the importance of technology within education elsa-sofia morote, ed.d. dowling college 2009

The Importance of Technology within Education

Elsa-Sofia Morote, Ed.D.

Dowling College

2009

Remember the good old days?

The Way It Was... 1973

2009

Computation and Calculation

scientific calculators,graphing calculators,

laptops,PDAs

tablet PCs,gigabytes and gigahertz,

ubiquitous computing

The Way It Was... 1973

2009

Communication and Collaboration

e-mail,voice-mail,chatrooms,

FAX,cell phones,

text messaging,instant messaging,

blogging,wireless connectivity

The Way It Was... 1973

2009

Collections and Connections

Online Information:web catalogs,

networked databases,Britannica Online, online newspapers,

course websites,CMS and LMS,

podcasting,

wikis,YouTubeFacebook

Given the amazing advances in technology

and the dramatic change in the environment of our students,

Can we afford to continue teaching the way we were taught?

An important question:

Internet Users by World Regions

Take a look at North America

IntegratingInformation Technology

in Our Classrooms

Active Learning Objectives

Courses should:1. Be student-centered and encourage students to “learn

to learn.”2. Provide opportunities to think critically and to analyze

and solve problems.3. Assist students in developing skills in gathering and

evaluating information.4. Provide experience working cooperatively in teams

and small groups.5. Help students acquire versatile and effective

communication skills.6. Offer a variety of learning experiences.7. Apply technology effectively where it will enhance

learning.

Information Technology Objectives

Students should:

1. engage in electronic collaboration.

2. use and create structured electronic documents.

3. do technology-enhanced presentations.

4. use appropriate electronic tools for research and evaluation.

5. use spreadsheets and databases to manage information.

6. use electronic tools for analyzing quantitative and qualitative data.

7. identify major legal, ethical, and security issues in information technology.

8. have a working knowledge of IT platforms.

Adapted from Technology Across the Curriculum, George Mason U.

collaboration

structureddocuments

enhancedpresentations

research &evaluation

managinginformation

analyzingdata

cooperativegroups

critical thinkingproblem solving

gathering &evaluating info

student-centeredlearning to learn

varied learningexperiences

communicationskills

IT6

IT5 IT4

IT3IT2

IT1

AL1

AL2

AL3

AL4

AL5

AL6

Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives

collaboration

structureddocuments

enhancedpresentations

research &evaluation

managinginformation

analyzingdata

cooperativegroups

critical thinkingproblem solving

gathering &evaluating info

student-centeredlearning to learn

varied learningexperiences

communicationskills

IT6

IT5 IT4

IT3IT2

IT1

AL1

AL2

AL3

AL4

AL5

AL6

Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives

collaboration

structureddocuments

enhancedpresentations

research &evaluation

managinginformation

analyzingdata

cooperativegroups

critical thinkingproblem solving

gathering &evaluating info

student-centeredlearning to learn

varied learningexperiences

communicationskills

IT6

IT5 IT4

IT3IT2

IT1

AL1

AL2

AL3

AL4

AL5

AL6

Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives

The modern world demands different skills

Leitch Review: ‘Demographic, technological and global changes present enormous

challenges and brilliant opportunities. Developed nations are relying more and more on their capacity to innovate and drive economic growth. The ability to do this depends upon the skills and knowledge of their people’

A new style of teaching?

Students need to acquire the ability to communicate complex ideas, solve complex problems, identify order, find direction in an ambiguous

and uncertain environment and to think and reason abstractly (Cohen 1987)

Dowling College’s example

• Advanced Certificate in Instructional Technology Specialist

• http://www.dowling.edu/academics/secert.shtml