Educational TechnologyEducational Technology

Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching

Chapter ObjectivesChapter ObjectivesDefinitions of educational technology Identifying the component parts of a

computer systemFunctions of a given systems deviceClassifying computer softwareDescribing the contributions of educational

technologistsClassifying educational technology products

Technology in Education:Technology in Education:

Concepts and DefinitionsEducational Technology has no

agreed upon definition.

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“Technology is commonly thought of in terms of gadgets,

instrument, machines, and devices….most (educators) will

defer to technology as computers”

-- Muffoletto(1994)-p.5 Integrating Education -- Muffoletto(1994)-p.5 Integrating Education Technology into Teaching (IETIT) Technology into Teaching (IETIT)

““Only about a decade ago, a history of technology in

education since 1920 placed the emphasis on radio and

television, with computers as an afterthought .”

--Cuban, 1986--Cuban, 1986 (IETIT) p.5

However, Saettler (1990) urgesHowever, Saettler (1990) urges

“The historical function of “The historical function of educational technology is a educational technology is a

processprocess rather than a product.” rather than a product.”

Any useful definition of educational technology, therefore, must focus on the process of applying tools for educational purposes, and the materials used.

In education, the combination of process and product merges instructional procedures with instructional tools.

Technology in Education as Technology in Education as Media and Audiovisual Media and Audiovisual

CommunicationsCommunications

Audiovisual movement: ways of delivering information that could be used as alternatives to lectures and books.

Audiovisual communications: the “branch of educational theory and practice concerned primarily with the design and use of messages which control the learning process.” (Saettler, IETIE,p6)

AECT- Association for Ed. Commo. and Technology.

Technology in Education as Technology in Education as Instructional SystemsInstructional Systems

1960s and 1970s Human and non-human resources ( teachers and media).Systematic approach to designing,

developing, and delivering instruction matched to carefully identified needs.

International Society for Performance Improvement.

Validating and creating instruction.

Technology in Education as Technology in Education as Vocational Training ToolsVocational Training Tools

Technology in Education: 1. School learning prepares students for

the world of work. 2. Vocational training can be a practical

means of teaching.

ITEA (International Technology Education Association).

Technology in Education as Technology in Education as Computers and Computer-based Computers and Computer-based

SystemsSystems

Instructional and supportive applications of computers.

Computers began to be used in classrooms in 1960s until 1990

and was known as educational computing.

By the mid-1990s, educational computing became known

as educational technology.ISTE (International Society for

Technology in Education) holds the following views:

Approaches to Technology in Approaches to Technology in EducationEducation

An emphasis on Computer An emphasis on Computer SystemsSystems

Computers as media are becoming more complex and more capable.

Computer systems are subsuming other forms of media.

The perceived complexity of computer-based systems has made it more difficult for educators to effectively integrate software and computer media into classrooms.