Educational Technology

Irfan Ortak

Session Outlines

4 Challenges that we face today 4 theoretical ways that technology can help Learning Theories Web 2.0 vs. Web 3.0 Hybrid and Online Education The Future of Education Technology WebQuest, KhanAcademy, Moodle, Prezi

ChallengesPlease name some of the problems that we face in today’s education Information Overload Student Diversity New Learning Theories Explosion of the Web

4 Ways of Using TechnologyPlease name some of the methods/reasons that you use technology in your classrooms Presentation

Videos, PDFs, PowerPoint, Prezi, Communication & Collaboration Research Product

Assessment & Evaluation

Learning Theories

Learning theories and theirs effects on Instructional Design Behaviorism

Learning is observable Drill and Practice Reinforcement vs. Punishment

Cognitivism Learning is a mental process Environment, personality, and experiences has

effect on learning Mapping, outlining, audio-visual materials

Learning Theories (cont.) Constructivism

Cognitive constructivism (Piaget) Social constructivism (Vygotsky)

Examples Reflection Learning by doing Discovery Learning Inquiry Teaching Problem-Based Learning Project-based learning Role Play Case study

Web 2.0 vs. Web 3.0

What was Web 1.0? One-way communication, Content relies of Webmasters

Web 2.0 Two-way communication Interaction and social web Users build the content YouTube, Wikipedia, SumoPaint Web Applications

Web 2.0 vs. Web 3.0

Web 3.0? No one knows what it will be yet.

Some ideas Cloud Technology SIRI Personalized Web

A web technology that assists you, knows what you need, what your interests are

Hybrid Education

Hybrid Education is the blend of two main educational settings A) Traditional Classroom-based Instruction B) Online Instruction

Face to Face

Learning

Self Paced

Learning

Online Learnin

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Hybrid Models Partial Classroom/Online Meetings

One week class meets, one week online meeting Synchronize/Asynchronies Meetings

Classroom Meetings/Online Coursework Regular class meetings but students do most of

the work online

Hybrid Educational Tools Google Sites, WebQuest & ThinkQuest Khan Academy Course Management Systems

BlackBoard Moodle

Open Source MS Office vs. Open Office Photoshop vs. GIMP AutoCAD vs. Sketch-up Camtasia vs. Camstudio Microsoft vs. Linux IPhone OS vs. Android Moodle Joomla Firefox

Expansion of Mobil Devices What are we going to do with cellphones,

IPODs, tablets. How about Facebook and Twitter Is there anyway to facilitate them in education

The Future Emerging developments in networking,

visualization, interface, artificial intelligence, and equipment

Sixth Sense Technology Web Based Applications

SumoPaint

Some Essential Web Tools WebQuest Khan Academy Google Sites, Docs Moodle Prezi

Sixth Sense Technology

WebQuest How to Buy a Computer

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