Instructional Technology

April 14, 2011

Adebayo Owolewa

No longer a question of should!

What is Instructional Technology

Educational [Instructional] technology is a complex and integrated process, involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, and managing solutions to those problems, involved in all aspects of human learning.

- Association for Educational Communications and Technology

Thinking Assignment

WHAT IS YOUR CONCEPTION OF TECHNOLOGY?

The Concept of Technology

Fields of Engineering

Engineers, technologists and technicians are closely related in their views of technology as the process of material construction based on systematic engineering knowledge of how to design artifacts,

Technology?

The Concept of Technology

Social Science Scholars

Social Science Scholars typically view technology in broader terms, extending what is understood of material construction to take social significance into consideration. First, social science scholars’ employment of the term “technology” refers to material construction uses as well as the intellectual and social contexts. It refers to the organization of knowledge for the achievement of practical purposes as well as any tool or technique of doing or making, by which capability is extended.

What is Instructional Technology

Educational [Instructional] technology is a complex and integrated process, involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, and managing solutions to those problems, involved in all aspects of human learning.

- Association for Educational Communications and Technology

Technology!

Web 1.0

The term "Web 1.0" is commonly associated with the state of the world wide web pre-2001. The time was characterized the one-way flow of information, websites with “read-only” material and slow and dial-up computer speeds. Compared to today’s standards, computer literacy was low.

The Machine is Us/ing Us

“Web 2.0 in just under 5 minutes”, explained by the Digital Ethnography Project at Kansas State University (Wesch). The video helps to illustrate important changes brought by Web 2.0 (read/write web, social web) as content and form became separated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g

Web 2.0The term "Web 2.0" is commonly associated with web applications which facilitate web-based

Web 2.0 Technologies

Web 2.0 Technologies

Thinking AssignmentHOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK IT IS FOR STUDENTS

TO USE TECHNOLOGY?

Why Important?

Why Important?

A Brave New World-Wide-Web

An excellent video by David Truss highlighting his journey to become a connected teacher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyPQ4Qr8xks

My Experiences

The Networked Student

This video by Wendy Drexler describes an emerging learning environment for the connected student. It depicts an actual project completed by her high school students and provides a tangible example of a well-connected learner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwM4ieFOotA

What Teachers Need

Administrator’s Perspective

Infrastructure

Maintenance Additional staff

or consultant

Converting to a newsystem

Teacher PD

Foster community

buy-in

Reduced licensing

feesMeet Mass State Standards

for Technology Aggregate data Teacher PD

Questions &

Discussion

Resources1) Schrum, L. & Solomon, G. (2007). “Web 2.0. New tools, new schools.”

Washington DC: ISTE.

2) King, K. & Gura, M. (2007). “Podcasting for Teachers. Using a new technology to revolutionize teaching and learning.” Charlotte, NC: IAP

3) Alexander, B. (2006). “Web 2.0. A new wave of innovation for teaching and learning?” Educause 41(2), 33-44.

4) Wesh. “The Machine is Us/ing Us.” Online video. Digital Ethnography Project at Kansas State University. Accessed on 24 October 2009.

<http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g>.

5) Drexler, Wendy. “The Networked Student.” Online video. Accessed on 24 October 2009.

<http:// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwM4ieFOotA>.

6) Truss, David. “A Brave New World-Wide-Web.” Online video. Accessed on 24 October 2009.

<http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyPQ4Qr8xks>.

7) Kumar, Swapna. Personal Interview. 12 October 2009.

8) Blute-Nelson, Meghan. Personal Interview. 14 October 2009.

9) Huang, Elsie. Personal Interview. 16 October 2009.

10) Web 2.0. Plagiarism. (21 October 2009). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved 23 October 9 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0.

11) Luppicini, Rocci. (2005). “A Systems Definition of Educational Technology in Society.” Concordia Uniersity: Department of Education.