EdTech: Using planning tools for managing learning
Managing and organising personal and curriculum team workload is an essential task for teachers in an increasingly complex work environment. A growing emphasis on team working, with many colleagues on sessional contracts across a number of institutions can make it difficult and time-consuming to plan and manage learning activities.
Aim
How to use planning tools for learning management
Objective
After completing the module, you will be able to: - use digital planning tools to manage learning activity - create and maintain work schedules for individuals and teams
Digital Teaching Professional Framework
This module covers the EdTech component - C1a : Research and employability
- Use digital technologies (e.g. blogs, diaries, planning tools) to allow learners to plan their own learning.
- Use digital technologies to allow learners to collect evidence and record progress, e.g. audio or video recordings, photos.
- Use digital technologies (e.g. ePortfolios, learners' blogs) to allow learners to record and showcase their work.
- Use digital technologies to enable learners to reflect on and self-assess their learning process.
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Feedback about this module
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We greatly appreciate the time taken to provide us with feedback on each module. We regularly review all the feedback provided and use it to inform the development of new modules. Subject to funds being available and other constraints, we will amend existing modules where feedback shows this is required.Feedback from other members about this module
Digital schedule is good for live classes and checking deadlines for assessments and data drops.
Planing has been made easy and effective and shared by technology
Organisational skills are essential.
Managing and organising workload is an essential task for teachers in an increasingly complex work environment and integrated software suites can provide a workable solution. However the effectiveness of this lends itself more to larger institutions and may not add value to smaller organisations.
Would be good to use collaborative planning tools
Since the pandemic and lockdown, we have all learnt how to better integrate and utilise tools for planning activity. Good list in the Further Resources section
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Managing learning can be improved and streamlined using digital approaches but also presents its own challenges. These badges look at ways in which technology can help, and ways to mitigate challenges it could introduce. This is the Adopting stage, which recognises you have started adopting technology in this area.