Making Technology Work in Schools

Timothy D. Green is a professor of educational technology and teacher education and former director of distance education at California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA. Loretta C. Donovan is a professor of educational technology and codirector 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 I: 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 II: 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 III: 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