Educational Psychology 317:Learning & Human Development

with Educational Technologies

Technology & Learning

• But first…– Tomorrow (Wed, Jan 29), Iris Stovall, Illinois Online

Network, 240 Woehlers, noon-1pm, free bagels and cookies

– Friday (Jan 31), CITES EdTech Brownbag, Kristin Bouton of the Intensive English Institute and Douglas Mills and David Nichols of CITES EdTech will be speaking on"Guided Listening Comprehension Practice in Blackboard”, noon-1pm, 106 Lincoln Hall

– Also Friday: Presentation Equipment & Support Services, Illini Rooms, 9:30am-3pm

Wrapup of previous topic

• Internet usually seen as a way to bring the resources of the world into education

• But, it also provides a way to bring the resources of education into the world

• Examples: CTER white papers, other exemplary CTER projects http://cter.ed.uiuc.edu/about_cter/exemp-CTER/

Technology & Learning:The Great Media Debate

• Pros and cons• Does a delivery truck that delivers our

groceries cause changes in our nutrition?• Does it matter if it is a Ford or a Chevy?

Does it matter if it is a truck or a horse-drawn wagon? Does it matter if it is a hand-held basket or airborne overnight delivery?

TSE Challenges

• Which are you interested in?

• How to proceed from here?

Challenges to be taken up

• Seeing an online class• Video conferencing• TSE Research Portal• Ideal higher ed. Classroom• Technology and identity• Tablet PC• Memorable story framework: Ed Tech Board• Overcoming technical obstacles• Ideal elementary classroom• Over-the-shoulder learning

How to proceed with your Challenge

For next week

Defining learning: An overview of theories.

How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking, editors

• Executive Summary• Chapter 4: How Children Learn

http://books.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/notice.html

Rotating roles• Staters: post by Monday morning, 9 AM

– What are the most important points?– What is most confusing?– What new questions are raised?

• Responders: post by class time– What are the most important points?– What continues to be confusing?– What new questions are raised?

• Integrators: post by Thursday morning, 9 AM– What are the most important points?– What still is confusing?– What new questions are raised?

For next week:

• Staters: Alim, Beth, Rochelle, Mustafa, Paul

• Responders:Nesrin, Adam, Tony, Serhat, Bryan, Hongil

• Integrators: Heejun, Karen, Doe-Hyung, Mei-Li, Aaron

Challenges

• Prepare a message to the challenge poser: post it in your own conference

• Read the message of the others and respond with helpful feedback to at least two others that don’t already have two responses