Throughout this unit, you will be expected to develop an argument towards a professional position regarding the effective and appropriate use of New Technologies in Education and Training. This argument must reflect the complexities surrounding the infusion of new technologies into educational and training contexts. Your professional position will develop as we engage with the unit content. The direction you take and the resources that you choose to support your position will contribute to the development of your position paper (Assignment 1). Our first focus is: Where we are now with regard to new technologies in educational and training contexts ? Increasingly it is obvious that we need to have a better understanding of the past in order to make wiser decisions about current and future use of new technologies in teaching and learning. We will start this unit by briefly reviewing some of the history of new technologies in educational contexts. We will being by reading the blog by History of Technology Mediated Learning: David Jones (http://davidtjones.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/a-history-of-technology-mediated-learning). While you are reading try to identify some of the key issues or themes in it and consider their relevance for your current professional practice with new technologies ( ICTs). One reason for reading this is that we need to have a good understanding of the field's history to really understand what is informing our contemporary professional practice.
In contrast to this paper a very personal view of the use of new technologies in education and training is presented by Wendy Warren, Warren, W. 2003, Actor Network Theory goes to School, NZAARE Conference, PAPERCODE: WAR03832, Auckland, New Zealand.http://www.aare.edu.au/03pap/war03832.pdf A playlet by Wendy Warren - this is an excerpt from the larger paper above. Setting the Scene Below is a list of readings (journal articles) for Week 1 as well as the tasks associated with Week 1, the readings present a rich historical picture. The journal articles should be accessed through the Deakin Library. Note: The library has continued to develop its many resources and has improved how these resources are managed and searched. A quick review of how to find a journal article in the Library may be useful and is provided below (more details can be found in the 'Further Readings and Resources' section of this site).
To find a specific journal article: 1. To find a specific journal article, go to the Deakin library at www.deakin.edu.au/library, Note: By logging into the Deakin library, rather than using an internet search such as 'Google', you will have free access to most journals - Deakin has paid for this access. (At times you might like to find articles in Google Scholar (see http://scholar.google.com.au/), but then use the Deakin library to actually access the journal and articles.The Deakin Library offer workshops, seminars and handouts, which offer excellent resources - check out http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/research/workshops-and-seminars.php for more information.
Readings Charp, S. (1997). Some reflections. (the 30-year history of computers in education).T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) 24 (11) 8-11. Molnar, A. S., (1997). Computers in education: a brief history.T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), 24(11) 63-69. Johnson, J. M. (2003). From Lofty Beginnings to the Age of Accountability: A look at the past 30 years of educational software.Learning and Leading with Technology. 30(7) 6-13.
You might like to use Inspiration software or Microsoft Word's drawing tools or use the online tool http://bubbl.us to create a concept map of issues etc. you find. Topic 1 Task 1. Read and summarise the two main articles referred to in this page. 2. Using the Topic 1 discussion area, review and share your thoughts on on at least on of the three listed Readings. 3. Review and respond to at least two posts from your fellow students. (It is expected that you respond to other student posts on CloudDeakin. We are attempting to develop a 'community of learners'.)
The following points may help to guide your summaries, responses and/or interactions on the Topic 1 discussion space.
Discuss issues arising from the articles that you (a) agree with (b) disagree with and (c) relate to your current workplace practices.
Remember to be active listeners/readers and to show respect for the ideas of others. Not everyone will take the same perspective.
If you include the posts and, therefore, views of other students - please attribute them to the relevant person.
Keep a record of your thoughts and views as they develop and change throughout the weeks, this will be helpful when you are writing your position paper (Assignment 1). As you respond to other student posts, makes notes on how their contributions have lead you to modify your views etc. Some possible guiding questions are below. You are looking to identify some core aspects of the articles (some may not be relevant to your context):
What the major issues are (and why)?
What are the major disagreements (and why)?
What theoretical, practical or philosophical perspectives and positions that underpin the two previous items?
What are the implications for your professional practice?
You are encouraged to use EndNote to record your list of references (see the 'Using EndNote' page under the 'Further Readings and Resources' section of this site).
Throughout this unit we will progressively explore where we are now with regard to new technologies in educational and training contexts. You are expected to share and build on the rich ideas of the other class members as you learn with, and from, each other. Your report for assignment 1 may incorporate your postings in the discussion area including your answers to questions, ideas and feedback from discussions, and responses to the tasks. So as you complete the tasks and post messages on CloudDeakin you are doing the groundwork for your assignment.
