Considerations for Effective Use of Technology in a Blended Learning Classroom Ann Widlacki Instructor: Heidi Morgan Foundationos of Educational Technology EEND 675B March 1, 2016 “We are excited to provide opportunities for improved learning and transformation of the school experience. The Digital Learning Initiative (DLI) provides a method to blend traditional, high-functioning classrooms with personalized, technology-rich digital classrooms - making a blended learning environment for our
industry would have to be technology. Technology is changing at such a rapid pace most consumers can barely keep up. Gadget users are just getting used to their shiny new smartphones when another upgrade is rolling off the production lines. Beyond hand-held technology, computing devices are light years better than technological tools of the past. One area that technology has heavily impacted is that of education. While technology has changed the landscape of the mainstream classroom, it has completely
purpose of this research is to identify the positives and negatives of technology. Those positive and negatives include healthcare, jobs, education, and the environment. The aspects of technology are rapidly changing forcing us worldwide to adapt to those changes. The study concludes that technology could harm out environment with possible pollution in the air and could potentially lead to job loss in the future. The larger technology becomes workers are increasing their productivity, but median income
Summary of Study: The “flipped classroom” is a learning model in which content attainment is shifted forward to outside of class, then followed by instructor-facilitated concept application activities in class. Summary of the Methodology: The first three phases (engage, explore, and explain) are used to facilitate content attainment. The elaborate phase is the one in which students apply the concepts they have constructed through the content attainment stage, that is, the concept application phase
Our classroom text states that “qualitative research is the collection, analysis, and interpretation of comprehensive narrative and visual data to gain insights into a particular phenomenon of interest” (Gay, Mills, & Airasian, 2012, p.7). Qualitative researchers strive to establish validity by eliciting a sense of trustworthiness through neutrality and objectivity, addressing the stability of data, and fair and impartial evaluation (Saldaña, 2013). Researchers favor this method due to its emphasis
In the field of education, it is essential for a professional to be engaged in educational research that will produce effective decisions and choices for best practices in the classroom. There are two studies of educational research the supply side and the demand. The supply side researches the history of a system in play and investigates what a scholar has stated on a certain matter, it dwells into the amount of research, how it has influenced the educational community, and the quality of said research
Using technology as a resource in the classroom can become beneficial when helping a student learn material, or further improve, on a certain topic of interest. With the many advancements that have occurred in the classroom, students, in high school or college, are quickly able to find tutors or online guides that can help them solve tough questions. Allowing the use of technology in the classroom provides students access to an extensive network that allows them to adapt to more difficult ideas while
philosophy essay will focus on the current state of music education within secondary schools across Australia, choosing to address the particular issue of student access to appropriate levels of information, communication and technology interfaces (ICT’s) within the classroom, and the supporting role they play in music education. Secondary students do not always have equal opportunities and miss out on music participation due to conditions surrounding music provision – e.g. due to a “crowded curriculum”
Being an educator, in my opinion, is the most important job in the world, because every decision matters. Through my experiences in the classroom, I have developed a teaching philosophy that will be implemented into my future classrooms. I truly believe that being a student and a teacher go hand in hand. I am continually striving to learn new things, to become a better educator. My main goal is to be a teacher that motivates and inspires my students. Philosophy of Learning A great teacher can create
information technology (IT) in the 21st contrary. In modern schools, the necessity of computerized education will provide stude4nts of the future with the necessary skills to participate in jobs related to this field of technology. Computers will become a more central part of educational curriculums, since the increasing use of IT will be channeled through medium of digital modes of communication. Also, this type of student will need to be aware of the technical aspects of computer technology as a vital