Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching

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Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching
Chapter 1 Educational Technology in Context The
Big Picture
By M. D. Roblyer
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What You Need to Know to Effectively Utilize
Edcucational Technology.
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Definition of Integrating Educational Technology
The process of determining which electronic tools
and which methods for implementing them are
appropriate for given classroom situations and
problems.
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Develop a Philosophy
A personal perspective on the current and future
role of technology in education
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Purchase Products
Become informed, knowledgeable consumers of
technology products and select wisely among
available alternatives
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Identify Problems
Discriminate between problems that you can
correct and those that will require outside help
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Speak the Language
Knowledge of terms and concepts allow you to
exchange information and ask informed questions
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See Where Technology Fits
Identify specific teaching learning problems
which technology can help address and how it can
create learning opportunities that did not exist.
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Views of Technology in Education
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Media Audiovisual (traditional viewpoint)
Instructional use of technology as a device that
carries messages
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Instructional Systems
A systematic approach to designing, developing,
and delivering instruction matched to identified
needs
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Vocational Training Tools
Practical means of teaching content by directly
relating it to the world of work
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Computer-Based Systems
The use of computers computer-based systems to
deliver and manage all instruction
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Combined Approach Based on Instructional Needs
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History of Educational Computing

• Mainframe/Mini Systems 1950-1970s
• Microcomputers 1977-Today
• Integrated Learning Systems 1990s Today
• Internet WWW 1995-Today

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Mainframe/Mini Systems 1950-1970s

• IBM 1500
• Computer Curriculum Corporation
• Control Data Corporation

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Microcomputer Revolution 1977-Today

• MECC
• Courseware Authoring
• Logo

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Integrated Learning Systems 1990s Today

• NCS Learn
• Compass Learning

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World Wide Web 1995-Today

• On-Line Resources
• Distance Education

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Cooperative Activity

• Formulate teams of 3-4 students.
• Exchanges, names, phone s and e-mail addresses.
• Appoint a recorder.
• Examine the assigned lessons from history
  relating to educational technology on the
  following two slides. Each team will reflect on
  four lessons.
• As a team, produce one real-life example
  illustrating each lesson.

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• We will have a reporting back to the main
  group. Each team should appoint a reporter to
  share your teams examples with the class.

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What History Has Taught Us

• Possible doesn't equal desirable, feasible, or
  inevitable.
• Change is too fast to keep up with
• Older technologies can be useful
• Teachers always will be important

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What History Has Taught Us

• Technology not a panacea
• Literacy offers limited rationale
• Benefits limitations of system configurations
• Teachers are not developers

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Rationale for Technology Use

• Motivational
• Unique Instructional Capabilities
• Support for New Instructional Approaches
• Increased Teacher Productivity
• Required Skills for an Information Age

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Motivation

• Gaining learner attention
• Engaging the learner through production work
• Increasing perception of control

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Unique Instructional Capabilities

• Linking learners to information education
  resources
• Help learners visualize problems and solutions
• Tracking learner progress
• Linking learners to learning tools

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Support for New Instructional Approaches

• Cooperative learning
• Shared intelligence
• Problem-solving and higher-level skills

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Increased Teacher Productivity

• Freeing time to work with students
• Providing fast, accurate information
• Production of better looking materials

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Information Age Skills

• Technology literacy
• Information literacy
• Visual literacy

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Issues in Education and Technology

• Societal
• Cultural/Equity
• Educational
• Technical

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Societal Issues

• Pro-technology Movements
• Anti-technology Movements
• Socialization Needs
• Online Dangers
• New Plagiarism

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Cultural Ethnic Inequity Issues

• Economic Ethnic
• Multicultural
• Gender
• Special Needs

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Educational Issues

• Single-subject vs. Interdisciplinary Instruction
• Role of Distance Learning

• Directed (more traditional, teacher delivered
  methods) vs. Constructivist (students construct
  knowledge themselves rather than just receiving
  it) debate

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Technical Issues

• Rapid Change
• Increased Complexity