Week 2 | Activity 1 - SAMR vs Blooms Taxonomy

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This is the second blog for this week and discusses the links between the SAMR model and Bloom's revised taxonomy. Within Bloom's Revised Taxonomy there are 6 levels; Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation and Knowledge and 4 levels in the SAMR model Substitution, Augmentation, Modification and Redefinition. The SAMR model divides these 4 levels into two main categories - Enhancement and Trans-formative. As displayed in the diagram below.

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Substitution and Augmentation are considered enhancement categories as they make work easier, but will not display any notable improvements in learning. At the substitution level, student's work is enhanced by technology, but not directly improved and could include the use of google docs as a word processing tool rather than MS word, and engage in social groups like Flickr or Blogs to share information.

Modification and Redefinition are considered trans-formative because they allow significant task redesign and creation of new tasks previously inconceivable. At these levels students would significantly improve their learning through collaboration tools such as Upstage, xtranormal, Alice and second life, where students could stage performances, upload them to these digital platforms then engage in discussion or feedback with a wider audience. A diagram is given below to assist with understanding as is the YouTube video.