Technology and MeTechnology and Me

A personal timeline A personal timeline of educational technologyof educational technology

OverviewOverview

My name is My name is Chih-Ling ChaoChih-Ling ChaoI started school inI started school in 1974 1974 in Chung Hsin in Chung Hsin

Elementary (Keelung, Taiwan)Elementary (Keelung, Taiwan)I graduated from high school in I graduated from high school in 19851985 in in

Keelung Girls’ High (Keelung, Taiwan)Keelung Girls’ High (Keelung, Taiwan)I first went to college at Ming Chuan University I first went to college at Ming Chuan University

in in 19871987 (Taipei, Taiwan) and later went to (Taipei, Taiwan) and later went to the University of West Florida in the University of West Florida in 1994~19971994~1997

When I finish my degree, I hope to become a When I finish my degree, I hope to become a Chinese Language Teacher at secondary Chinese Language Teacher at secondary levellevel

My definition My definition of educational technologyof educational technology

… … is a is a multi-channel super highwaymulti-channel super highway

which offers an which offers an easy step by stepeasy step by step

online learning environmentonline learning environment for students for students

who can’t go to the traditional classroom who can’t go to the traditional classroom

but can learn on their own time and pace but can learn on their own time and pace

in a in a practicalpractical, an , an affordableaffordable, and an , and an efficientefficient wayway

Web sites on ed tech historyWeb sites on ed tech history

• A brief history -A brief history - http://www.aect.org/About/History/http://www.aect.org/About/History/

• Ed Tech is also called Ed Tech is also called learning technologylearning technology - - http://www.answers.com/topic/educational-technologyhttp://www.answers.com/topic/educational-technology

• Educator’s Reference Desk -Educator’s Reference Desk -

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Educationhttp://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Educational_Technology/History.htmlal_Technology/History.html

Kindergarten technologyKindergarten technology

• TVTV was the only was the only technology back to technology back to the time period in the time period in my early childhoodmy early childhood

High school technologyHigh school technology

• IBMIBM computers computers were available were available back to that timeback to that time

• All programs were All programs were under under DOS DOS systemsystem

• Used the computer Used the computer for for typingtyping purpose purpose onlyonly

College technologyCollege technology

• Experienced in Experienced in LotusLotus and and word word processingprocessing

• Widow operating Widow operating systemsystem was was launchedlaunched

• NetscapeNetscape and and Eudora e-mailEudora e-mail were available were available

A vivid technology A vivid technology learning experiencelearning experience

• Elluminate -Elluminate -offers participants to share information and offers participants to share information and resources not only in an audio setting but also in a resources not only in an audio setting but also in a visual or written format during a scheduled visual or written format during a scheduled meetingmeeting

A technology I want to use A technology I want to use in my classroomin my classroom

• An online multimedia Chinese An online multimedia Chinese language tutorial learning packagelanguage tutorial learning package

My vision of the classroom My vision of the classroom of the futureof the future

• A global A global mobile mobile classroomclassroom - - I would like my I would like my students being students being able to learn their able to learn their lessons any time lessons any time they want and any they want and any place they go. place they go.

A challenge for teachingA challenge for teaching

• The The costcost of buying of buying or using high tech or using high tech equipments and equipments and devices will be a devices will be a challenge or challenge or barrier to barrier to instructors and instructors and learnerslearners

Words of wisdomWords of wisdom

• ““We know We know what we are,what we are, but know not but know not what we may what we may be.” be.”

- - ShakespeareShakespeare