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Technology and Me
A personal timeline of educational technology
by Will Dressler
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My name is Will Dressler
I started school in 1980 in Irvine, CA
I graduated from high school in 1993 in Irvine
I first went to college at UC Berkeley in 1997
I am the teaching and learning coordinator at Kauai Community College
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Educational technology is…
a process of identifying needs, creating a plan to address those needs, and using the appropriate tools to achieve the desired outcome.
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Web sites on ed tech history
Educational Technology Timeline
History of Educational Technology
Computers in Education: A brief history
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Kindergarten technology
Honestly, I don’t remember much about kindergarten, but I think there were lots of crayons involved. And naps. I miss the naps.
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High school technology
In high school I used a word processor on a PC to write papers. This was a huge step up from the typewriter I had used in junior high. Yes, I used an old school typewriter.
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College technology
In college I got my first email address. I had absolutely no idea what to do with it.
In college was the first time I used a computer to find books at the library rather than a card catalogue.
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A vivid technology learning experience
While living in Osaka I learned how to check train schedules from my cell phone.
This really opened my eyes to the possibilities of mobile information
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A technology I want to use in my classroom
I would love to see the use of course management systems like Laulima to offer more self-paced classes in higher education.
I don’t think it’s a very good idea to expect all students to learn at the same pace and meet the same deadlines.
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My vision of the classroom of the future
• In the future I see the expansion of distance learning
• Technology means that distance (like living on Kauai!) is no long a barrier to learning
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A challenge for teachingTeachers are experts in their field- which is usually not technology
Technology must be easy to use for teachers to effectively integrate it into their teaching
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Words of wisdomBasically, you learn two kinds of things in college:
1. Things you will need to know in later life (two hours).
2. Things you will not need to know in later life (1,998 hours).
- Dave Barry