" Enhancing Education Through The Utilization Of Technology"
Education
technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and
improving performances by creating, using, and managing appropriate
technological process and resources. In the school, education technology is
the use of technology and technological processes to facilitate learning and
improve performance. M. D Roblyer
defines education technology as “a combination of the processes of tools
involved in addressing educational needs and problems, with an emphasis on
applying the most current tools: computers and other electronic
technologies”.
Technology is in our hand. As such, my
education technology philosophy is to guide and nurture the students in a way
that will allow them to utilize the technology that is in their palm in a
productive way that will allow them to acquire the necessary knowledge they
need. . Also, to use technology to help the students develop a love for
learning by incorporating different technological resources that are meaningful
and significant to any lesson being taught.
Educational technology simply means that tools (technological tools) are
used in order to solve a given problem in education.
As the facilitator my aim
is to teach, guide and give the students tips on how they can use the different
technology that they have in order to solve their education problem. Students
view facilitators as role models, as the facilitator when teaching a given
topic different technological tools will be integrated as a medium to bring information
forward to the students. By doing this, the students will be motivated to use
technology to help them solve their educational problems as this is something
they see their facilitator practice. This will increase performances.
Danny
Mareco postulated that “education technology is an effective way to connect
with students of all learning styles. It also gives the students the
opportunity to enhance the interaction with their classmates and instructors by
encouraging collaboration”.
In a nut shell my educational technology philosophy
is to utilize a variety of technology to help students work smart instead of
working hard but to also show them that learning can be interactive and fun.
References:
Roblyer, M. and Doering, A. (2010). Integrating
educational technology into teaching. 5th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, p.8.
Mareco, D. (2020). 10 Reasons Today’s Students NEED
Technology in the Classroom. [online] Securedgenetworks.com. Available at:
https://www.securedgenetworks.com/blog/10-reasons-today-s-students-need-technology-in-the-classroom
[Accessed 22 Jan. 2020].
Lee, D. (2020). What
is Educational Technology (EdTech)?. [online] YouTube. Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okJYsMi2_jk&pbjreload=10 [Accessed 22 Jan.
2020].
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