Education Technology
Education technology is a systematic process aimed at developing solutions to problems in teaching and learning to help teachers select strategies and media to ensure students achieve learning objectives. It illustrates how teachers can develop more effective curriculums through applied classroom-based research over many years. The essence of education technology is modifying the role of education to benefit students, with technology as an environment where students learn and technology serving to advance education. When content and learning objectives are equivalent, there is no significant difference between traditional and technology-based teaching methods. The core aim of education technology is the cost-effective achievement of measurable learning objectives to help students succeed in a globalized world with limited resources.
Education Technology
- 2. Education technology is a systematic process of developing solutions to problems of teaching and learning. To assist teachers in selecting instructional strategies and media that will ensure that their students achieve desired learning objectives. It illustrates how teachers can develop more effective, well-integrated curriculums by engaging in applied research, research anchored directly to their own distinctive classroom practice over many years.
- 3. The essence of education technology in education is the modification of dynamic role of educational system beneficial to students. Technology and education are intertwined, education is the means of learning and technology is the environmental condition where students are the object. Technology serves and submits to educational development.
- 4. Within the context of technology used in education, there is no significant difference in teaching between the traditional method and the most high technology teaching methodologies as long as the content is equivalent, the learning are the same with all different media.
- 5. General classroom behavior commonly addresses the following areas: Doing wonderful things in service of humanity, core aim of education technology is cost- effective achievement of measureable learning objectives. In this world of globalization, education technology is essential because we aspire to help our student’s achieve a high-level, worthwhile objectives, but in context of limited time and resources.
- 6. • Increases students’ motivation, self-esteem, and self confidence in academic achievement • Supplies stimulating environments that encourages student involvement in the learning process • Promotes higher-level thinking skills • Offers students diversity, self-paced learning, and opportunities to apply skills and talents and to interact with others in non-threatening environments • Changes teacher’s role into positive directions • Inspires students’ and teachers by making learning exciting and interesting Benefits of Education Technology
- 7. • Fosters the development of leadership abilities and teamwork • Supports new instructional approaches: cooperative learning, inquiry approach, problem based learning, project based-learning and multiple intelligences • Provides unique opportunities for students to practice , demonstrate and critiques communication skills • Supplies information through multisensory delivery channels, allowing students with various learning styles to assimilate and apply knowledge • Expands classroom “walls” and links students and teachers in national and international exchanges Benefits of Education Technology
- 8. Education Technology Standards Effective teachers model and apply the standards of education technology as they design, implement and assess learning experiences to engage students and improve learning, enrich professional practice, and provide positive models for students, colleagues and the community. •Facilitate and Inspire Students Learning and Creativity •Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and assessments •Model Digital-Age work and learning •Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility •Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership