Exam Review
Educational Technology
Terminology and Theory
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4 Historical Processes – Media and Audiovisual, Instructional Systems,
Vocational Training, Computer Systems. What do each of these mean?
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What is the difference between hardware and software? What are the major
types?
History of Educational Technology
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4 eras – pre-microcomputer, microcomputer, Internet, mobile technology. How
did each change the way we use technology?
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What are some of the important lessons learned about educational technology
from the past?
Social Impact
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5 social issues – quality of life, technology overuse, technology misuse, social
networking risks, malicious actions
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4 educational issues – lack of funding, accountability, best practices debates,
distance education
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3 cultural issues – Digital Divide, race and gender equality, disabilities
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4 legal/ethical issues – hacking, safety, plagiarism and dishonesty, illegal
piracy
Digital Divide
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How can you define the Digital Divide?
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3 major types of digital divide – economic, useability, empowerment. How
would you define each?
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How does mobile technology affect the Digital Divide?
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How can we bridge the Digital Divide, both as a society and as individuals?
PowerPoint
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What are the advantages of PowerPoint? Disadvantages?
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What are some different approaches to PowerPoint?
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What are best practices when using PowerPoint?
Video
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How does Khan Academy work?
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What is the “flipped classroom?” How would it “democratize” education?
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Why can video be a benefit in the classroom, particularly the language
classroom?
Class Websites
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How does Google Classroom work?
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What are the privacy concerns associated with it?
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How does it aid teachers?
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What is required to make it work? What are some of the disadvantages?
MOOCs
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What does MOOC stand for?
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What are the major companies offering MOOCs today?
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of MOOCs?
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What did Harvard and MIT learn in their recent study on who uses MOOCs?
Digital Games
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What are the advantages of digital games over traditional or hands-on
learning?
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What are some necessary things to make games effective teaching tools?
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What makes games particularly effective in today’s world compared with the
past?