What is Educational

Technology?

Dr. Marshall G. Jones

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What this class is about

Technology and Active Participatory
Learning

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New Attitudes; New Realities

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Educational Technology;
Technology in Education

Technology in education refers only to the use of

devices that may be used in the classroom.
Computers, sewing machines, lathes

Educational Technology is a discipline

It has a theoretical foundation
It has guiding principles

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What is Educational Technology

Not necessarily devices,
also a process
What technology had the
greatest impact on
Western Civilization?

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The Appropriate Response

Three Field Crop Rotation.

Birth rates sky rocketed

More focus/time could be focused on leisure
pursuits, such as reading and art
Helped create a rise in urban civilization
Paul Saettler, The Evolution of American Educational Technology

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A Brief & Sketchy History of

Technology in the Classroom

Edison & Film

Radio
Educational TV
CBT; CAI; IVD
Online Learning

Bottom Line: Processes & Tools

See Jones, Defining Educational Technology for
Classroom Learning.
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Perspectives in Educational
Technology

Media & AV Communication

Technology in Education
Computers and Computer Systems
Instructional Systems

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Media & AV Communication

Technology as media
TV, projected images, bulletin boards

The design of messages that control the learning

process
How to put together media products that promote learning

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Technology in Education
Students need to learn about technology
Computer literacy

The move from shop to CAD and Robotics

ILS
Technology Integration
NETS Standards

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Computers and Computer Systems

Evolved as computers did
Initially very complex and
done by programmers
Becoming easier to do and
taken on by mere mortals

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Instructional Systems
Combines the teacher and media into an
educational system
3 Principles of a system
Highly dependent on learning theories
Behavioralist
Cognitive

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What you need to know about

perspectives
What they are and a description of them
They color your definition and perspective of
Educational Technology
I want you to think of Educational Technology as
processes and tools

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What have we learned from the past

Technology is not a panacea

Computer literacy insufficient
Teachers dont build technology curriculum
Possible doesnt mean desirable
It is hard for teachers to keep up
Old technology can still work
Teachers will always be important

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Why use technology?

Because it solves a problem
Many solutions for problems you dont have

Which one is better:

Teacher vs. video
Video vs. Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
CAI vs. The Internet

Consider some reasons

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Reason one: Motivation

Gaining attention
Engagement through production work
Increased learner control
Beware the novelty effect!!

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Reason two: Enhance Instruction

Linking:
Learners to information
Learners to classes at a distance
Learners to learning tools

Tracking learner progress

Educational Software
Simulations

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Reason 3: Student & Teacher

Productivity
Saving time on production
Grading and tracking
students
Providing faster access to
information
Saving money on
consumables

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Reason 4: Required skills in an

information age
Technology literacy
Information literacy
Visual literacy

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Educational Issues shaping

technology use
Standards movement
Reliance on the Internet and distance education
Debate over direct instruction vs. constructivist
learning
(see Roblyer, pages 21-22)

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Cultural issues shaping technology

use

Digital Divide
Racial & gender equity
Special needs
See Roblyer, 22-23.

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Legal/ethical issues shaping

technology use

Viruses/hacking/security
New plagiarism
Privacy/safety
Copyright
Illegal downloading & piracy
See Roblyer, page 24

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Emerging Trends that may shape

technology use

Wireless
Merging technologies
Portable devices
High speed connections
Visual immersion systems
Intelligent applications
See Roblyer, page 25

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What does all this mean?

Technology is a part of our world

It can be a part of our classrooms
We need to decide how it can be used
We need to decide when it can be used

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The End
Last one. Take a break.

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