Blog #4 SAMR Model

 

I am very comfortable with technology because my job as a STEM instructor requires that I know a little bit about coding and servers. I really enjoyed learning about the 4 levels of Peuntedura’s SAMR model because I found it to be a useful way to conceptualize how we utilize technology in the classroom. Peuntedura’s SAMR model was created by Ruben Puentedura so that teachers could evaluate their teaching strategies (Common Sense Education, 2016, 0.07-0.09). According to the introduction of the SAMR model, the four levels of Puentedurals SAMR model are substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition (Common Sense Education, 2022, 0.25). The explanation of the SAMR model instantly made me think of guided research projects. If teachers just want to enhance their guided research project they could use tech to both enhance and transform their assignments. 

 

Substitution is located at the bottom of Puentedura’s SAMR model. In substitution, technology acts as a tool for enhancement. Moreover, In substitution, there is no functional change. For example, if a teacher wants to do a guided research project with their students instead of having the students look for books in a library, you could have them log into a digital library and have them look for books on the digital library web page. 

 

The second level of Peuntedura’s SAMR model is augmentation. The highest level of enhancement, augmentation allows for instructors to use technology as a direct tool for functional improvement. If you are going to use augmentation for a research project you could teach your students about Google Dorking.  When you input source codes into Google, you can bring up lots of information without having to sift through the bad and annoying websites. For example, if you want to search for a PDF file you can just simply type in “Filetype:PDF”, followed by the keyword in quotations that you searching for. Google Dorking will allow students to enhance their research skills by greatly increasing the speed and quality of their information. 

 

The third level of Peuntedura’s SAMR model is the start of the transformative levels. The modification level allows for significant task redesign. Instead of having students present their research projects to the front of the class, you could have students go into a Zoom meeting with their classmates. You could require that your students share their information and use AR software such as Snap Camera to make their presentation entertaining. Furthermore, students could also use the Voicemod program to create unique voiceovers during their live presentations.

 

The highest level of Peuntedurs’s SAMR model is redefinition. At this level, instructors will use technology for the creation of new tasks. Students will be required to record their classmate's video presentations. To do this students will record their screen by hitting the Windows + Alt + R button on their computer to record the screen. Students will then use the Movie Maker program to create a best of moment video with all their classmates and publish their video on the classroom YouTube video site.

 

 

 

Work Cited

 

Common Sense Education. (2016, July 12). How to apply the SAMR Model with Ruben Puentedura [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQTx2UQQvbU&t=9s 

Common Sense Education. (2022, May 22). Puentedura’s SAMR Model [Video]. D2L. https://d2l.burmanu.ca/d2l/le/content/344529/viewContent/3069028/View

 

 

 

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