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Unit 5: Computer Technology in Education
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Unit 5: Computer Technology in Education
Overview
Computer technology has helped educators to:
a. Enhance their teaching beyond traditional chalk-and-blackboard learning
b. Engage student with practical ways of learning
EdTech
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Computer technologies in education
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Interactive whiteboards
- Known as smartboards
- A large computer-embedded interactive display
Collaboration tools
- To support students and educators working together to achieve a goals
Example:
- Online video conferencing
- Cloud storage
- Online document editing suite
- Discussion/chats
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Electronic, mobile and online learning
Electronic learning
(e-learning)
- Learning via electronic media
Mobile learning
(m-learning)
- Learning via mobile devices
Online learning
- Use of online tools for learning
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Google Scholar
Characteristics:
- Search engine by Google for scholarly literature
- World largest academic search engine
Distance learning
Form of education in which student and instructor are in different geographical and/or time locations
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IoT in education
Characteristics:
- Give student better access to learning materials
- Allows educator to keep track and measure students progress in real time
21st century learning skills
Characteristics:
- Skills that are needed to succeed in this Information Age
- Transform student into "versatilist" that can "apply depth of skill to a progressively sidening scope of situations and experiences, gaining new competencies, building relationship and assuming new roles"
Focus on information literacy, media literacy and technology literacy
Issues and challenges
Issues
- Budget
- Maintenance and upgrading
- No dedicating technical support
- Not enough training, facilities and resources
- No internet
- Over reliance on technology
- Digital divide
Challenges
- Poor internet
- Poor gadgets
- Digital divides
- Having to share gadget with siblings
- No conducive learning environment
- Struggle to adapt/learn to use technologies
- Heavier workload for students and educators
Benefits of computer technologies in education
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Computer technologies education
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Virtual labs
Characteristics:
- Interactive lab simulations for STEM
- Experiment can be perform
Modelling software
Characteristics:
- Allows user to create anything
- Used in education to do visualization
Serious games
Characteristics:
- Developed for learning or training (not for fun)
- Used in education, defense aeronautics, science, health, etc
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Plagiarism checker
- Comparing the submission of student with the existing document by checking the similarities and plagiarism