SAMR Model in Action: Effective Technology Integration in LCTL Teaching

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated the use of new technology tools. Effective technology integration, however, as underlined by Tereda (2020), is not about using the trendiest and most expensive technology tool. It is about being aware of the range of options and picking the right technology tool to increase student engagement and learning in class. Before using a certain tool, we should always ask ourselves how students can benefit from using it and how it will enhance their learning. In other words, it is important to be purposeful in our technology integration efforts rather than merely integrating new technologies for technology’s sake. In this paper, using the TPACK Model (Mishra & Kohler 2006) and SAMR Model (Puentedura, 2013) as a framework, we analyze, and demonstrate how purposeful technology integration can be accomplished in the context of LCTL teaching.

Keywords

• technology integration
• tpack model
• samr model