Educational Technology
Irfan Ortak
Session Outlines
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4 Challenges that we face today
4 theoretical ways that technology can help
Learning Theories
Web 2.0 vs. Web 3.0
Hybrid and Online Education
The Future of Education Technology
WebQuest, KhanAcademy, Moodle, Prezi
Challenges
Please name some of the problems that we face in today’s
education
 Information Overload
 Student Diversity
 New Learning Theories
 Explosion of the Web
4 Ways of Using Technology
Please name some of the methods/reasons that you use
technology in your classrooms
 Presentation
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Videos, PDFs, PowerPoint, Prezi,
Communication & Collaboration
Research
Product
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Assessment & Evaluation
Learning Theories
Learning theories and theirs effects on Instructional Design
 Behaviorism
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Learning is observable
Drill and Practice
Reinforcement vs. Punishment
Cognitivism
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Learning is a mental process
Environment, personality, and experiences has effect on
learning
Mapping, outlining, audio-visual materials
Learning Theories (cont.)
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Constructivism
 Cognitive constructivism (Piaget)
 Social constructivism (Vygotsky)
Examples
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Reflection
Learning by doing
Discovery Learning
Inquiry Teaching
Problem-Based Learning
Project-based learning
Role Play
Case study
Web 2.0 vs. Web 3.0
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What was Web 1.0?
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One-way communication,
Content relies of Webmasters
Web 2.0
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Two-way communication
Interaction and social web
Users build the content
YouTube, Wikipedia, SumoPaint
Web Applications
Web 2.0 vs. Web 3.0
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Web 3.0?
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No one knows what it will be yet.
Some ideas
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Cloud Technology
SIRI
Personalized Web
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A web technology that assists you,
knows what you need,
what your interests are
Hybrid Education
Hybrid Education is the blend of two main educational
settings
 A) Traditional Classroom-based Instruction
 B) Online Instruction
Face to Face
Learning
Online
Learning
Self Paced
Learning
Hybrid Models
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Partial Classroom/Online Meetings
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One week class meets, one week online meeting
Synchronize/Asynchronies Meetings
Classroom Meetings/Online Coursework
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Regular class meetings but students do most of the work
online
Hybrid Educational Tools
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Google Sites,
WebQuest & ThinkQuest
Khan Academy
Course Management Systems
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BlackBoard
Moodle
Open Source
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MS Office vs. Open Office
Photoshop vs. GIMP
AutoCAD vs. Sketch-up
Camtasia vs. Camstudio
Microsoft vs. Linux
IPhone OS vs. Android
Moodle
Joomla
Firefox
Expansion of Mobil Devices
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What are we going to do with cellphones, IPODs, tablets.
How about Facebook and Twitter
Is there anyway to facilitate them in education
The Future
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Emerging developments in networking, visualization,
interface, artificial intelligence, and equipment
Sixth Sense Technology
Web Based Applications
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SumoPaint
Some Essential Web Tools
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WebQuest
Khan Academy
Google Sites, Docs
Moodle
Prezi
Sixth Sense Technology
WebQuest
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