Educational Technology 1

Teaching Guide

Topics to be discussed

• Meaning of Educational Technology• Technology: Boon or Bane?• The Roles of Educational Technology in

Learning• Systematic Approach to Teaching• The Cone of Experience• Using and Evaluating Instructional

Materials• Direct Purposeful Experiences• Teaching with Contrived Experiences

continuation...• Teaching with Dramatized Experiences• Demonstrations in Teaching• Making the Most of Community Resources and

Field Trips• The Power of Film, Video and TV in the

Classroom• Teaching with Visual Symbols• Maximizing the Use of the Overhead Projector

and the Chalkboard• Project-Based Learning and Multimedia: What It

Is?

continuation....

• Using the Project-Based Learning Multimedia as a Teaching-Learning Strategy

• Assessment in a Constructivist, Technology-Supported Learning

• Roles and Functions of an Educational Media Center

Lesson 1 Meaning of Educational Technology

• What is Technology?– Technology comes from the greek word

techne which means craft or art.– Technology, therefore, refers to the art or craft

of responding to our educational needs.– Technology is not just machines. It is a

"planned, systematic method of working to achieve planned outcomes - a process not a product.

– Technology, also refers to "all the ways people use their inventions and discoveries to satisfy their needs and desires

Meaning of Educational Technology

• What is educational technology?– Educational technology is the development,

application and evaluation of systems, techniques and aids to improve the process of human learning. (cited by Lucido, 1997)

– It is the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management and evaluation of processes and resources for learning. (Association of Educational Communication and Technology)

– Educational Technology discloses in common that it encompasses the use of instructional media as part of the complex process of teaching and learning and stresses its ultimate goal of improving any teaching-learning situation.

– It consists of the designs and environments that engage learners and reliable technique or method for engaging learning such as cognitive learning strategies and critical thinking skills. (David H. Jonassen, et,al, 1999)

Phases of educational technology

– identification of objectives

– design of learning experiences

– evaluation of the effectiveness of the learning experiences

– improvement of the learning experiences in order to achieve the desired outcome

(Video presentation about the phases of educational technology)

Teaching in the 21st Century

• Learn from the video presentation

Other Terms Associated with Educational Technology

• Technology in education is "the application of technology to any of those processes involved in operating the institutions which house the educational enterprise". It includes the application of technology to food, health, finance, scheduling, grade, reporting and other processes which support education within institutions. (David H. Jonassen, et.al, 1999)

Other Terms Associated with Educational Technology

• Instructional Technology refers to those aspects of educational technology that "are concerned with instruction as contrasted to designs and operations of educational institutions. (support with video)

• Technology integration means using "learning technologies to introduce, reinforce, supplement and extend skills" (William, et.al., 2000)

Other Terms Associated with Educational Technology

• Educational media are channels or avenues or instruments of communication. Examples are books, magazines, newspapers, radio, television and Internet.

History of Educational Technology

• Educational technology is not a concept of the 21st century. It has gone a long way since civilization begin.

• The highlights in the history of educational technology will be shown using video.

History of Educational Technology

• Assignment # 1

• Research on the charter and profile of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education, Organization, Innovation and Technology - Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO-INNOTECH). Explain the current programs and projects of the institution in the development of educational technology in the Philippines.

Lesson 2Technology: Boon or Bane?

• Activity No. 1. Read the paragraphs which will be presented and then come together in small groups to discuss your answers to the question: Is technology a boon or a bane? Stated more simply is it a blessing or a curse?

• Activity No. 2. Study the comic strips. Find out what it depicts about the consequence of the use of technology on relationships, learning and life.

In education, technology is bane when:

• the learner is made to accept as Gospel truth information they get from the internet

• the learner surfs the internet for pornography

• the learner has an uncritical mind on images floating on televisions and computers that represents modernity and progress.

• the tv makes the learner a more spectator not an active participant in the drama of life

In education, technology is bane when:

• the learner gets glued to his computer for computer-assisted instruction unmindful of the world and so fails to develop the ability to relate to others.

• we make us of the internet to do character assassination of people whom we hardly like

• because of our cell phone, we spend most of our time in the classroom or in our workplace texting

• we overuse and abuse tv or film viewing as a strategy to kill time

In education, technology is a blessing when:

• we use it to help our students and teachers become caring and learn to do the following:

relate;

think;

reflect; and

analyze.

Technology: Boon or Bane?

• Activity No. 3. Come up with your own listing on how to technology can be a blessing or a curse to mankind. Feel free to give examples drawn from life, not only from inside the classroom. Use the table provided.

Technology as Boon

Technology as Bane

1. 1.

2. 2.

June 22, 2015 Assignment #2

• Formulate guidelines on the use of technology in the following:– in the classroom– at home– self

Lesson 3The Roles of Educational Technology in Learning

• Activity #4. Get a partner. Go back to your learning experiences in school. Recall specific ways by which the use of educational technology helped you learn. Share it with your partner. Volunteer to share your experiences with the rest of the class.

Functions of Educational Technology

– Increase in the students' quality of learning

– Decrease in the time spent in learning– Increase in the efficiency of teachers in

the classroom– Decrease in educational costs without

sacrificing educational quality

From the constructivist point of view, educational technology:

• serves as learning tools that learners learn with.

• engages learner in "active, constructive, intentional, authentic and cooperative learning.

From the constructivist perspective, the following are roles of technology in teaching:• tools to support knowledge construction

• information vehicles for exploring knowledge to support learning-by-constructing.

Lesson 4 Systematic Approach to Teaching

• Chart of Systematized Instruction– Define objectives (identify content)– Choose appropriate materials– Choose appropriate experiences– Select materials, equip and facilities– Assign personnel roles– Implement the instruction– Evaluate the outcomes– Refine the process

Assignment

• Answer page 43 #s 1, 2 and 3

Lesson 5. The Cone of Experience

• The cone of experience is a visual model, a pictorial device that presents bands of experience arranged according to degree of abstraction and not degree of difficulty.