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Educational TechnologyUnderstanding the context, your role and your mission

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Define Educational Technology(What is it? Why do we use it? What purpose does it serve? How?)

Classify Technological Issues in Education(What are the kinds of impact spaces associated with EdTech?)

Discuss the Technological Issues in Education(What kinds of challenges arise? What is your context?)

Self-evaluate with regard to the NETS/UNESCO standards(What is your role? Where do you see yourself in this big picture? What part will you play? How can you prepare?)

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3+What is Educational Technology? Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of

facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources (Januszewski and Molenda, 2008)

BREAK-IT-DOWN: WHAT [ A study and ethical practice] PURPOSE [ to facilitate learning and improve learner

performance] HOW [by creating, using and managing] WITH [appropriate technological processes and resources]

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Educational Technology is multi-faceted Educational technology is a

combination of the processes and tools involved in addressing educational needs and problems, by applying the most current tools […] (Roblyer, 2006) Ed

Tech

Learner

Needs

Instructiona

l Process

esICTs

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Active Participation

Practice

Individual differenc

eFeedb

ack

Realistic Contexts

Social Interacti

on

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Educational Technology’s primary focus is on learning & performance As teachers, we are not in the

business of designing or inventing the software or hardware.

We create/ set up learning environments

We design learning experiences to deepen our learners’ understanding.

We assess learners and evaluate the quality of their performance.

Learning

Performanc

e

ICTs

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Student-directed learning Teacher-directed learning

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BASIC TYPES of MEDIA

Text (book, poster,..more? Audio (voice, music, sounds…more? Visuals (diagrams, drawings,

comics..more? Motion (video, film, animation…more? Manipulatives (3-dimensional objects.. People (instructors, students, guest

speakers…more?

Discuss Mass Media[Print media, broadcast media, Outdoor media, Digital media, Internet media]

A medium (plural, media) is a means of communication and source on information.

Mass media are diversified media technologies intended to reach a large audience by mass commmunication.

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Process + Tool

Tools are user-centric. Tools are only as good as their

users. Teachers & Students are users. Skills & usage will vary.

A tool is not a REPLACEMENT or a CURE for the learning process.

A competent & knowledgeable teacher is essential.

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So why use Education Technology?Why? To improve learner’s motivation,

attitude and interest towards the topic

To enhance instruction and influence learner’s academic performance

To increase productivity of the overall instructional and administrative processes

To help prepare learner for the 21st century workforce.

[…more?]

How? Gain attention [ENGAGE] learners

with visuals, interactivity and media

[ILLUSTRATE] complex/abstract/unfamiliar/new concepts

[SIMULATE] real-world application and significance

Provide immediate feedback [Collaborate] [Share] & [Expand]

with others on topics of interest […more?]

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How technologies foster learning(Jonassen, 2008) As tools to support

knowledge exploration & construction Representing learner’s

ideas, understanding Producing organized

knowledge As social medium to

support learning by conversing & collaborating Discussing, arguing,

building consensus,

As authentic context to support learning by doing Simulating problems Defining safe, controllable

problem spaces for students

As an intellectual partner to support learning by reflecting Help learners articulate

what they know Reflect on what they learn Mean-making

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12Instructional Process meets Technology: An Example

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13+All that glitters is not…?

“Something started to go wrong with the digital revolution round the turn of the 21st century. The WWW was flooded by a torrent of petty designs sometimes called web 2.0. This ideology promoted radical freedom on the surface of the web, but that freedom ironically is more for machines than people.

Anonymous blog comments, rapid video pranks, and lightweight mash-ups may seem trivial and harmless but as a whole, this widespread practice of fragmentary, interpersonal communication has demeaned interpersonal interaction” (Lanier, J. 2010)

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Pitfalls:

Computer/ technological literacy offers limited integration

Technology-based lessons are time-consuming and sometimes complex.

Just because technology makes something possible, there is no guarantee that it is desirable or feasible.

Technology is constantly evolving, sometimes faster than teachers can keep up.

Technology-mediated teaching and learning can be expensive.

The quality of technology products varies.

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Understanding Challenges

Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants: the generation gap? Managing expectations Role Reversal

Ethics Copyright Plagiarism Piracy Privacy Disinformation

The Digital Divide Social Economic Inclusion

New literacies vs. old literacies Surfing and Reading

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16+Managing Expectations

It is the policy of the Ministry that MHECDs be used:• to support the effective and efficient delivery of education

in schools and at school related activities• to promote knowledge and use of Information and

Communications Technology (ICT), providing they are used in a managed, responsible, safe and legal manner.

It is the intent of the Ministry that the use of MHECDs be effectively managed, not banned, in schools and at school related activities.

[Handbook on the USE of Mobile Handheld Electronic Communication Devices in Schools, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Ministry of Education]