Technology as a Tool for Tapping Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom

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Technology as a Tool for Tapping Multiple
Intelligences in the Classroom

• Sarah E. Irvine, Ph.D.
• School of Education
• 5 February 2000

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The Disciplined Mind Technology
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Principles of Integrating Technology into
Teaching and Learning

• Use of new and emerging technologies
• Model the use of telecommunications
• Technology as a tool for individualization
• Skills and strategies build on multiple
  intellegences
• Content areas focus on many areas
• End-user needs multiple strategies

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Theoretical Base

• Use of Technology in Schools
• Use of the internet as an instructional and
  research tool - Negropointe
• Students use of technology as meaningful
  instructional tool, microworld - Papert
• Teacher need to be prepared to use these
  technologies - Bransford
• Building on principles of instruction, learning -
  CTGV
• Beware of Filmstrips - Stoll

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Method

• Preservice teachers in a intro. tech course
• Instructed to build an instructional web-site
• Technical and Instructional support
• Evaluated by self, peers and instructors
• WWW development report as data-collection tool

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Table 1 MI activities in construction, content,
and end-user activities
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Conclusions

• Students used MI in building sites and selecting
  topics
• Principles of MI built into end-user activities
• Practical and Hands-on modeling of technology
  integrated into curriculum
• Use of technology as a tool, medium for
  construction, research and communication.
• Implications for assessment and evaluation