The FLO EdTech Sandbox Series Pressbook: Structure
Across four chapters, the book offers a comprehensive journey into the world of emerging technologies in teaching and learning.
Chapter 1: Introduction to the FLO EdTech Sandbox Series
The opening chapter sets the stage for the entire series, introducing its core purpose, the structure of the content, and what readers will learn. It highlights the series’ dedication to empowering educators, especially online facilitators and instructors, with the knowledge and confidence to leverage cutting-edge tools in a tech-infused teaching environment.
Chapter 2: Sandbox Approach to Empower Learners’ Aspirations
Chapter Two explores the sandbox approach’s theoretical and practical implications, illustrating how it facilitates an environment where educators can try new tools and gather exciting ideas for their teaching activities. The chapter also discusses how the sandbox approach can empower learners’ aspirations by encouraging them to step outside their comfort zone and cultivate a mindset of curiosity and exploration.
Chapter 3: Insights from the FLO EdTech Sandbox Sessions
Central to this Pressbook, Chapter Three presents detailed insights from the five two-hour sessions facilitated by the sandbox leaders, innovative experts including instructors, educational developers, and librarians. Emphasizing the sandbox as a space for experimentation, play, and learning, each session focused on one open, free, or low-cost tool, enabling participants to freely explore, conceptualize, and gather exciting ideas for teaching activities. The sessions included hands-on activities that allowed ample experimentation, but also facilitated the integration of these tools into teaching practices. The tools covered in the series, presented through the subsequent sub-sessions, include Mattermost, podcasting, Padlet, digital sticky notes, and H5P:
3.1. Building Learning Communities with Mattermost
3.2. Listen and Learn: Podcasting for Content Delivery in Hybrid and Online Classes
3.3. Padlet Unleashed: A Comprehensive Review of Its Strengths and Opportunities
3.4. Digital Sticky Notes to Increase Student Engagement
3.5. Creating Active Learning Experiences Using H5P
Further Resources
In Chapter Four, you will find further resources related to the FLO EdTech Sandbox, including the session slides, other teaching materials, and further support resources related to the EdTech Sandbox for teaching and learning transformation.
