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LoTi Level 0: Nonuse

Instructional focus is either teacher or student-centered
No technology use is evident
LoTi Level 1: Awareness
Instructional focus is teacher-centered
There is no evidence of content-related higher-order thinking by students
Teacher only uses technology for productivity and/or instructional support
LoTi Level 2: Exploration
Instructional focus is teacher-centered
There is no evidence of content-related higher-order thinking by students
Students use technology for low-level cognitive tasks (e.g. remembering,
understanding)
LoTi Level 3: Infusion
Instructional focus is teacher-centered
Content-related higher-order thinking by students is clearly evident, but no real-world connection is made
Students use technology for teacher-directed, high-level cognitive tasks (e.g. applying, analyzing)
LoTi Level 4a: Integration (Mechanical)
Instructional focus is student-centered, but teachers comfort level facilitating student-driven content is low
Content-related higher-order thinking by students and real-world application of the content are evident
Students use technology for personally-relevant, high-level cognitive tasks (e.g., evaluating, creating)
LoTi Level 4b: Integration (Routine)
Instructional focus is student-centered and teachers comfort level facilitating student-driven content is high
Content-related higher-order thinking by students and real-world application of the content are evident
Students use technology for personally-relevant, high-level cognitive tasks (e.g., evaluating, creating)
LoTi Level 5: Expansion
Instructional focus is student-centered and teachers comfort level facilitating student-driven content is high
Students use complex thinking skills and collaborative expertise from the community to solve relevant problems
Students use multiple technologies for personally-relevant, high-level cognitive tasks (e.g., evaluating, creating)
LoTi Level 6: Refinement
Instructional focus is student-centered and teachers comfort level facilitating student-driven content is high
Students use complex thinking skills and collaborative expertise from the community to solve relevant problems
Students use unlimited access to multiple technologies as a tool to master any student-driven learning
experience (e.g., content, process, and product).
LoTi Framework
Heating Up Digital-Age Teaching & Learning
Whats your Level of Teaching Innovation?
For learning to be
student-centered,
student-generated
questions must
dictate part of the
content, process,
and/or product.