A Critical Approach To Teaching Educational Technology.

Autor/in	Nichols, Randall G.
Titel	A Critical Approach To Teaching Educational Technology.
Quelle	(1997), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Computer Literacy; Educational Environment; Educational Technology; Educational Theories; High Schools; Higher Education; Intellectual Development; Personal Narratives; Student Educational Objectives; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Guides; Teaching Methods; Teaching Styles + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computerkenntnisse; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Unterrichtsmedien; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; High school; Oberschule; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Mental development; Geistige Entwicklung; Erlebniserzählung; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerhandbuch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil
Abstract	In this paper, an educational technologist describes his critical approach to using computers in instruction. He discusses his development from high school English teacher to educational technology instructor in a university setting, focusing on people, literature, and films that have shaped his view of technology as well as on his disappointment at how the technological culture has bred repressive attitudes in many of his colleagues. The importance of helping learners understand why they are in school is at the heart of the author's critical theory. This helping students to understand the importance of their education means allowing for student responsibility for self and curriculum; for example, "action projects" that take students beyond the classroom make learning more experiential and authentic. One subject of future research the author advocates is full-scale tracking of disappointments and dangers associated with educational technology: classism, racism, ecological destruction, and changes in beliefs about the goodness of technology in people's lives. Lists of books, video and films and articles used in helping students become technologically literate are included. The syllabus for the author's "Educational Technology: Critical Perspectives" course is included. (Contains 41 references.) (AEF)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC