The third week of classes has been a blast! As an aspiring educator, I learned a lot of new methods that can be used inside the classroom. For example, the "Triple E Framework" is a structure that is implemented in a classroom environment because it is simple compared to the other two frameworks. This framework is very simplistic, and it does not bore the eyes of a human being. Educators should start implementing the Triple E framework inside the classroom because it focuses on the student's learning progress and not on the different features of the tech.
Defining the "Triple E Framework"
According the Triple E Framework website, Professor Liz Kolb created the framework in 2011 to provide bridge research for K-12 educators how technology can benefit their students and how it can help their teaching practices for their own classroom. In other words, Dr. Kolb created the framework to evaluate these different tools to see if it would hit the learning goals and it brings up the question that would these tools have a positive impact on a student's learning progress?
The Triple E framework helps educators measure the amount of help a technology brings to students. It brings a positive impact on the students because it helps them achieve their own learning goals. The Triple E framework enforces the argument that technology can help educators with their in-class teaching. It also makes the concept of learning easier to grasp for the students.
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Is the Triple E Framework reliable for educators?
The Triple E framework is reliable because it is made for educators to keep track if the technology is helping a student's learning progress. One of the best things about this framework is that it encourages social learning. Learning should be social, it should not be boring or antisocial. It is crucial that you do not lose your student's interest. It could also be used as an argument that it is a different type of learning strategy because you need to have a tech beside you.
Secondly, by using this framework students will become independent making them active and social learners. By teaching them that technology can be used the right way, students will learn how to be independent, and they will be more focused in achieving their learning goals. In my recent blog post, one of the main points of digital literacy is that it influences student become independent-users of technology. This point is similar to the Triple E framework because both acts as a reminder to use these various social media platforms the right way. It shows a whole new world that is meant to be explored.
Lastly, the framework also pushes the idea that learning with technology should be connected to real-life examples. This is very crucial because most students find learning interesting if it connects to their daily life. In my last placement, I had the opportunity to teach Science and Physical Education. For Science, I learned that it is necessary that you connect the material with their daily lives. The students will then understand the concepts better and whenever they hear the term 'viscosity' they will think about the time their putting syrup on their pancakes. This example is equivalent to the Triple E framework. In our class slides, it is crucial that students connects the material with real world tasks and contexts (5). It only proves that the Triple E framework is reliable because it pushes the idea that technology can help students strengthen their knowledge making it easier for them to achieve their learning goals.
Integrating the Triple E Framework inside the classroom
Educators should implement The Triple E framework inside the classroom because it helps to curate a lesson plan. The advantage of this framework is that it helps integrates technology into a lesson. It allows the student to use technology to reach their learning goals. The best thing about this framework is its simplicity. The Triple E framework is easier to look at compared to the other two that we looked over in class. The framework caters to the teacher, and it explains why it should be inside the classroom. This framework is similar to the concept of digital literacy because it encourages educators to try and integrate technology in their lesson planning. According to the Triple E framework website, "The framework is intended to help educators create lessons that allow students to use technology to meet and add value to learning goals as active, social, creative learners, in authentic ways. The framework also helps K-12 administrators evaluate the connection between potential learning outcomes and the technology they are seeing in their teacher's classrooms". This information is quite significant because it strengthens the argument that the framework design caters to the needs of the teachers.
Initial and Final thoughts on the importance of the Triple E framework
The Triple E framework is meaningful because it encourages the use of technology inside the classroom.
First, the framework helps educators to integrate the use of tech into lesson planning. Secondly, the framework focuses more on how it can help the student achieve their learning goals, not just the learning tools. Lastly, the framework dismisses the idea that new tools are better than the old ones. In our society today, most people, not just educators, believe that new technology is always better than the older version. Generally, this is not the case. The Triple E framework is so valuable because it dismisses this fallacy. These three main reasons are very significant because it provides insight that this structure helps achieve the learning goals.
As an aspiring educator, the Triple E framework is something that I would like to share with my future students because it focuses more on achieving the primary goals instead of just focusing on what the technology can offer. Being that it caters to educators, the framework can help strengthen a teacher's lesson plan. The newly constructed lesson plan will allow students to use technology. Which then can help the student to reach the required learning outcomes. It also reminds the students to use technology the right way. The Triple E framework is valuable since it eliminates the fallacies involved in a single piece of technology. It is crucial because most people tend to buy things because they believe that brand new is always better. Sometimes, this is not the case. The Triple E framework helps consumers distinguish the pros and cons to see which technology is more valuable inside the classroom. In short, the Triple E framework is convenient for educators. They should start using it because of the different things it offers.
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Anfernee, I really understand why you chose this particular model and how it relates to your classroom practice. It was enjoyable seeing it from your point of view, thank you.