When Technology Misbehaves
Demonstrated Skills:
- Research
- Needs Assessment
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Facilitator Guide Creation
- Instructor-led Training
- Qualtrics
Opportunity:
In my graduate studies, I was given the opportunity to create a live, professional development webinar of my choosing. My team had to identify a topic that would be helpful for educators in the K-12 space. In addition, we had to design, develop, market, and implement this training initiative.
Solution:
My team brainstormed topics that we thought would be beneficial for educators, settled on one topic, and then we conduct a thorough needs analysis to confirm if it was truly needed. We identified ways to garner buy-in and interest in the topic and created meaningful, supplemental materials educators could use in their classroom.
Process:
We chose to focus our webinar on how educators should prepare for instances when technology use in the classroom does not go as planned. First, we created a needs assessment using Qualtrics to see if our topic would be useful for educators. Then, we went through the vigorous process of collecting and analyzing data from survey results (both quantitative and qualitative) and our own auto-ethnographic research. Next, we created the materials for our training, including the presentation, facilitator guide, a marketing flyer, and a supplemental handout. We wrapped up the training with a survey to gather feedback from our attendees.
Outcome:
I had a district technology director as one of the participants (a total of 16 participants attended). He mentioned how the handout would be a great tool for his staff to use when a teacher wants to access new and unfamiliar technology. He said his team could use the handout as a guide to evaluate a particular software, website, or app before pushing it out to teachers. You can view the presentation, facilitator guide, and supplemental handout using the links below:
Aaron Peña Portfolio 