are excited to have the opportunity to
  add input into educational technology
  applications
• Invaluable to have teachers participation in
  action research

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Queen Annes County Public Schools

• Presented by Dave Rose
• Instructional Technology Specialist
• Queen Annes County Public Schools

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Xybernaut

• Presented by Richard Bizar
• Managing Director
• Xybernaut Development Corporation

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Conclusions

• Business/District/University Partnerships provide
  new technology, access to the educational
  community, and research
• Benefits to all

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Contacts
David Rose [phone] x185 dhrose_at_umd5.umd.edu

• Davina Pruitt-Mentle
• [phone]
• dp151_at_umail.umd.edu

Richard Bizar [phone] rbizar_at_xybernaut.com