Question poised: Back to the Trends & Issues reading, to what degree do the definitions in this chapter correspond to with what you have thught about this area and what it is you hope to do in you line of work(or in a future career) Is there anything suprising or very new yu read in this chapter? Does something seem to be missing?
Response: Computers(personal computer) have been in our household since the early 80's. My husband has been delving into the world of computers since the time of commodore 64 and black and green DOS screens and the world of PONG brought to you by ATARI. I have contact thorough osmosis and was throw into the world of computer full force when I went back to college in 1999 to finish my bachelors. This class that we are taking is all computer ( I know that is a shock to most of you) .
Where am I going with this? When I sat down to read the text I had computers and computer litearacy and computer intergration into the educational system on my mind. I at first found the definitions confusing and I had to reread the first chapter to try and let it sink in. Then the light bulb went on and I realized they were not just talking about computers but educational instruction as a whole.
Once I understood that I felt that a lot of their definitons were just symantic. A jousting between individuals who had somewhat the same ideas and goals but were labeling it differently. The defining moment for me was the distinction between of Instructional Technology and the renaming of our field to Instrucitonal Design and Technology. The sematics only label went away for me then and I had to agree that an appropriate name for our field was an important thing.
Beyond a clear understanding in the naming of our field, my plans for the use of the information gained is to be able to allow my students a chance to explore all there is to offer. We can never know everything but I plan to stay on top of new design and technology advancments. Even if I do not have a deep and through understanding of a particular website or gadget I would like to at least have a working knowledge or familarity with what ever technology is out there.
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I'm not familiar with most of these tools and wish they had include a course that spent more time with them. But will have to settle as you said for at least a working knowledge (with my fingers crossed they work) and a basic overview of what is out there.
Margie
I think that the changing of the names though is actually very important. By changing the names and the "mission" statements or the statement of philosophy they are not JUST defining what it is that we are and do. They are also defining what we don't do, what our ultimate goals and purposes are and in some ways how we plan on getting there. Philosophy is important because it gives a frame work from which to operate in and a guide to filter ideas and information so we aren't taken off track by a project or an idea that is unrelated to our field. It also creates a unifying ability for us all to focus our efforts and our knowledge on so that we can become the best at what we set out to do.. together.
I enjoyed the analogy in your introduction. You are a great writer!
I like how you used an acutal lesson/unit (aviation camp) to describe your thought process in lesson planning vs. explaining your general thoughts during planning a unit. Did you notice any differences in how you planned your unit and in what the text outlines?
Using photo sharing as an end of unit summary activity is a great idea to bring a unit to a close and to help students remember important highlights from the unit.
I meant to leave my last comment on your D/B4, but somehow I posted it here!
Like you, I also plan to stay abreast of the latest technology, even if I do not always have an in-depth knowledge about every sigle gadget that comes into the picture.
Also similar to your comments, at first I thought of educational technology as technology used for educational purposes. I didn't realize that the design and lesson planning approaches were within the educational technology umbrella. I thought of the two differently, until this week's reading selections.
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