A personal timeline of educational technology

Overview

My name is Grant ChartrandI started pre-school in the 1980sI graduated from high school in 2000 in

HonoluluI first went to college at UH Mānoa in

2001When I finish my degree, I hope to

become more involved in online learning in higher education

My Definition of Educational Technology

Educational Technology is the practice of using systems and processes to aid and/or improve learning.

Web sites on Ed Tech History A Quick Look at the History of Education

Technologyhttp://edudemic.com/2012/12/a-quick-look-at-the-history-of-education-technology/

A Hypertext History of Instructional Designhttp://faculty.coe.uh.edu/smcneil/cuin6373/idhistory/index.html

History of Educational Technologyhttp://www.slideshare.net/fvsandoval/history-of-educational-technology

http://www.slideshare.net/ceciliacasadio/the-history-of-educational-technology

Kindergarten technology

We used to watch Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Sesame Street in Kindergarten class. Our teacher used to wheel in the television set and we would all sit on the floor to watch.

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High school technology

Every homeroom in high school had a set of 5-7 iMac computers. I distinctly remember that the matching keyboard, mouse and monitors. Does anyone remember the program named ClarisWorks? We would have to submit all our writing assignments as printed documents. No handwriting.

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College technology

I received a scholarship and a Pell Grant, which helped me to fund my college tuition. I was also able to buy my first laptop—a Sony Vaio—that I could take with me to class. I also bought my first cell phone, which allowed me to contact classmates to arrange study groups.

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A vivid technology learning experience Using technology to encourage learning outside of formal

classrooms Promoting collaboration and communication that is multi-

directional (student-to-teacher, teacher-to-student, student-to-student, classroom-to-classroom, school-to-community, etc.)

A technology I want to use in my classroom I want to replace all textbooks and reading

material with iPads and/or mobile technology

Image credit: Notre Dame News located at newsinfo.nd.edu Cult of Mac located at www.cultofmac.com

My vision of the classroom of the future

I envision broad application of Augmented Reality (AR) within classrooms

Video: graduate thesis on the possibilities of AR

Video credit: YouTube Video located at www.youtu.be/Q_xF8ujj7ko

A challenge for teaching

How can digital migrant teachers keep up with digital natives?

How do teachers remain relevant to younger generations that are quicker at adapting to technology.

Which should be the focus: Learning specific technology and platforms or learning technology strategies and frameworks?

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Words of wisdom

If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.

-John DeweyAmerican philosopher/educator

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