Topic 1 Getting Started
Throughout this unit, you will be expected to develop an argument towards a professional position regarding the effective and appropriate use of New Technologies in Education and Training. This argument must reflect the complexities surrounding the infusion of new technologies into educational and training contexts. Your professional position will develop as we engage with the unit content. The direction you take and the resources that you choose to support your position will contribute to the development of your position paper (Assignment 1).Our first focus is: Where we are now with regard to new technologies in educational and training contexts ?
Increasingly it is obvious that we need to have a better understanding of the past in order to make wiser decisions about current and future use of new technologies in teaching and learning.
We will start this unit by briefly reviewing some of the history of new technologies in educational contexts.
We will being by reading the blog by History of Technology Mediated Learning: David Jones (http://davidtjones.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/a-history-of-technology-mediated-learning). While you are reading try to identify some of the key issues or themes in it and consider their relevance for your current professional practice with new technologies ( ICTs). One reason for reading this is that we need to have a good understanding of the field's history to really understand what is informing our contemporary professional practice.
In contrast to this paper a very personal view of the use of new technologies in education and training is presented by Wendy Warren, Warren, W. 2003, Actor Network Theory goes to School, NZAARE Conference, PAPERCODE: WAR03832, Auckland, New Zealand. http://www.aare.edu.au/03pap/war03832.pdf
A playlet by Wendy Warren - this is an excerpt from the larger paper above.
Setting the Scene
Below is a list of readings (journal articles) for Week 1 as well as the tasks associated with Week 1, the readings present a rich historical picture. The journal articles should be accessed through the Deakin Library.
Note: The library has continued to develop its many resources and has improved how these resources are managed and searched. A quick review of how to find a journal article in the Library may be useful and is provided below (more details can be found in the 'Further Readings and Resources' section of this site).
To find a specific journal article:
1. To find a specific journal article, go to the Deakin library at www.deakin.edu.au/library,
Note: By logging into the Deakin library, rather than using an internet search such as 'Google', you will have free access to most journals - Deakin has paid for this access. (At times you might like to find articles in Google Scholar (see http://scholar.google.com.au/), but then use the Deakin library to actually access the journal and articles. The Deakin Library offer workshops, seminars and handouts, which offer excellent resources - check out http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/research/workshops-and-seminars.php for more information.
Readings
Charp, S. (1997). Some reflections. (the 30-year history of computers in education).T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) 24 (11) 8-11.
Molnar, A. S., (1997). Computers in education: a brief history. T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), 24(11) 63-69.
Johnson, J. M. (2003). From Lofty Beginnings to the Age of Accountability: A look at the past 30 years of educational software. Learning and Leading with Technology. 30(7) 6-13.
You might like to use Inspiration software or Microsoft Word's drawing tools or use the online tool http://bubbl.us to create a concept map of issues etc. you find.
Topic 1 Task
1. Read and summarise the two main articles referred to in this page.
2. Using the Topic 1 discussion area, review and share your thoughts on on at least on of the three listed Readings.
3. Review and respond to at least two posts from your fellow students. (It is expected that you respond to other student posts on CloudDeakin. We are attempting to develop a 'community of learners'.)
The following points may help to guide your summaries, responses and/or interactions on the Topic 1 discussion space.
- Discuss issues arising from the articles that you (a) agree with (b) disagree with and (c) relate to your current workplace practices.
- Remember to be active listeners/readers and to show respect for the ideas of others. Not everyone will take the same perspective.
- If you include the posts and, therefore, views of other students - please attribute them to the relevant person.
Keep a record of your thoughts and views as they develop and change throughout the weeks, this will be helpful when you are writing your position paper (Assignment 1). As you respond to other student posts, makes notes on how their contributions have lead you to modify your views etc. Some possible guiding questions are below. You are looking to identify some core aspects of the articles (some may not be relevant to your context):- What the major issues are (and why)?
- What are the major disagreements (and why)?
- What theoretical, practical or philosophical perspectives and positions that underpin the two previous items?
- What are the implications for your professional practice?
You are encouraged to use EndNote to record your list of references (see the 'Using EndNote' page under the 'Further Readings and Resources' section of this site).Your report for assignment 1 may incorporate your postings in the discussion area including your answers to questions, ideas and feedback from discussions, and responses to the tasks. So as you complete the tasks and post messages on CloudDeakin you are doing the groundwork for your assignment.