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.