Lesson 5

Lesson 5:Educational Technology 2

Miyerkules, Hulyo 30, 2014

Lesson 5

 

Lesson 5

State-of-the-Art ET Application Practices

More recent ET in education practice

            Present day students have become computer literate.

 Teachers have emphasized rote learning; they spent more time in methods.

Shifting from traditional learning to creative and critical thinking skills

Constructivism paved the way for instructional approaches, students’ rely less on teachers as information-givers. The acquire information build their own

DISCUSSION

1.      What do you say to educators who say technology in teaching takes time and expensive?

Ø  It doesn't take as long as you think it might take. There will always be new technology for people to learn with. Technology (in my opinion) should make teaching easier and maybe a bit more exciting for everyone to learn about stuff they never learned before. It’s also easier to change some of the information that lets say a textbook or an encyclopedia has to offer. Technology is what makes us understand things a little easier for people to learn stuff. Yeah it is expensive but sometimes technology contains more information than the average textbook or encyclopedia. 

2.      What can you say about teachers who use media simply to make classes entertaining and fun?

Ø  On my own opinion, it could be that teachers use media to entertain but not all the time. And in that case, there should be something from that media which students can get and learn. Not just purely for entertaining, it should be related to the topic you will be presented. The key word in the question is "simply." If the only purpose is to make it fun, then it is not appropriate. A teacher should always begin with an objective--what do I want my students to understand or be able to do after this lesson. Once that is decided, then there are a variety of ways to teach that lesson. Choosing a fun way is a great idea--as long as it is both fun and effective. In other words, media has its place, but the learning still has to happen.

3.      Comment on the opinion that ET-supported instruction is difficult to assess?

Ø  Instruction supported by educational technology can be hard to assess, depending on how heavily a student or teacher relies on the technology. It is easy for both parties to become dependent on technology, which can make it hard to assess the effectiveness of the tool when the child is taken out of the classroom.

4.      ET-supported instruction is difficult to assess?   It is not difficult to assess for me, because as teachers we studied on how to assess the performance of the students and we use some guidelines and rubrics in assessing our students and with the use of technology, it’s up to the teacher on how he/ she gives a task or assessment to the students where everyone uses technology.

5.      What could future learners have as an advantage over present-day learners?

Ø  They are more equipped with the advanced technologies that we are using. Future learners will have another type of technologies which are easier to use and is helpful in Education. They can also have more learning on these technologies than the present learners.