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by Cheryl Lemke & Edward Coughlin

7/10/98 | This framework, The Seven Dimensions for Gauging Progress, is intended for policymakers, educators, and technology directors to use as a road map when attempting to bring up the learning levels of students through technology. It describes the conditions that should be in place for technology to be used to its greatest educational advantage in any classroom.

This publication is unique in its focus on systems thinking and systemic change; acknowledging that the transformation process necessary for effective integration of technology into learning is complex, requiring new ways of thinking, teaching, and learning for all participants in the system. The Seven Dimensions also provides educators with ways to assess movement toward their goals for learning with technology through sets of questions and stages of progress.