Educational Technology 2

 Educators have become more aware and active in adopting state-of-the-art educational technology practices they can possibly adopt today.  Computer Literacy and Competence - Don’t invest in technology hardware/system that may become a white elephant in a few years

 It is now accepted that the contribution of the computer to pedagogy makes up for “good instruction.”  Teachers must therefore acquire or improve on their computer skills, as well as their “computers-in-the-classroom” skills.

 Through school or training center computer courses, students have become computer literate.  Teachers have deemphasized rote learning and have spent more time in methods to allow students to comprehend/internalize lessons.  Students assessment/examinations have included measurement of higher learning outcomes such as creative thinking skills.  Recent teaching-learning models (such as constructivism and social constructivism) have paved for instructional approaches in which students rely less on teachers as information-givers, and instead more on their efforts to acquire information, build their own knowledge, and solve problems.

 These trends and new levels of learning require the appropriate use of state-of-the- art instruction and the use of IT, tapping the computer’s information and communication tools (such as word processors, databases, spreadsheets, presentation software, , Internet conferencing, etc.)

 Use of the computer is time-consuming and expensive. The fear that computers may soon replace teachers.  Ensure that the use of ET is fitted to learning objectives.  Teachers should acquire computer skills, serving as models in integrating technology in the teaching-learning process.  Fostering a student-centered learning environment

 All these suggestions show that teachers and schools can no longer avoid the integration of educational technology in instruction. Especially in the coming years, when portable and mobile computing will make computing activities easier to perform, the approaches to classroom pedagogy must change. And with continuing changes in high-speed communication, mass storage of data, including the revolutionary changes among school libraries, educators should be open for more drastic educational changes in the years ahead.

LESSONSRecommended IT supported instruction Learning Outcomes Science lesson on volcanoes’ formation, eruption, extinction (photos from the internet, etc.) History lesson on phases of the Philippine revolution (Internet research on revolutions in history, particularly: the French revolution) English for appreciation as a global language (English movies, publications, etc.) Moral values for integrity and excellence in Philippine life (How other countries like Singapore top integrity rating)

 What do you say to educators who say technology in teaching takes time and is expensive?  What can you say about teachers who use media simply to make classes entertaining and fun?  Comment on the position that ET-supported instruction is difficult to assess?  What could future learners have as an advantage over present-day learners?