Making Technology Work in Schools

Timothy D. Green is Professor of Educational Technology and Teacher Education and former Director of Distance Education at California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA. Loretta C. Donovan is Professor of Educational Technology and Co-Director of the MS in Educational Technology at California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA. Jody Peerless Green is a teacher on special assignment (TOSA) as an Academic Coach focusing on Educational Technology at La Habra City School District, Orange County, CA, USA.

Part 1: The Why of Educational Change and Innovation Adoption 1. Focusing on the Why 2. The Why of Educational Change and Innovation Adoption 3. A Primer on Educational Change 4. Talking the Talk of Educational Change 5. Different Perspectives on Change Part 2: The How of Educational Change and Innovation Adoption: Learners, Technology, and Instructional Practices 6. An Ecological Perspective on Teaching and Learning 7. Teacher Self-Efficacy and Collective Teacher Efficacy 8. The iMakers 9. Digital Technology 10. Instructional Practices Part 3: The What of Educational Change and Innovation Adoption: The PURPOSE Framework 11. An Overview of the PURPOSE Framework 12. Phase One: Planning 13. Phase Two: Understanding 14. Phase Three: Researching 15. Phase Four: Preparing 16. Phase Five: Operationalizing 17. Phase Six: Sustaining 18. Phase Seven: Evaluating References