Optimizing Learning: Strategic Technology Integration in Learning Contexts is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of documentation workflows, supervision meetings, treatment planning, and quality review. In Strategic Technology Integration in Learning Contexts, for this course, the practical stakes show up in faster workflow without clinical drift, privacy loss, or weak oversight, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Behavior Intervention Group, LLC.
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Join Free →Despite ongoing skepticism, educational research has long moved past the question of whether online learning "works." The debate on technology's role in education is not new, tracing back to concerns such as Plato's critique of writing in "Phaedrus." Today, a more pertinent question might be how to evaluate the affordances and constraints of educational technologies within individual learning contexts. The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework supports decision-making that effectively integrates content knowledge, teaching methodologies, and technology to achieve learning outcomes. This presentation will introduce the TPACK framework and explore its application in key areas of behavior-analytic practice, including telehealth, professional development, supervision, and education. We will discuss practical steps and provide examples of successful technology integration, demonstrating the benefits and addressing potential challenges of adopting the TPACK framework. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how strategic technology integration can enhance educational outcomes and professional practice within the field of behavior analysis. Participants will describe the components of the Technological, Pedagogical, Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework and its relevance to behavior analytic-practice. Participants will evaluate the affordances and constraints of various educational technologies using the TPACK framework. Participants will utilize the TPACK framework for deciding how to integrate educational technologies into their practice.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Ally Wharam (she/her) is a BCBA, instructional designer, mom of three, and the founder of Sidekick Learning, an online training system for ABA organizations and fieldwork students. She is also the host of In the Field: The ABA Podcast, where she explores the realities of supervision, training, and leadership in applied behavior analysis. She completed her doctorate in Instructional Design and Technology at the University of Virginia, and her work blends evidence-based instructional design with real-world experience to promote high-quality, sustainable learning across the field.
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