I looked up the definition of "Technology Enabled Learning" and Edutech/wiki advises that there is no commonly accepted precise definition. However DSchneider believes that there are at least five perceptions:
- TEL is a synonym for any sort of educational technologies
- TEL is a synonym for e-learning or
- TEL can refer to technology-enhanced classrooms (which in turn can mean either a classroom with hardware or ICT use in classroom teaching) or
- TEL can express an attitude in favor of "seamless" (or integrated) interactive learning environments as opposed to content-driven SCORM-like e-learning environments. As example see: One-to-one TEL or technologies used in project-oriented instructional designs or CSCL designs.
- TEL can mean learning with technology (with cognitive tools) as opposed to learning by/through technology.
Personally I believe it is an evolving definition. Ultimately, much like marketing, technology is just another channel, the problem for me as an educator is finding the right technology for my students to both engage and support their learning. I must admit, the range and options are somewhat mind-blowing and as someone who must "try before she buys" I am constantly looking for real world case studies of success!
Mid-range trend: driving changes in higher education within three to five years.
Pedagogical practice on university campuses all over the world is shifting, as students learn "by making and creating rather than from the simple consumption of content", Horizan Report: 2014 Higher Education Education says. Marketing as an industry has embraced technology and social media has replaced much of the traditional marketing tools of advertising and promotion. I believe as marketing educators we need to take note of this shift and incorporate it into our teaching.
My current students never knew a time without technology or computers. It is part of their ry day lives, it keeps them connected with their friends and things that interest them. It will form a major part of their working life, particularly in my discipline of marketing. I think it is imperative that we incorporate it into our classroom.Technology can assist educators with leveraging intrinsic motivation by providing visual representations that illustrate the many practical applications of subject matter. Video, images, simulations, and virtual field trips demonstrate for students the myriad ways content is relevant to their unique interests.
'Students are more motivated to learn when they see that the
content will be applicable to their life after the class ends. This is
particularly true of adult learners' (Caffarella, 1983; Kasworm, 1983; Knowles,
1970; Lindquist, 1975).
‘Millennials have immediate access to more information than any generation before them. However, mere access to information does not guarantee that students will thrive in a knowledge-intensive environment. Instructors must teach students how to become critical consumers, users, and creators of information’
(Sword & Leggott, 2007).
It is a fundamental theory of educational psychology that ‘People learn in different ways’, (Kolb, 1984). Recent advances in neuroscience have helped us understand how the brain works. We now know that the brain reorganises neural pathways based on new experiences.
It follows that the brain of a child who grew up playing with Actionman and Barbie is different from that which grew up with an IPad or PlayStation. There is indirect evidence (Prensky, 2001) ‘our students’ brains are wired differently from ours as a result of how they grew up. Their thinking patterns have changed over intense and consistent exposure to the technological stimulus’.
I am a fan of TedTalks and during my time researching my Technology Enabled Learning tool I came across TedEd which is an interactive tools. Here is the link to a session I created around the Olympics in London.
5 top tips for using Twitter in business
Comedian and social media obsessive David Schneider shares his advice on making the most of Twitter.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2013/oct/25/david-schneider-twitter-tips?INTCMP=mic_231431
Technology is a tool to unlock learning and expand the horizons of students. It is not, in reality, a curriculum area, but it is added to the expanded core curriculum because of the special place it occupies in the education of blind and visually impaired students. Technology can be a great equalizer. For the Braille user, it will produce material in Braille for personal use and then in print for the teacher, classmates, and parents. Technology enables blind people to store and retrieve information and brings a library under the fingertips of the visually impaired person. It enhances communication and learning and expands the world of blind and visually impaired persons in many significant ways.
In recent times there has been an explosion of new technologies to support and aid those with visual impairment including: 1. Optacon;2. Kurzwel reading machine; 3. VersaBraille; 4. Cranner abacus; 5. Chisanbop; and 6. Synthetic (Hallahan & Kauffman, 1991, p. 328) These technologies in essence are:
- · Adapted PCs (with magnification software or large monitors)
- · Speech output programmes
- · Tactile technology, such as electronic Braille displays, and electronic note takers
- · New forms of Braille printing
Some of these technologies have the potential to significantly reduce the learning disadvantages faced by Blind and Vision Impaired students.
7 Ways technology will change education.
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