teaching and learning with technology chapter 12 issues in implementing technology in schools etec...

Teaching and Learning with Technology

Chapter 12

Issues in Implementing Technology in Schools

ETEC 562

Spring 2004

Sherri Fetter

slf116@aol.com

Chapter Objectives

The following issues of implementing technology are discussed in this chapter.

Strategic Planning

Legal Issues

Societal Issues

Ethical Issues

Emerging Technologies

Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning

•Definition

•Who is involved

•Why do it

Strategic planning is the “big picture” planning that occurs.

Stakeholders are the representatives from all groups that will be affected by the plan.

Planning is necessary to make wise, cost effective technology decisions.

Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning StepsFigure 12.1

Step 1: Describe the setting

Step 2: SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)

Step 3: Determine Mission and Goals

Step 4: State Objectives

Step 5: Develop Strategies

Step 6: Determine Evaluation

Step 7: Disseminate Plan

Strategic Planning

What’s next? An action plan is developed that describes how the strategies will be accomplished.

Includes:• acquisitions• installations• training

Legal Issues

Legal Issues

•Copyright

•Fair Use Figure 12.5

Copyright refers to the laws that protects the rights of the owner of intellectual property, ex. text, music, art, software.

Fair use guidelines detail when a teacher can incorporate copyrighted materials.

Legal Issues

•Privacy

•Acceptable Use Figure 12.5

Every child has a right to privacy. Any information, including pictures cannot be shared without parent permission.

Teachers must take steps to ensure acceptable use of technology.

Code of ethics District policy Filtering software

Legal Issues

•Software Piracy Copying or installing software on multiple machines when only one copy was purchased.

Software piracy is a violation of copyright laws.

Societal Issues

Societal Issues

The Digital Divide

Inequities in access to technology. Occurs in relations to socioeconomic status, ethnic, gender and education lines.

Ethical Issues

Ethical Issues

•Freedom of Speech

•Privacy

•Academic Dishonesty

Material may be objectionable, offensive or inappropriate for children.

Privacy vs. control and monitoring

Manipulating and sharing information*cheating and plagiarizing

Emerging Technologiesand Issues

Emerging Technologies

•Virtual Environments

•Artificial Intelligence

Environments which the users are fully immersed in the system.

Software that adjusts its responses on the basis of previous interactions (customized learning).

Emerging Technologies

•Communications

•Wireless Connectivity

Offers the potential for limitless connections in every classroom.

Increased bandwidth will allow instantaneous communications and possible peer-to-peer networks.

Emerging Issues

•Computers as Appliances

•Computer Literacy

Computer literacy will become as important as being able to read.

Computers will be a common household appliance.

Emerging Issues

•Decentralized Instruction

•Changing Role of the Teacher

Teachers will become facilitators of learning. They will be the designers of instruction.

Distance delivery and alternative delivery such as virtual learning communities may be forms of instruction.