Paul Pasko is a training professional with interest in eLearning, technology, and performance support. As the Ed Tech Coordinator at Valley Forge Educational Services, he has been using his experiences from teaching in the classroom and training staff on technology to help teachers and specialists on campus support their students with technology integration. The use of technology in the classroom can serve as a unique aid to the students and teachers to promote better understating of the curriculum and easier grasping of the subject at hand.
He also designs technical documents and eLearning instructional modules to support staff with their use of various software applications and professional management tools. In addition, as the Assistive Technology (AT) Consultant, Paul Pasko works with professionals on campus to evaluate and manage technology solutions for students with unique needs and learning challenges.As a former teacher, Paul Pasko at Council Rock School District, where he worked from 1997-2009, promoted use of 21st Century Skills by implementing technology rich lesson plans and STEM based interactive projects. Paul Pasko also orchestrated after school workshops for staff and worked hand in hand with his colleagues to devise and amend curriculum, teaching methodologies, and best practices. Paul Pasko also has several years experience in software design, computer programming, and website management.
Through his expertise and guidance, he helped build the school’s first interactive website and worked with students to design software solutions for the school.As someone well versed in web technologies and an active member in his education association, Paul Pasko at Council Rock, also created, managed, and programmed the first website for association members of the Council Rock Education Association (CREA). Paul Pasko used industry standard software tools and followed W3C standards for the creation and management of the website, including Dreamweaver, Contribute, Photoshop, and several other web-authoring tools. To make it easy for the members to update the website on their own, Paul Pasko designed WYSIWYG content management modules which allowed the association to manage the website without any programming or web design knowledge.Paul Pasko also served on the Technology Council Committee for the district, acting as a liaison between the IT department, administration, and staff. Read more...
Have you heard the new buzz word – eLearning? It has come to the forefront in the last couple of years. But, what does it really mean?
ELearning is a method of instruction where the teacher and student are located in different locations or where there is a time gap between the two, but by using internet technology, the instructor is able to teach a specific topic or skill. The advantage here is that this can take place from any location in the world and at anytime that they are able to get together online.
So now that we know what eLearning is all about, how can you take advantage of eLearning and what is it you should look for? Many people look at the internet as a great source of information, but only look at what information that they can get for free or can buy through videos or e-books.
There are many videos and e-books available for sale on the internet, but once you have spent your money, do you know what to do with the information? Do you any anyone to contact if you have any questions? Can you bounce ideas off of another person studying the same information? How do you find someone that is studying the information?
While these may seem like simple things to think about, it really has a large impact on your ability to learn new skills, especially if you are working to make a career change utilizing the internet. Learning is a very dynamic process and everyone learns a little bit differently. But even with this, interaction with other is almost always the best way to learn. Adult learners tend to be more visual and interactive than even when they were in school. They have experiences now that allow them to look at everything a little differently. They will tend to question ideas more. Read more...
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