University of the Philippines
College of Education
Educational Technology Department
EDTECH 101 – Instructional Media Resources
Issues and Trends in the Use
of Computers in Education
Ferdinand B. Pitagan, PhD
Professor of Education
ICT growth
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ICT – Information and Communications
Technology
fast growth worldwide -- computers,
Internet, mobile phones
market
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Providers targeting youth
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Schools introducing ICT in education
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See http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats3.htm
ICT Growth
Teens
-- Over
-- Over
- Over
- Over
- Over
90%
70%
50%
40%
30%
Use the Internet for new information
use instant messaging to keep in touch
contact strangers on the net
post own information online to be contacted
experienced cyberbullying
Overall
- 25% of retail stock trades on the Internet
- Over 90% Internet users, online shopping
(Korea, UK, Germany, Japan, US)
- 87% of print journalists connected to the Internet
-Sources - Lenhart, Simon & Graziano, 2001; Jung, 2003; 2007 Pew/Internet research; 2008 Nielsen
ICT growth
Today’s wired / wireless life
A bed of roses ?
A bed of thorns ?
Both!!
Some facts (Japan)
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20% of families with teens suffer from
children’s internet dependency (2003)
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35% online while resting (2004)
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21% online while studying or working (2004)
--- Declared Internet Addiction as an Illness
http://www.johotsusintokei.soumu.go.jp/whitepaper/eng/WP2004/press_information01.pdf
See (4) Trends in Internet Usage (Japan) – 1 page handout
Some facts (China)
13.7% of Chinese adolescent Internet
users – about 10 million teens - meet
Internet addiction diagnostic criteria
(2007)
Law: Restricting computer game use;
discourage more than 3 hours of daily
game use
Some facts (Korea)
Up to 30 percent of South Koreans under 18, or about
2.4 million people, are at risk of Internet addiction
(2007)
 Average high school students - 23 hours each week
gaming
<< Internet addiction, one of most serious public health
issues>>
 National level – Center for Internet Addiction
Prevention and Counseling (2003)
 Institution/school level - 1,043 counselors in the
treatment of Internet addiction; enlisted over 190
hospitals and treatment centers; prevention measures
into schools
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Some facts
(UK and USA, 1998 - 2004)
1. A study of 445 Internet users in UK
--- Most addicts - around 30 years old women
2. A study of 496 Internet users by Young (USA)
--- 396 classified as dependent users
--- middle-aged women and unemployed
3. Recent studies – Teens are in danger!!
4. Addicts tend to use chat rooms/online dating,
pornography, email, e-shopping, web surfing, online
gaming
http://www.johotsusintokei.soumu.go.jp/whitepaper/eng/WP2004/press_information01.pdf
Studies
(ICU, 2005 a small scale study)
none
Over 15 min 10%
21%
0~1min
15%
b/t 5 – 15 min
15%
31%,
M-Emailing
20 – 50 times
1~5hours
39%
Calling time per day
39%,
Use Mobile
1 – 5 hours
50~100
5%
~5
15%
20~50
31%
5~20
49%
Number of Sending & Receiving mails per
day
Source: 2005 ETC100 class
Complications in
Diagnosing Internet Addiction
Issue #1: Internet, not drugs
Issue #2: Internet, Useful tool
Issue #3: Difficult to diagnose
(degree of dependency?)
Check
Level of Internet dependency
http://www.netaddiction.com/index.php?option=com_bfquiz&v
iew=onepage&catid=46&Itemid=106
Problem Solving: Discussion
Why is this issue important?
Familial
problems
Academic
problems
Occupational
problems
Emotional, cognitive, behavioral changes
What can you do to help
Internet / Mobile dependents?
Well…
Some solutions
Controlled
Use
Time management
Set goals
Reminder cards
Personal inventory
Abstinence
Clinic
Support group
Family therapy
External
stoppers
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