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Reading Journal, Modules 0-6
MEDT 8461: Diffusion of Innovation
MODULE 0
Gura, M. (2018).
The edtech advocate’s guide to leading change in schools. ISTE.
[Introduction and Chapter 1: Digital Transformation in Education, pp. 3-14]
· Note 2 Key Takeaways.
Molenda, M. (2013). Innovation. In R.C. Richey (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of terminology for educational communications and technology (pp. 152-153). Springer.
· After reading Molenda’s definition of innovation (pp. 152-153), define it briefly in your own words.
Ley, K. (2013a). Change. In R.C. Richey (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of terminology for educational communications and technology (pp. 27-28). Springer.
· After reading Ley’s definition of change (pp. 27-28), define it briefly in your own words.
Ley, K. (2013b). Change models. In R.C. Richey (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of terminology for educational communications and technology (pp. 29-30). Springer.
· After reading Ley’s definition of change models (pp. 29-30), briefly define it in your own words.
· List four examples of change models Ley points out.
Davidson-Shivers, G.V. (2013). Organizational change. In R.C. Richey (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of terminology for educational communications and technology (pp. 234-236). Springer.
· After reading Davidson-Shiver’s definition of organizational change (pp. 234-236), define it in your own words.
Rogers, E. M. (1995).
Diffusion of innovations (4th ed.). The Free Press. [Chapter 1: Elements of Diffusion, pp. 1-10]
· In Rogers’ change model, Diffusion of Innovations, what is
diffusion?
· What is
communication?
· What is
uncertainty?
· In one sentence, summarize the
Water Boiling in a Peruvian Village case.
· In one sentence, summarize the
Controlling Scurvy in the British Navy case.
· In one sentence, summarize the
Nondiffusion of the Dvorak Keyboard case.
MODULE 1
Gura, M. (2018).
The edtech advocate’s guide to leading change in schools. ISTE. [Chapter 2: The New Classroom, pp. 15-33]
· Note 2 Key Takeaways.
Reigeluth, C.M., & Duffy, F.M. (2014). Paradigm change in education: Introduction to the special issue.
Educational Technology, 54(3), 3-6.
· In your own words, define paradigm change.
· What examples do Reigeluth and Duffy (2014) give of the way in which Education has changed from the Agrarian Age to the Industrial Age to the Information Age (use Table 1 on page 4 to answer this)?
· Note 1 Key Takeaway.
Reigeluth, C.M. (2014). The learner-centered paradigm of education: Roles for technology.
Educational Technology, 54(3), 18-21.
· What is the primary role of technology in the teacher-centered paradigm of education?
· What is the primary role of technology in the learner-centered paradigm of education?
· In your mind, what are the pros and cons of enacting learner-centered education (you can think about a focused level like the classroom, or you can zoom out to the school or district level)?
Lee, D. (2022, April 21).
Interview with Dr. Reigeluth on personalized learning. YouTube.
· Note 1 Key Takeaway.
Rogers, E. M. (1995).
Diffusion of innovations (4th ed.). The Free Press. [Chapter 1: Elements of Diffusion, pp. 11-17]
· Identify and briefly define the five perceived attributes (or, “characteristics,” p. 15 of Rogers, 1995) of innovations.
· Note 1 Key Takeaway.
MODULE 2
Ellsworth, J.B. (2000).
Surviving change: A survey of educational change models. Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. Retrieved from
[Chapter 4: pp. 59-72]
· List and briefly define Ely’s Conditions of Change (hint: there are eight!).
ISTE (2023).
Essential conditions for effective tech use in schools.
· List each of the seven essential conditions for “effectively leveraging technology to support learning” (ISTE, 2023), and write a 1-sentence summary of each condition.
Office of Educational Technology (2024, January).
A call to action for closing the digital access, design, and use divides: 2024 National Educational Technology Plan. U.S. Department of Education.
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· Note 1 Key Takeaway about the National Technology Plan.
*This entry was updated on January 29, 2024. If you still have the 2017 entry, that’s okay! It won’t affect grading.
MODULE 3
Gura, M. (2018).
The edtech advocate’s guide to leading change in schools. ISTE. [Chapter 3: Digital Transformation Tools and Frameworks, pp. 35-41 & Chapter 4: The Digital Change Agent, pp. 43-56]
· From Chapter 3, identify and describe two of the featured models (e.g., SAMR, Intel, Microsoft, TPACK, etc.)
· Note 1 addition Key Takeaway from Chapter 3 or 4
Rogers, E. M. (1995).
Diffusion of innovations (4th ed.). The Free Press. [Chapter 1: Elements of Diffusion, pp. 17-31]
· In your own words, briefly define the 5 adopter categories: innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards[footnoteRef:0]. [0: ]
· In your own words, briefly define opinion leadership.
· In your own words, briefly define change agent.
· Briefly define the stages of the Innovation-Decision process: knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation.
Battilana, J., & Casciaro, T. (2013). The network secrets of great change agents.
Harvard Business Review, 91(7–8), 62.
· What is a cohesive network, and when is it advantageous?
· What is a bridging network, and when is it advantageous?
· According to Battilana and Casciaro (2013), what are endorsers, resisters, and fence-sitters?
· Why do you think Battilana and Casciaro (2013) advise the reader to keep resisters “at arm’s length” (p. 68)?
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