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Educational technology: Invent and advancement of Technology has made everything doable and possible and this is universally applicable platform, which play significant role in every sector. Education and teaching is not an exception.
Means of teaching changed over the years. Initially, it started with oral communication which was replaced by number of other consecutive means over time. Its has taken a huge leap from oral communication to the webinars, using high speed internet, computers, projectors etc. Over head projectors has made it easy for learners to understand the concepts and teachings as visual effects make learning more impactful and effective. Though it has made education easy and accessible easily, still mode of delivery of education is oral means only.
Educational technology simply means application of technology and wisdom in the field of Education. Modern technological medium includes cables, internet etc. has eased in teaching industry.
Oral communication used to be oldest mode of education that was taken over by written communication with the invention of writing. Writing has a long history from traditional to printing press. Internet based learning was induced by development of internet and cables. Transmitters brought new revolution in this field that ultimately spread education all over the world using broadcasting and video conferencing. Computer based learning and computer networking is nowadays prevailing in universe.
For this week, I have gone through Tony Bates’s A short history of Educational Technology
I have also read Neil Postman’s article on Educational Changes
How to Use Education Technology (youtube.com)
I agree with you Gurjinder that technology has become a part and parcel of life. As an educator, my teaching was equally combined with the different modes of audio-visual aids. No doubt there were traditional methods of teaching but modern methods are influencing today’s generation a lot. As important as it is to incorporate and use technology we must always weigh the pros and cons of every decision.
Hi Gurjinder,
I loved your post, especially your definition of educational technology: “Educational technology simply means application of technology and wisdom in the field of Education”. This understanding aligns a lot with the examples we learned in our previous class and with Tony Bates’ and Neil Postman’s articles. Thanks for sharing your insights with us!
Regards,
Kateryna
Hi Gurjinder, it’s nice to read your thoughts about technology. I do agree with you how technology and education cannot be separated. I witnessed how technology keeps changing. I came from traditional classroom setting, and I taught my students with the support of technology tools like projector, laptops, computers, and tablets. It proves us how technology gives positive impacts to both teachers and students if properly taught. Thank you Gurjinder for sharing.. All the best!
Blessings,
Kevin