History of Educational Technology

TEACHER: LEDESMA PAULA

STUDENTS: GUTIERREZ GABRIEL DAVID

MAMANI PABLO

Educational technology

• Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources.

• Educational technology is used in the process of developing human capability

Explanation and meaning

• Educational technology is an array of tools that might prove helpful in advancing student learning.

• Those who employ educational technologies to explore ideas and communicate meaning are learners or teachers.

History of Educational Technology

• It is marked by the increasing complexity and sophistication of devices

• Technology replacing teachers

• Visual education and visual instruction

• Audiovisual education, audiovisual instruction and audiovisual devices

• Instructional media in school museums

Films

• Silent films were produced for instructional use

• Administrative units take charge of films and related media

• Films never reached the influence predicted

Problems:

• Teachers' lack of skill

• The cost of films, equipment, etc.

• Inaccessibility of equipment when needed

Radio

• Commercial and educational stations

• Radio did not have the impact its advocates had hoped

Problems:

• Poor audio reception and the cost of equipment

• Lack of fit between the broadcasts and teachers' agendas

• It was abandoned when television became available

Television

• World War II provided a boost for audiovisual education

• Rapid development of educational television stations (public)

Computer

• It was not until the 1980s, and the appearance of microcomputers, that many educators and public officials became enthusiastic about computers

• by 2000 there war an average of one computer for every five students

• with 97 percent of schools having Internet connections

TheoriesBehaviorism

Provide clear statements of what learners should be able to do following instruction

Break complex units of knowledge and skills into smaller and simpler units Individualize instruction as much as possible An analysis of the steps needed to ensure learning

Cognitivism It looks beyond behavior to explain brain-based learning Cognitivists consider how human memory works to promote learning Transfer-of-learning theories were popular among classroom teachers transfer the teacher's knowledge and textbook content to the students‘

mind

Constructivism Learners construct their own meaning from new information, as they

interact with reality or others with different perspectives Students utilize their prior knowledge and experiences to formulate new,

related, and/or adaptive concepts in learning The role of the teacher becomes that of a facilitator

Benefits

•Easy-to-access course materials

•Student motivation

•Wide participation

•Improved student writing

•Differentiated Instruction

Criticism and Problems

• Legal issues• Ethical issues• Media literacy• Adequate funding• Lack of proper training• Limited access to sufficient

quantities of a technology• Extra time required for many

implementations• Fear of damages• Initial setup or training time• Technology failure may occur• Evolving nature of technology

Bibliography

• Baldwin, R. (n.d.) Schoole Technology in Education. http://www.answers.com/topic/school-technology-in-education

• Educational Technology in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_technology