From Dysfunction to Innovation in Technology

Darryl Vidal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master’s degree in Education Technology and has been consulting for K-12 school technology programs for over 20 years. He has been responsible for planning long-range technology programs for schools of over $2 billion and holds the registered trademark for authoring the MAPIT® Strategic Planning and Project Management methodology.

Darryl’s new book is one to read and ponder. The thesis is that now is the time to have educational technology make a real difference. Too long we have seen any form of technology used in a classroom and we believe teaching and learning have improved just because we have used technology. We have had enough talk about Chromebooks, Google Docs, bits, fiber, 1:1 and VM Ware. It is time to make some substantial change in teaching and learning and not just use technology. Too often we assume teaching and learning has changed when all we have done is exchange a cheap pencil for expensive technology. We continue to play in the sandbox when we should be reaching for the stars. Darryl’s book provides a pathway for school districts to take this job seriously.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Disrupting Education TechnologyChapter 2: Instructional & Technological Innovation StrategyChapter 3: Key Technology Systems / FeaturesChapter 4: A New Name For RedefinitionChapter 5: The 6c Development ProcessChapter 6: What’s After The 6 C’s?Chapter 7: Disrupting Incremental InnovationChapter 8: Full Scale T4c Deployment