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tags: mstu4052, notes, technology
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# Tech Week Notes - Preparation

A quick note on class interests regarding:

- Subject areas
- Potential topics
- Technology genres

Based on which I'll be assigning groups to take over one of the technology weeks and themes. During technology week - each group will essentially do the following:

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- Find 1-2 articles that can shed light on the strengths of how such technology might get learners to think actively about understanding goals.
- E.g. What kind of concepts, learning, problems are these technologies well suited for?
- Give a demonstration of how such a technology might be used as performances of understanding.
- With specific tasks demonstrated, specific supports designed, etc.
- In the context of the TFU framework: e.g. provide a generative topic, understanding goals, then explain how technology might be used as part of the performances of understanding.
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As a class we will discuss the merits as well as shortcomings (a critique) of the potential this technology may have.

## Organized by Student Name

I think it's probably easiest to organize this by each student name - so just use the example below and submit your area of interest.

I can't guarantee full coverage of all areas, topics, technologies, but plan to use this as a guide to pick appropriate weekly themes and organize this in a way that will hit areas that are at least relevant to us in some way.

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**(Example)**
- Jin Kuwata
- Subject areas: programming, science, math
- Specific topics: computational thinking, logic
- Technology genres: maker spaces, physical computing devices
- Anqi Duan
- Subject areas: visual arts, programming, learning analytics
- Specific topics: creativity, collaboration, bias, data visualizations
- Technology genres: dashboards, social media

- Joanna Yoon
- Subject areas: user experience, communications
- Specific topics: ux design, interaction design, storytelling
- Technology genres: web, mobile, social media, digital platforms

- Maho Hayashi
- Subject areas: social-emotional learning, communications
- Specific topics: emotions, empathy, building positive relationships, social skills
- Technology genres: web, digital storyboard, video

- Linhui Guo
- Subject areas: language learning and teaching, K-12/early childhood education
- Specific topics: ux design, interaction design, Articulate Storyline
- Technology genres: web, mobile, social media

- Yixuan Zhang
- Subject areas: communications, media studies, gender study
- Specific topics: media consumption, storytelling, stereotype
- Technology genres: web, social media, digital platform,video

- Shuyue Zhou
- Subject areas: math, science, programming
- Specific topics: computational thinking, game creation
- Technology genres: maker space, digital platforms

- Zhe Shi
- Subject areas: language learning, communications, math
- specific topics: constructivism, cognitive constructs, storytelling, user experience
- Technology genres: ICT, maker spaces

- Yujun Zhang
- Subject area: communication, film, gender studies
- Specific topics: culture, storytelling, stereotype
- Technology genres: social media, video, digital platforms