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The Importance of Technology within Education
Elsa-Sofia Morote, Ed.D.
Dowling College
2009
Remember the good old days?
The Way It Was... 1973
2009
Computation and Calculation
scientific calculators,graphing calculators,
laptops,PDAs
tablet PCs,gigabytes and gigahertz,
ubiquitous computing
The Way It Was... 1973
2009
Communication and Collaboration
e-mail,voice-mail,chatrooms,
FAX,cell phones,
text messaging,instant messaging,
blogging,wireless connectivity
The Way It Was... 1973
2009
Collections and Connections
Online Information:web catalogs,
networked databases,Britannica Online, online newspapers,
course websites,CMS and LMS,
podcasting,
wikis,YouTubeFacebook
Given the amazing advances in technology
and the dramatic change in the environment of our students,
Can we afford to continue teaching the way we were taught?
An important question:
Internet Users by World Regions
Take a look at North America
IntegratingInformation Technology
in Our Classrooms
Active Learning Objectives
Courses should:1. Be student-centered and encourage students to “learn
to learn.”2. Provide opportunities to think critically and to analyze
and solve problems.3. Assist students in developing skills in gathering and
evaluating information.4. Provide experience working cooperatively in teams
and small groups.5. Help students acquire versatile and effective
communication skills.6. Offer a variety of learning experiences.7. Apply technology effectively where it will enhance
learning.
Information Technology Objectives
Students should:
1. engage in electronic collaboration.
2. use and create structured electronic documents.
3. do technology-enhanced presentations.
4. use appropriate electronic tools for research and evaluation.
5. use spreadsheets and databases to manage information.
6. use electronic tools for analyzing quantitative and qualitative data.
7. identify major legal, ethical, and security issues in information technology.
8. have a working knowledge of IT platforms.
Adapted from Technology Across the Curriculum, George Mason U.
collaboration
structureddocuments
enhancedpresentations
research &evaluation
managinginformation
analyzingdata
cooperativegroups
critical thinkingproblem solving
gathering &evaluating info
student-centeredlearning to learn
varied learningexperiences
communicationskills
IT6
IT5 IT4
IT3IT2
IT1
AL1
AL2
AL3
AL4
AL5
AL6
Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives
collaboration
structureddocuments
enhancedpresentations
research &evaluation
managinginformation
analyzingdata
cooperativegroups
critical thinkingproblem solving
gathering &evaluating info
student-centeredlearning to learn
varied learningexperiences
communicationskills
IT6
IT5 IT4
IT3IT2
IT1
AL1
AL2
AL3
AL4
AL5
AL6
Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives
collaboration
structureddocuments
enhancedpresentations
research &evaluation
managinginformation
analyzingdata
cooperativegroups
critical thinkingproblem solving
gathering &evaluating info
student-centeredlearning to learn
varied learningexperiences
communicationskills
IT6
IT5 IT4
IT3IT2
IT1
AL1
AL2
AL3
AL4
AL5
AL6
Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives
The modern world demands different skills
Leitch Review: ‘Demographic, technological and global changes present enormous
challenges and brilliant opportunities. Developed nations are relying more and more on their capacity to innovate and drive economic growth. The ability to do this depends upon the skills and knowledge of their people’
A new style of teaching?
Students need to acquire the ability to communicate complex ideas, solve complex problems, identify order, find direction in an ambiguous
and uncertain environment and to think and reason abstractly (Cohen 1987)
Dowling College’s example
• Advanced Certificate in Instructional Technology Specialist
• http://www.dowling.edu/academics/secert.shtml