A Performatory Approach to Teaching, Learning and Technology / / Jaime E. Martinez.

• VerfasserIn: Martinez, Jaime E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam : : SensePublishers,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Bold visions in educational research ; Volume 34
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (129 p.)

Even the most cursory glance at innovation in the field of education will reveal the emerging importance that researchers place on play, performance and collaboration in the classroom. Concurrently policy makers and school districts are investing more resources in promoting the development of 21st Century skills and technology use in the classroom.A Performatory Approach to Teaching, Learning and Technology integrates technology use in teaching and learning and the use of a Vygotskian performance-based pedagogy. Through the use of ethnographic vignettes and narratives the development of the author's teaching practice is presented as challenges and contradictions brought about by technology use and a humanistic perspective on teaching and learning are engaged. The performatory social therapeutic framework that the author's teaching practice is grounded in is richly illustrated with scenes from elementary, middle school and undergraduate classrooms.The featured technologies include laptops, Internet-based applications, course management systems, discussion forums, e-mail, digital video, Wiki's and Blogs.

Table of Contents

A Performatory Approach to Teaching, Learning and Technology -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- REFERENCES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHAPTER 1: WORKING WITH WHAT THERE IS -- AN INTRODUCTION -- A Career Change -- WELCOME TO JIMa^€?S TECH CLASS -- It Looks The Samea^€? And It Isna^€?t -- Finding Meaningful Work -- Playing Around with PowerPoint -- DEVELOPING A NEW APPROACH -- New Performances -- Emotions, Relationships, Responsibilities -- Director -- Practice -- Groups and How I met Lev Vygotsky -- PERFORMING TEACHING -- Stage, Setting and Audience Yes andPerforming and Technology Integration as Creating Change -- LETa^€?S PAUSE HERE -- HIGHLIGHTS -- QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION -- CHAPTER 2: A HISTORY OF LEARNING IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL -- Elementary Improv -- New York Puerto Ricans -- New York City Boy -- Education in New York City -- Religious Instruction -- Community of Practice -- Marital Arts Practice -- The Purpose of Education -- Learning on Wall Street -- All Stars Project -- A Teaching Fellow -- Walls Without a University -- THE SEARCH FOR METHOD -- HIGHLIGHTS -- QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION CHAPTER 3: THE a^€œPROBLEMa^€? IN EDUCATIONWhat a Good Learning Environment Looks Like -- Ms. Rosarioa^€?s Technology Integrated Classroom -- Seeing Students Differently Through Video -- Seeing Through the Lens of a Test -- RESISTANCE IS ... A PROBLEM -- Vanishing of Problems a^€? A Philosophical Digression -- Playing with Ms. Rosario's Litany -- The Setting -- HIGHLIGHTS -- QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION -- CHAPTER 4: ORGANIZING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT -- A Technology Teacher in the 12:1 Classroom -- Offers -- E-mail as a Back Channel -- The Behavior Problem BUILDING THE GROUPHOW WE FELT ABOUT IT -- Being Accepting -- What was Learned -- Loss / Found on Facebook -- HIGHLIGHTS -- QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 5: TECHNOLOGY RICH LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS -- Performing: Playing the Guitar -- Teaching Yourself and Learning on My Own -- a^€œTool and Resulta^€? -- Rubika^€?s Cube on YouTube -- The Sports Talk Performance of a Teenaged Expert -- Design and Learning Principles -- People Create Learning Environments -- Project Based Learning -- HIGHLIGHTS -- QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION CHAPTER 6: PRODUCING SCHOOLChange Doesna^€?t Deny What Came Before -- Critical Pedagogy -- Teacher as Therapist a^€? A New Role -- Learning How to Learn -- Knowledge isa^€? a Commodity -- School as Production House -- Math Video Project -- Observation and Reflection -- HIGHLIGHTS -- QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION -- CHAPTER 7: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS -- The Hacker -- A Problem Pair -- A NASA Flight Operations Controller -- Leta^€?s Make a Deal -- Leta^€?s Not Escalate -- Jima^€?s Tech Class Revisited -- Failure -- Different Kind of Teacher.