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The Purpose of Educational Technology

The Purpose of Educational Technology. Larry Harmon CECS 5800 August 5, 2000. What is Technology?. Origins: Greek technologica meaning systematic treatment. “It is a means to an end; it is a human activity.” (Norton, 1998) Perhaps no greater technological tool exists than the question.

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The Purpose of Educational Technology

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  1. The Purpose ofEducational Technology Larry Harmon CECS 5800 August 5, 2000

  2. What is Technology? • Origins: Greek technologica meaning systematic treatment. • “It is a means to an end; it is a human activity.” (Norton, 1998) • Perhaps no greater technological tool exists than the question. • Technology as Art • Technology as History

  3. The Purposes of Technology Three Narratives • Economic Utility • Problem-Solving • Democratic Ethos

  4. Economic Utility The purpose of schooling is to prepare children for competent entry into the economic life of a community. It follows from this that any school activity not designed to further this end is seen as a frill or an ornament – a waste of valuable time. Neil Postman (1995)

  5. Economic Utility If you will pay attention in school, and do your homework, and score well on tests, and behave yourself, you will be rewarded with a well-paying job when you are done. Neil Postman (1995)

  6. Problem - Solving If the generic benefit of technology is problem solving, its sets up a perspective of life as a set of problems; it establishes a psychology that is negative rather than optimistic and potentially feeds youthful cynicism and alienation. William Pretzer (1997)

  7. Problem - Solving Further, it implies that technology can solve all problems – though war, famine, and racism still plague civilizations today. William Pretzer (1997)

  8. A Democratic Ethos Can a society be formed, maintained, and improved on the principle of continuous argumentation? Neil Postman (1995)

  9. Democratic Ethos The ethos rests upon the values of: • Justice • Honesty • Self-discipline • Due process • Majority rule with respect for individual liberties.

  10. Democratic Ethos This narrative provides youth with the knowledge and will to participate in the great experiment, to teach them how to argue, and to help them discover what questions are worth arguing about, and to make sure they know what happens when arguments cease. No one is excluded from the story.

  11. Method of Analysis Macro: The efforts of nation-states Meso: The efforts of Non-Governmental Organizations Micro: Curricular Efforts

  12. Macro - Analysis • United States • Great Britain • Australia

  13. United States • U.S. Department of Education. (1996). Getting America’s students ready for the 21st century: meeting the technology literacy challenge • An alarm based upon economic utility

  14. Great Britain • The National Curriculum (1990) • Technology presented as trade/vocational education • classroom practice is driven by national tests used to measure student and program success.

  15. Australia • Technology moving away from British model toward the American model. • Rationales/practices in Western Australia approach inquiry-based, multi-disciplinary designs.

  16. Meso - Analysis • International Technology Organizations • International Baccalaureate

  17. International Organizations • Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education • International Society for Technology Education • International Technology Education Association

  18. Technology Journal Analysis, 1997-2000

  19. ISTE Standards • Teacher standards: described as professional behaviors as opposed to student outcomes. • Student standards: skill-based not concept-based FOR MORE INFO... Visit http://www.iste.org

  20. International Baccalaurate Mission • Rigorous, intellectual coursework • Curriculum inquiry-based and infused with learner choice • Emphasis on international understanding and responsible citizenship.

  21. Micro – ITGS The Portfolio Four pieces focusing on the social significance of IT and the ethical considerations arising from IT

  22. Micro – ITGS The Project • Emphasizes solving a contemporary problem through technological means. • Process: collaborative research, test/retest solutions, keeping project log for reflective exercises.

  23. Conclusion Level of Analysis Narrative

  24. The Role ofInternationalism inEducational Technology Larry Harmon CECS 5800 August 5, 2000

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