LESSON 6: IT ENTERS A NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

It is most helpful to see useful models of school learning that is ideal to achieving instructional goals through preferred application of educational technology. These are the models of Meaningful Learning, Discovery Learning, Generative Learning and Constructivism.

DISCUSSION:

1.    Do the new learning theories mean we should stop memorization and drill activities in class? Why?

Ø  Yes, right because memorization is not a long term memory. It is just for a minute. As we all know we actually memorizing because we need to have an idea for us to use for the quizzes or only for this time.

2.    There are official truths/principles in such disciplines as Ethics, Chemistry, Physics, and History etc. Do you think Constructivism really want to abandon universal truths/principle? (Clue: some beliefs result from faulty information, ancient/unscientific traditions. Primitive people believed the world was flat. Can you cite other examples of untruthful beliefs?)

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3.    Can personal discoveries contradict socially/culturally accepted principles or values? (Clue: revolutions are caused by those in power like despots unwilling to change their ways. What did Jose Rizal and other patriots discover about colonization of the Philippines islands?)

LESSON 5: STATE-OF-THE-ART ET APPLICATION PRACTICES

Today you can see a greater need for teachers to acquire not only computer literacy, but competence as well. The list of audiovisual aids available to or schools may not even apply any more since modern-day computer hardware and software have rendered them obsolete. Sad to say, some software materials acquired by schools about five years ago are not even compatible anymore to more recent computer systems. The use of film strip/, 8mm/ 16mm projectors, also VHS players have also become obsolete. Due to the speedy turnover of technology advancement, it is wise therefore for school administrators to decide on technology upgrading along medium-term (5-years) term only. In a word, don’t invest in technology hardware/system that may become a white elephant in a few years’ time.

DISCUSSION:

1.    What do you say to educators who say technology in teaching takes time and is expensive?

Ø  It is not totally expensive because we have a purpose why we need to use technology in learning: to improve their learning, to shorten the time creating visual aids and solving our grades and so on.

2.    What can you say about teachers who use media simply to make classes entertaining and fun?

Ø  I just want to say that “You should improve your teaching skill by using this Medias because the student will have nothing to learn in this process. And don’t use technology in class for entertainment or fun only because you are now actually abusing this technology.” In the way that, we don’t value anymore its benefits.

3.    Comment on the opinion that ET-supported instruction is difficult to assess?

Ø  No, Educational technology supported instruction is not difficult to assess because we just need enough patience to manipulate all of this and one way to develop it is, learn to explore this computers and you will learn a lot by your own.

4.    What could future learners have as an advantage over present-day learners?

So, future learner will be more competitive in globalization than this present learner because of their different skill they learn.

LESSON 4: BASIC CONCEPTS ON INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN INSTRUCTION

Integrating technology in teaching means the use of learning technologies to introduce, reinforce, supplement and extend skills… the difference between the classrooms of exemplary users of technology and technology users is the way their classes are conducted. The exemplary classroom, student use of computers is woven integrally into the pattern of teaching; software is a natural extension of student tools.

DISCUSSION:

1.    What are your ideas about students spending off school time playing computer games in computer cafes/ rooms?

Ø  This are students that have no idea about the benefit of computers or technology because if ever this student value the useful effect of the computer that surrounds us they will never be interested in games anymore because they can now entertain their self without entering the game door.

2.    What do you say to the plan of the Department of Education to supply one computer unit each public school (average school population is 1 000 students) in the country?

Ø  I agree to the plan of the Department of Education to supply one computer unit each public school because this can help the student and teacher to enrich their capability in manipulating the different kind of technology of them to be educated.

3.    What do you think is really the wisdom of introducing expensive technology in schools of Third World (peasant) countries?

Ø  Because they believe that everyone should develop their skill in manipulating different technology and also for the improvement of the country because as time goes by it will become a computer age generation.

4.       While Educational Technology 2 is not about teaching computer skills, do you believe adequate hands-on computer skills are necessary to put technology integration into practice? Give reason for your answer.

Ø  Yes, because not every time we need to present our lesson by the use of computer but we also should use the traditional way at the same time.

LESSON 3: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION

To provide confidence to educators that they are taking the right steps in adopting technology in education, it is good to know that during the last few years, progressive countries in the Asia pacific region have formulated state policies and strategies to infuse technology in school. And their goal, “Government with the education and technology sectors, community group, and industry envisions to support to the development of the capability of schools to use information and communication technologies in teaching-and-learning and in administration.”

