TRAINING LEADERS IN TECHNOLOGYENDLESS POSSIBILITIESWITH JUST ONE CLICK:I-LLINI Partnershipscoach <strong>Urbana</strong> MiddleSchool teachers onintegr<strong>at</strong>ing technologyinto everyday lessons.Here, Co-PrinicipalInvestig<strong>at</strong>or MikeWilliams observesstudents as theyexplore new iPads.16
Pull As a quote leader goes in educ<strong>at</strong>ional here. Idunt technology, incilis nim the verostrud <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> delessi. <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong>Put continues nos esse exploring magna ways faccum in which nis ercip new ex tools eui can tis be eu deployed feugait, forsum more ad effective dolumsan methods velis <strong>of</strong> dolore teaching, dolortincin learning, henis and nisi. assessment.At the Ubiquitous Learning Institute launch (ULI), Harvard scholar ChrisTeacher Dede publicly Name, Elementary congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>ed School us for being ahead <strong>of</strong> the game with theestablishment <strong>of</strong> ULI and for the work associ<strong>at</strong>ed with th<strong>at</strong> initi<strong>at</strong>ive.— Mary Kalantzis, DeanKeeping educ<strong>at</strong>ors on par with their techsavvystudents, the Learning Technologiesgroup in the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> equipseduc<strong>at</strong>ors across the st<strong>at</strong>e with the l<strong>at</strong>esttools and lessons on how to use them.“Our challenge as 21st century educ<strong>at</strong>ors isbalancing out the fundamental principles <strong>of</strong>teaching and learning for gener<strong>at</strong>ions whohave grown up unknowingly immersed intechnology and for whom the expect<strong>at</strong>ions<strong>of</strong> the workforce have changed,” saidEvangeline S. Pianfetti, Assistant Dean <strong>of</strong>Learning Technologies.In addition to supporting methods andpreservice students in the college, theI-LLINI Partnerships grant teamed up withlocal schools, focusing on effective integr<strong>at</strong>ion<strong>of</strong> technology in teaching and learning,d<strong>at</strong>a-driven instruction, and UniversalDesign for Learning. The Learning Technologiesteam also expanded the technologyinstitute, “A Moveable Feast,” to include“Kids’ Feast” in two additional counties.Partnering with the ENLIST grant, LearningTechnologies is consulting with a localschool, Booker T. Washington, in prepar<strong>at</strong>ionfor their new science, technology,engineering, and m<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics (STEM)magnet school redesign. This collabor<strong>at</strong>ionhighlights progressive outreach effortsto the Champaign Unit 4 district.On the college’s inform<strong>at</strong>ion technolgyside, one new service makes st<strong>at</strong>istical applic<strong>at</strong>ionsavailable to faculty and studentswherever they are, from any computer.Th<strong>at</strong> server and many others are beingvirtualized and outsourced to promote flexibilityand to save energy, time, and money.COLLEGE OF EDUCATION • <strong>2010</strong> PROFILE17