Educational Technology

(“EdTech” for short), put simply, is the use of technology hardware, software, and pedagogy, to facilitate learning. As an educator for 20+ years, I pioneered the use of technology in the classroom prior to technology standards or frameworks. The art of technology integration goes far beyond procurement of expensive hardware and software. It requires a systematic approach, scaffolded through small adoption and easy wins, before teachers truly integrate technology into curriculum, business processes, and instruction. I offer consulting for any aspect of Ed Tech including:

Technology Frameworks for Technology Integration

• • TPCK: Technological, Pedagogical, Content Knowledge

• • SAMR: Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition

Learning Systems

• Learning Management Systems (LMS): Google Classroom, Schoology, etc.
• Student Information Systems (SIS): PowerSchool SIS

Hardware to Facilitate Learning

• Student and Staff Computing Devices: Procurement, Deployment, and management
  • Chromebooks
  • PC
  • Mac
• Peripherals:
  • Interactive Boards (SmartBoards, Interactive Projectors, Touch Screens, etc.)
  • Document Cams
  • Maker Devices (3D Printing, Fabrication)

Tech-based curriculum

• Code Academy / Programming: html/css, javascript, python
• Network and Cyber Security: "Hacking for the Public Good"
• Productivity Suites: Google Workspaces, Microsoft 365

Design speaks volumes.

Good design sets you apart from your competition, makes your organization, product, or business memorable, and drives customer and stakeholder loyalty.

Branding

I can help you or your team through the process of branding, from mission, vision, and value planning to prototyping a good logo design.

• Brainstorming
• Mission & Vision
• Logo Prototyping

Collateral Development

All businesses begin their branding journey by maintaining good internal and external collateral.

• Letterheads
• Presentation Templates
• Business Cards
• Monograms
• Signage

Web Development

• WordPress
• eCommerce
• HTML/CSS

Motion Graphics / Video

• Video Editing
• Video Production
• Motion Graphics

Information Technology Service Management (ITSM)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec id elementum odio. Vivamus tempus mauris a dolor tincidunt posuere. Nulla ut mi pharetra, posuere quam in, viverra est. Phasellus vehicula vitae ipsum ut ullamcorper. Nulla erat ligula, consectetur eget ligula eu, tristique sollicitudin tellus. Fusce feugiat pretium velit et rhoncus. Fusce eu sem sed augue egestas fermentum. Donec venenatis iaculis enim, posuere tempus purus fermentum non. In consequat nibh at risus accumsan, a luctus orci volutpat. Nulla eget erat lectus. Nam hendrerit eu tellus eget laoreet. Duis fringilla semper tellus sit amet ornare.

Fusce pulvinar ultrices ipsum elementum blandit. Aenean rhoncus nunc et ultrices dignissim. Nam vitae cursus nunc. Donec sed lacinia massa. Sed vel accumsan mi. Cras efficitur tellus egestas quam pellentesque, id rhoncus massa finibus. Curabitur suscipit sem nec magna iaculis, vitae eleifend dolor dapibus. Aenean a arcu nulla.

Mauris consectetur eros ex, quis faucibus quam tincidunt non. Suspendisse euismod, lectus quis pellentesque iaculis, metus lacus ultrices felis, eu dignissim sapien sapien sed nunc. Cras auctor placerat lorem a lobortis. In sed erat eu libero sollicitudin tempor quis et leo. Quisque eget enim et massa cursus mollis nec ut ex. Nunc tristique elit ut nisl rhoncus, quis dictum elit cursus. Curabitur viverra at est vitae lobortis. Duis sed nulla faucibus tellus eleifend varius. Donec consectetur tincidunt pellentesque. Vestibulum auctor dictum ex, nec ullamcorper elit feugiat sed. Fusce et dolor ac metus tincidunt fermentum. Nullam mollis lacus at neque suscipit condimentum. Phasellus congue dui non ex facilisis, quis viverra lorem pretium.

Morbi gravida non felis non aliquet. Sed ac lacus vestibulum neque tristique iaculis ac ut ipsum. Vivamus accumsan justo eu magna dictum faucibus. Sed sem purus, ornare ac justo id, fringilla maximus massa. Donec aliquet venenatis massa ut tristique. Duis et luctus tellus, malesuada bibendum magna. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Aenean sed lectus pulvinar, imperdiet sapien iaculis, sodales ligula. Curabitur elementum laoreet purus. Vivamus interdum lorem tellus, nec convallis leo imperdiet ac. Ut non diam orci.

Vestibulum ullamcorper ipsum sed enim varius malesuada. Curabitur consectetur dui risus, a fermentum leo semper sit amet. Maecenas vel mauris porta, placerat tortor vitae, accumsan augue. Donec consequat quam est, vitae viverra risus luctus et. Pellentesque rhoncus in sem a vehicula. Cras eget ornare elit, at volutpat orci. Curabitur id turpis tortor. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum eleifend fringilla facilisis. Fusce ac dui faucibus, faucibus risus et, sollicitudin ex. Aliquam eleifend tempus mi, ut euismod ante sodales sed. Vivamus luctus arcu eget feugiat molestie. Vestibulum tincidunt ligula id nisi ultrices suscipit. Nam purus ante, malesuada sit amet quam efficitur, semper mollis leo.

Data Science  is an area of study that deals with vast volumes of data (also known as "Big Data"). Your company or organization is probably already collecting Big Data in many ways. Data Science uses tools to capture big data, maintain, and process that data for analysis revealing patterns, blending disparate data sources, and applying predictive models to inform your business or organization.

Capture

Do you have a streamlined, efficient, and reliable way of capturing your data?

• In the classroom: test scores, attendance, behavioral data, student engagement, perception, survey data, engagement, grades, student demographics.
• In your business: sales, financial, website hits, website click-throughs (CTs), Search Engine Optimization.
• In your organization: donations, email open rate, email click rate, demographics

Maintain

Once captured, it's important to maintain your data via data engineering techniques including storing data in a Data Warehouse, cleaning of data (such as deduplication, indexing, etc.), and maintaining good data architechture.

Visualization

Harness the power of your data and communicate insights to management or stakeholders using real-time, interactive data visualizations using the latest BI (Business Intelligence) tools: Tableau, Google Data Studio, PowerBI.

95% of variation in the performance of a system is caused by the system itself; only 5% is caused by the people.

Organizations that don't continually improve, eventually stall or get stagnant, quickly lose steam, and stop the organization from reaching its stated vision. Improvement is a core component of the human condition -- every individual is motivated to become better by engaging in cycles of improvement. If your people take pride in improving their work, shouldn't continual improvement also be a core value for your organization? Improvement begins with people and the processes they are responsible for.

PDSA Improvement Cycles

The improvement engine of the Plan, Do, Study, Act cycle helps organizations understand their systems and improve various processes leading to systemic improvement.