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
Challenges Please name some of the problems that we face in todays education Information Overload Student Diversity New Learning Theories Explosion of the Web
4 Ways of Using Technology Please 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 Learning
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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