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Technology to support learning
1. Technology to Support
Language Learning
http://onlinelearningtips.com/2013/01/28/mobile-learning-technology-and-online-education-in-2013/
2. The History of Technology in Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eaklfqCJkE
3. TECHNOLOGY
modification of the natural environment to
satisfy perceived human wants and needs
International Technology Education Association
4. TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
a.k.a. TECHNOLOGICAL STUDIES
a study of technology which provides an
opportunity for students to learn about the
processes and knowledge related to
technology that are needed to solve problems
and extend human potential
6. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
a.k.a. Instructional Technology, Informational Technology
the use of technology as a TOOL to enhance
the teaching and learning process across all
subject areas
Teaching and Learning WITH technology
59. Morris, N. (2013). Embracing digital technologies to enhance student education in higher education
60. Morris, N. (2013). Embracing digital technologies to enhance student education in higher education
61. Overcoming Barriers to Innovation
THE CONTEXT
What is your organization culture like?
What kind of human Infrastructure does your
school have?
What kind of technology infrastructure does
your school have?
Klopfer, E., Osterweil, S., Groff, J. & Haas, J. (2009). The instructional power of digital games,
social networking, simulation and how teachers can leverage them. The Education Arcade, MIT
62. Overcoming Barriers to Innovation
THE INNOVATOR
How technologically proficient are you?
What are your beliefs about a tech-integrated
pedagogy ?
What kind of technology infrastructure does your
school have?
63. Overcoming Barriers to Innovation
THE INNOVATOR
How technologically proficient are you?
What are your beliefs about a tech-integrated
pedagogy ?
What is your knowledge of resources?
64. Overcoming Barriers to Innovation
THE INNOVATION
How distant from the school culture is the project or
innovation? Does the tool support the curricular &
pedagogical goals of the school?
How distant from school resources is the project or tool?
Can the technology and other resources in your school
support this tomorrow, or do you need
upgrades/modifications/additions?
How distant is the innovation from your current practice?
Will using this instructional tool be similar to your current
methods of teaching? Have you done something in the past
to draw from?
65. Overcoming Barriers to Innovation
THE OPERATOR
How technologically proficient are your students?
How familiar with the project style are your students?
Does the innovation use experiences & pedagogies your
students have seen before. Will it place them in a role with
which they are comfortable?
What are the attitudes and beliefs of your students toward
the innovation and its use for educational purposes? What
is the general attitude of the class towards the innovation?
Does this vary when the innovation is used in the
classroom setting?
79. Education
• Education depends on:
• High quality teachers
• A culture of quality enhancement
• Winning the hearts and minds of people
– Brown, Mark (2013). Reflections on Quality: Educational
Technology’s Dirty Little Secret
84. Other References
• Klopfer, E., Osterweil, S., Groff, J. & Haas, J.
(2009). The instructional power of digital
games, social networking, simulation and how
teachers can leverage them. The Education
Arcade, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://education.mit.edu/papers/GamesSimsSo
cNets_EdArcade.pdf
85. Other References
Mark Brown. Reflections on Quality: Educational
Technology’s Dirty Little Secret
http://www.slideshare.net/mbrownz/reflections-on-quality-
educational-technologys-dirty-little-secret?qid=1f5411e3-
5776-45e0-8174-
bd47aaa5bbe7&v=default&b=&from_search=1
Stephen Downes. The Future of Online Learning and
Personal Learning Environments
http://www.slideshare.net/Downes/the-future-of-online-
learning-and-personal-learning-
environments?qid=c79b453f-cca0-4eeb-8317-
499a71b1bf32&v=default&b=&from_search=5
86. Other References
• Dugger Jr., W. & Naik, N. (2001). Clarifying
Misconceptions between Technology
Education and Educational Technology.
The Technology Teacher Vol 61 No 1 Sept. 2001
https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-
78787436/clarifying-misconceptions-between-
technology-education