importance of studying educational technology in the modern era and modalities of education

1. Educational Technology

2. Why Do We Study Educational
Technology?
• Educational
technology allows the
teacher to determine
how to best integrate
technology with the
various learning styles
that would be effective
in teaching every
student in the class.

3. Behaviorists
• Believe that learning is a passive process
• Students learn based on responses to their
environment
• Learning is not a mental activity

4. Cognitivists
• Focus on learning as a
mental operation
• Behavior is viewed as
an indicator of
cognitive processes
rather than just an
outcome
• Explain learning in
terms of how one
thinks.

5. Constructivist
• Knowledge is a
constructed element
resulting from the
learning process
• Knowledge is based
on one’s experiences

6. The Teacher
• Teaching requires an
understanding of how
each individual
student learns
• Teachers must be able
to mesh their life
experiences with the
curriculum

7. Where Technology Fits In
• Teachers should try to find
avenues that would allow
them to help all students
master the intended
curriculum
• Technology is the bridge
between the teacher and
the students. Its
utilization in class is an
indicator of what
education will be like for
future generations.

8. Educational Technology: The
Past
• Audiovisual
movement
• Books being replaced
by movie projectors
• Television

9. Educational Technology: A
Modern View
• Programmed
instruction
• Computer-assisted
instruction

10. Teaching, Learning, and
Educational Technology: A
Personal Synthesis
Everything discussed in
chapter 1 must be taken
into account of your
personal views and
feelings about the
integration of
technology, and how it
will be best addressed
in the learning
environment