Lesson 5: Preference of the Technology Generation

Text vs Visuals

The technology or digital generation has greater affinity to visuals compared with text.

Linear vs Hypermedia

The new generation follows a personal random access to hyperlinked digital information.

Independent vs Social Learner

New generation are already acquainted with digital tools that adopt to both with personal and participative work.

Learning to Do vs Learning to Pass the Test

The digital learners simply wish to acquire skills, knowledge, and habits

Delayed Rewards vs Instant Gratification

The digital learners experience more gratification through immediate scores from games, enjoyable conversation from webcam calls, excitement from email, and inviting comments from facebook friends.

Rote Memory vs Fun Learning

Digital learners prefer fun learning

Lesson 4: Bridging the Generation Gap

 Generation X – birth years ranging from the early to mid-1960s and ending birth years ranging from the late 1970s up to early 1980s.

Generaton Y (also known as Millenials) – 1980s as the starting birth years and ending birth years ranging from the mid-1990s up to early 2000s

Generation Z – birth years ranging from the mid-1990s to early 2000s; widespread usageof the internet from a young age

Older Generation vs Younger Generation

Manner of dressing

Socialization

 Friendship

Marrying

Difficult to Overcome

Caste system in India

Pre-arranged marriages in China

Female circumcision in Africa

In the Field of Education

Developed countries vs Third world countries

Modern vs Traditional

Public vs Private

Future shock

It is book written by the futurist Alvin Toffler in 1970. In the book, Toffler defines the term “future shock” as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire entities. His shortest definition for the term is a personal perception of “too much change in too short period of time”

To Bridge the Digital Gap

The need to understand the potentials of ICT

Technology supported skills need to be taught in school

If the school fails to respond to emergent changes and needs…

The new learner may lose appreciation of the educational system

The increase of drop-out rate every year

Lesson 3: Understanding Technology Learners

 Twitter – online news and social networking sites

Youtube – video sharing website

Facebook – social networking site

LinkedIn – business and employment oriented social networking site

Instagram – online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing, and social networking site

Pinterest – content sharing site

Flickr – image hosting and video hosting site

Share – share a resource is to make joint use of it

Feed – provide users with frequently updated content

Skype – provide video chat and voice call services

Technology / Digital Learners

     ·         spend much time talking with friends on their call

     ·         send text messages

     ·         interact through social media

     ·         play video games

     ·         surf the world wide web

JEAN PIAGET’S TRADITIONAL LEARNING CHART

First two years – susceptible minds

six years – acquiring communication skills

teenage years – traditional concrete thinking

adult years – abstract thinking and linking

multi-tasking – performing task simultaneously

Lesson 2: Overview of Educational Technology 2

Educational Technology 2

      ·         Concerned with Integrating Technology into Teaching and learning

For learners:

     ·         To introduce reinforce, supplement and extend knowledge and skill that they can become exemplary users of educational technology.

For student teachers and professional teacher:

      ·         To update their knowledge of educational technology.

Educational Technology 2

  ·  Involved a deeper understanding of the computer as well as hands-on application of computer skills.

      ·         Aims to infuse technology in the students teachers training, helping them to adapt and meet rapid and continuing technological changes, particularly in the global ICT environment.

     ·        Used information technology to improve not only instruction but the school management programmed curriculum.

 

Learning Objectives of Educational Technology 2

   1.  To provide education in the use of technology in instruction

  2. To impart learning experiences in instructional technology supported instructional planning

 3.  To acquaint students on IT related learning theories with the computer as a tutor

  4.   To learn to use and evaluate computer-based educational resources 

  5.    To engage learners on practical technology integration issues 

 6.  To inculcate higher level thinking and creativity among students while providing then knowledge of IT-related learning theories.