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Knowledge Network for Innovations in Learning and Teaching
There is a growing demand for schools to produce a citizenry with 21st century capabilities. Among these 21st century capabilities, the ability of collaborative problem solving and knowledge creation is paramount. In response to this demand, dozens of innovative learning programs have emerged, with a shared focus on engaging students as active agents of knowledge construction instead of only consumers of knowledge. Some examples include: Teaching for Understanding (Perkins & Blythe, 1994), Project-Based Science (Krajcik & Blumenfeld, 2006), Knowledge Building/Knowledge Forum (Scardamalia & Bereiter, 1999), Knowledge Integration and WISE (Linn et al., 2003), etc. Technology provides strong support in the implementations of these programs.
The "Knowledge Network for Innovations in Learning and Teaching (KNILT)" project is an important part of the ETAP 623 course: Systematic Design of Instruction. Our goal is to use our knowledge of instructional design to produce a suite of professional development resources, represented as a Wiki site, that can help teachers of different levels to understand new learning approaches and environments grounded in recent research on learning and technology. Drawing on the open nature of wiki, we have a long-term goal to open these resources to broad teachers and involve them as both users and contributors. They can learn from these research-based resources and further contribute their ideas, questions, classroom design cases, experimentations, and reflections on the barriers and advances, so that they can become an important part of the innovation processes. Deep, sustainable learning innovation relies on the bottom-up innovativeness of school teachers. We may name such a role as "grassroot innovators".
About Us
The Knowledge Network for Innovations in Learning and Teaching (KNILT) is collectively initiated and developed by members of the ETAP 623 (Systematic Design of Instruction) class at School of Education, University at Albany - SUNY. As a community, we are deeply interested in transforming and improving schools through the design and application of innovative learning environments. Click here to know more About Us.
Important Announcements!!!!!
NEW!!!! IMPORTANT: Below is a message from the ETAP Chair regarding the course evaluation. I'd also like to urge everyone to take several minutes to fill out the online evaluation form for this course. Thank you in advance for your feedback!
Students’ evaluations of their courses and instructors are an important part of the process of continually improving the educational experiences of our students. The results are used for course planning and revisions, as well as in the tenure and promotion process for faculty.
Please take a few minutes to share your reactions to this course. The link below will take you to an online survey with the same items that are on our paper-and-pencil course evaluations. In addition to a variety of rating scales, there is space to add any other comments or suggestions you might have about the content or structure of the course, or the effectiveness of the instruction.
Your individual responses will be anonymous. Your instructor will receive a summary of comments from all students after the semester has ended.
Here is the link you will need; copy it into your browser if it does not activate with a click. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2foZyJ0oBNeUt_2fLHv5aChnA_3d_3d
Thank you for your help.
Arthur Applebee
Chair, ETAP
Archive of earlier announcements
Guidelines for the Project Work (NEW!)
In order to facilitate teachers’ learning, these Wiki-based mini-courses need to integrate proper instructional design components (e.g., instructional objectives, instructional sequencing, instructional strategies, media use, self-assessment and reflection, etc.), following the design processes and principles highlighted in this course. During this project, you need to create and update a portfolio wiki-page to record your design thinking. Throughout this process, you will have chances to share your design with the whole class and get feedback.
The Design Project will be evaluated based on these criteria: Evaluation criteria
Index of Courses
For existing courses, follow this link: [[1]]
For some examples of possible topics, see Example topics.
Please add your name and course title below, with a link to your course's front page. Create this front page if you haven't done it yet. See Facilitating Effective Online Discourse as an example.
- Michelle Duncan--Using the internet for inquiry-based learning Creating a Webquest
- Anne Canale Stalnecker, Facilitating Effective Online Discourse
- Abigail Moskovits, Effective Questioning in the Classroom
- Julia Kelley, JuliaKelley'sPortfolioPage: ARCS Model of Motivation Design
- Tammy Clark, Using Cognitive Flexibility Theory to Teach History
- Valerie Anwari, Utilizing Formative Assessments
- Diane Hamilton, Developing Phonemic Awareness in Kindergarten Children
- Elizabeth Branca: Interactive and Collaborative Learning Environments
- bob raguette: Problem Based Curriculum Development - A Case Study [[2]]
- Susan McKinstray: Web-based Inquiry Learning with WebQuests
- Jane DeMeis:Career Development for MRDD Adults using Authentic Learning
- Laurie-Lynn Sutton Fostering 21st Century Skills
- Mark Frament Teaching Themed History
- Brooke Hasey Teaching for Understanding
- David Lawrence: Teaching to Multiple Intelligences
- Jennifer Boisvert, E-Portfolio
- Allison Hubbs Creating Authentic Assessment
- Miriam Ramos Creating a WebQuest to Teach Pet Emergency Preparedness
- Caelynn Prylo An Introduction to Using Social Networking Sites in Education
- Anthony Traina: Utilizing Graphic Organizers
- Scott Jill: Preparing Students for Self-Directed Learning
- Joanne Contreni: Problem-Based Learning in Math
- Kelly Fernandez: Advance Organizers