DISCUSSION:

1. How do Philippines compare with schools in progressive countries in the Asia Pacific Region?

Ø  The development of educational technology in the Philippines is still on process, because we all know that the Philippines, still a developing country. And we need a large amount of fund for this different kind of technology that we need and also our country.

2. The plan of the Department of Education is to supply computers to public elementary and high schools at a ratio of 1 school - 1 computer. How adequate or inadequate do you find this plan considering that the public school system in the Philippines has an average of 1 000 students in each school?

Ø  It is inadequate, if that will happened their still no improvement of school in the Philippines in term of Educational Technology because it is not enough. We all know that the population of the Philippine increases so there will be also increase of enrollees. And that 1 computer should be given to school can’t be used by the student because it will be place in the office and only the teacher can manipulate them. If that will happened student still does not develop their skill to manipulate that computer.

3. What can be proposed so that Philippines can cope up with its neighbors on IT education?

Ø  The government should aim to raise the quality of school education by promoting the use of IT in teaching and learning. If there is a fund they should give at list 40 computers of each primary school and 82 computers of each secondary school. And about 85 000 IT training places of teachers at four levels.

4..    Filipinos, including students, are hooked up on cellphone texting. Is this enough for information skills literacy for our citizens and youths? Mention the benefits and disadvantage of our texting culture.

• Actually, there is no problem in the texting culture of Filipino as long as, everyone should know their limitation in texting but there are some disadvantages of it: First, it may cause of misspelled word in actual writing. Second, can cause of cheating for the student. They use this texting strategy in cheating, they text their friends, classmates and so on if they do not know the answer in their quizzes or examination. For them just to perfect or answer the given question to them.

LESSON 2: AN OVERVIEW: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 2

In essence, the course aims to infuse technology in the student-teachers training, helping them to adapt and meet rapid and continuing technological changes, particularly in the thriving global information and communication technology (ICT) environment.

                Educational technology 2 is concerned with “Integrating Technology into Teaching and Learning” and it focuses on introducing, reinforcing, supplementing and extending the knowledge and skills to learners so that they can become exemplary users of educational technology.

REFLECTION:                                                           

1.       Many college students are presently required to take Computer courses including word processing (Microsoft office), spreadsheet preparation (excel), presentation technique (power point), etc. How do you think this will help application of skills needed in Education Technology 2?

Ø   It is very important to learn this different kind of word processing because this will help the learner and also the teacher to discuss their lesson easily because it just consume a short minute of time, if we use this word processing in presenting our lesson, projects, activities and also the result of our grades.

2.       From those who have done internet surfing/searching/reading, what do the Websites offer users?

Ø  The website offer a lot of resources but mostly Wikipedia, ask.com, Google, Firefox and many more.

3.        Do you think there are enough websites for educational purposes? Do you think there are many users of educational websites?

Ø  Yes, because there are enough website for educational purposes and student really this resources because sometimes book in the libraries are in limited edition that’s why thay choose to surf the internet.

LESSON 1: A REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1

Educational technology 1 course has truly proved the way for the learner to become aware, appreciative and equipped to use educational technology tools ranging from traditional to modern educational media. Educational technology 1 has four phases of application of educational technology in teaching-and-learning, namely: (a) setting of learning objectives (b) designing specific learning experiences (c) evaluating the effectiveness of the learning experiences vis-à-vis the learning objectives, and (d) revision as needed of the whole teaching-learning process.

REFLECTION:

1.       Discuss the disparity in educational teaching advancement in school of industrialized First World country (such as the U.S, England, Japan, Singapore, Australia) and a still developing country, namely the Philippines.

Ø  Actually all the country belong to the First World country, they are more advance in terms of education and modernized because of technology. And we all know that in their place they have the complete equipment and facilities that help them developed their country easily most especially in their learning strategies.

2.       Given the lack of resources in our rural areas in the Philippines, what media can still be used for effective learning in school?

Ø  They can also use chalk and board / the traditional media.

3.       Computer shops are pervasive around schools, but these are mainly used for playing games. Without judging on the possibly dehumanizing effects of excessive computer game habits, how can a learner best use computer resources as they may be available in schools or at home?

Ø  They can also use the computer at school or at home in doing their researches, assignment and their projects in which