Pitch Forms to cautious adopters as a time-savings and instant-feedback tool, and let them experience it firsthand¶

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Description¶

Technology coaches in the study describe concrete tactics for encouraging Forms adoption among “cautious adopter” teachers. Three coaches initially “sell” Forms from a time-savings angle because data is captured automatically, and one coach emphasizes student demand for instant feedback. A Scottish coach’s maxim is that “one of the best ways to get teachers to want to use Forms is to give them a Form” during training, after which roughly half of staff ask how it was created.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Teachers have access to Forms, ideally district-supported; training time is limited, so experiencing a Form must substitute for formal sessions

Constraints¶

• Coaches reported cautious adopters balk when technology does not work seamlessly the first time, discouraging future use

Target Learners¶

• teachers and school staff adopting classroom technology

Target Learning Goals¶

• technology adoption for formative assessment and instruction

Related Strategies¶

• Employ a non-coercive, facilitative organizational change strategy that lets teachers pursue individualized adoption at their own pace, supported by training aimed at informational and management concerns
• Provide targeted professional development to encourage teacher understanding and use of learner-variability features

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Digital Promise. (2018). Meeting Learners Where They Are: Using Microsoft Forms to Drive Improvement in Learning Outcomes. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/8a12967d-b67d-404f-875f-3dc61d0cc32e