SAMR Model: What it is and what it does

 A SAMR model is a model that demonstrates how technology impacts learning in a classroom. The four letters in the abbreviation stand for (S)ubstitution, (A)ugmentation, (M)odification, and (R)edefinition. This model can be used to design, implement, and review learning styles in the education system today.

A class I am taking right now is Music History and Literature III. One of our (many) learning outcomes that is listed in the syllabus states, "Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have a more open attitude toward unfamiliar musical styles."

One way that a digital project would work with this learning outcome is to have students present on a musical style or genre that they are not familiar with. 

Substitution: Instead of having paper copies of the project outline for the students, instead send the outline via email or in a Google Doc, so that it is accessible at their fingertips. Plus if you send it out to all students, there will not be the chance of them "losing" the document (Because it should almost always be in their Google Drive.

Augmentation: Have the students use online presenting platforms (ex: Google Slides, Powerpoint, Canva, etc) so that students can easily share their work with project partners and professors. With using an online presenting platform, everyone who has access to the presentation can contribute their share of work, or the students can easily get feedback from their professors.

Modification: With the sharing accessibilities of these online presenting platforms, students are able to receive feedback easily, but also can help with collaboration. All students can work on the project whenever they have access to a computer, so that relieves the stress of having to get together to work on the project. (If students decide to chunk up the project and give students different sections to contribute to, but would also give them access to the slides that their peers are working to see the progress they have made.)

Redefinition: Invite artists who work with these different genres to collaborate with the students to give them more insight on the musical style that they chose. This can help students learn more about the style from someone who studies it or performs it.

The benefits of using the SAMR model for this project would give students accessibility to materials at their fingertips and make it easy for them to collaborate with other students, professors, and outside resources to help them discover more about their unfamiliar music style. While the accessibility of their resources is a great benefit, sometimes locating these resources can be a bit complicated. Some musical styles are not studied as much as others, so there might not be equal amounts of information for each style.


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