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iTeach and iLearn with iPads in Secondary Language Arts Gregory S. Russell Joan E. Hughes, Ph.D.

iTeach and iLearn with iPads in Secondary Language Arts (AERA 2013 Presentation)

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iTeach and iLearn with iPadsin Secondary Language Arts

Gregory S. RussellJoan E. Hughes, Ph.D.

Theoretical Perspective

Technology as:• Replacement

• Amplification

• Transformation

Change is difficult• Transformative uses of

technology in PK-12 are rare

• Many barriers to technology integration • \

• Change takes time

The Study

Data• interviews

• classroom observations• field notes

• a priori & open-coding• constant comparison method

Brett• English 4

• 15-year veteran• baseball & football coach• primarily direct instruction

Julie• 17-year veteran; English 4AP• primarily direct instruction• ‘alternative’ classes with student-centered instruction

• affluent suburb• 2,500 students• 1:1 iPad to

student ratio for juniors & seniors

Hilly High School

Chan

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diffi

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Results - 5 Overlapping Themes

Chan

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diffi

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New Media Literacies

Chan

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diffi

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Efficiencies

Chan

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diffi

cult

Teaching and Learning with Apps

Chan

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diffi

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Student Engagement

Chan

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diffi

cult

Distractions, Integrity & Challenges

Implications for Practice & Theory

• iPads have tremendous potential for educational use

• Early uses were for replication and amplification

• Experimentation & research may lead to more amplified

and transformative uses

• Learn from risk-takers

• Similar initiatives require professional support

• Include data from students, communities, other content areas & contexts, & learning

outcomes

Connect & Read

Gregory Russell – [email protected] E. Hughes – [email protected]

Russell, G. S., & Hughes, J. E. (in press). iTeach and iLearn with iPads in secondary language arts. In C. Miller, & A. Doering (Eds.), The New Landscape of Mobile Learning: Redesigning Education in an App-Based World. Routledge.

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12/15/2013