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EDT 180
Problem Solving with Digital Technologies
What is Addressed?
Fall 2012 Arizona State University
Table of Contents
Introduction..3 21st Century Workplace Skills...3 Role of Technology..4 Common Core Standards....4 U.S. Department of Educations position statement4 National Educational Technology for Students Standards4 Creativity and Innovaton..4 Communication and Collaboration...4 Research and Information Fluency4 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making..5 Digital Citizenship..5 Technology Operations and Concepts.5 Bibliography5
What is Addressed
Introduction
EDT 180 Computer Literacy Course addresses and observes the following: The new Common Core Standards National Educational Technology Standards for Students 21st Century Workplace Skills Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming) Create new and worthwhile ideas (both incremental and radical concepts) Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts
The following skills need to be acquired so as to be competent in the 21st century workplace.
Creativity and Innovation Think Creatively
Implement Innovations
Develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others effectively Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives; incorporate group input and feedback into the work Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real world limits to adopting new ideas View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which the innovation will occur
Role of Technology
Common Core Standards
Technology plays an important role in statistics and probability by making it possible to generate plots, functional models, and correlation coefficients, and to simulate many possible outcomes in a short amount of time.
Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: A. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. B. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. C. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. D. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.