Lesson 5 " Preference of the TechnologyLearners"

                                  Preference of the technology Learners

Some Basic Comparison Between Old and New Generation:

What Old Generation likes may not be the same as what the New Generation prefers in Life, Work and Leisure. 

Much of the good things enjoyed by elders when they were students are no longer available to the new generation. 

Vocational, Cultural and Values classes that are widely used by old generations during their time today, it is also available but it has been minimized due to the emphasis on the basics of English, Mathematics and Science.

Text vs. Visual

Our parents read book text, enrich by illustrations and photos. In order to research, they go to the school library, use the card catalog for needed books and sign up to borrow books for home reading. 

The technology or digital generation has greater affinity to visuals (photo and video) compared with texts. In fact, they have been exposed since childhood to cable television and videos images especially cartoon characters and then to compute images, in such manner and their visual fluency or abilities have sharpened and enriched.

Linear vs. Hyper Media The past-30 year old generation obtained information in a linear, logical and sequential manner. On the positive side, this made them more logical, focused and reflective thinkers.

The new generation, however, follows a personal random access to hyperlinked digital information, less superior elders in focused and reflection. Thus, they appear to be more easily bored and distracted during class lectures.

Independent vs. Social Learners

The traditional education system gives priority to independent learning, prior to participate work.

New learners, however, are already acquainted with digital tools that adapt to both personal and participate work. They take the opportunity for dozens of instantaneous ways to communicate with others mobile calls and text, emails, Facebook, YouTube, Myspace, twitter, wikis and etc. experts describe this mode of digital learning as one that based on experimentation, discovery and intuition. 

Learning to do vs. To pass the test

Old teachers teach students in order to help them pass tests and complete the course requirement.

On the other hand, the new digital learners simply wish to acquire skills, knowledge and habits as windows of opportunity afford them to learn. Our parents have completed a course and have engaged in a permanent job for most of their lives. A different work situation awaits the digital generation with contractual, multitask and multi-career opportunities in a digital world ahead of them. 

Delayed rewards vs. Instant gratification

The traditional reward system in education consists in the grades, honor certificates/medals and diplomas. Including future jobs, the traditional rewards for the performance. 

On the other hand. Digital learners on their own experience or more immediate gratification through immediate scores from games, enjoyable conversation from web-cam calls, excitement from email chats and inviting comments from their Facebook accounts.

Rote memory vs. Fun learning

Teachers feel too obliged to delivering content-based courses, the learning of which is measurable by standard tests.

Digital learners and not surprisingly there is much fun in the digital world outside the school

Lesson 4 " Bridging The Generation Gap"

BRIDGING THE GENERATION GAP

                    As we can observe, today is different from the past. We can see that there is really a generation gap. This gap may include the way of teaching, the materials being used in instruction and how the teachers use this instruction. Traditional schooling has hardly change even with the clear evidence of a digital world, but we can’t deny the fact that there are some traditional things that is difficult to improve and it takes time especially that when everybody is used it.

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CONTENT

            A huge generation gap in the field of education also exist and it will continue to widen if it will not adapt the changes. It is understandable in the third world country that those schools which do not have technology facilities, the development or the transition of digital education may takes time. Because of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), there really a great to prepare for bridging the digital gap in the society. We need to understand some potentials of ICT and this is the new network of instantaneous communication is global, overcoming borders between countries and continents, much of what elders believe may not be applicable anymore to the new generation.

            According to Alvin Toffler’s book, Future Shock, it shows that information age has begun to create many cultural changes in the family and society as a whole. Much of the old technology such as tube radios, platter records and etc., are quickly vanishing today because of the rapid development or changes of technology.

            In this generation, expectation to face a future professional challenge, a digital world ahead of them, technology-supported skills need to be taught in schools today to cope up or lessen the generation gap. If the school will not adapt to the changes and needs, new learners may lose appreciation of educational system, they cannot cope up with the educational system and they will be left behind.

EXPERIENCE

           I have this experience that our teacher in high school when I transferred, she said that we don’t have the right to have a cellphone or use some gadgets because according to her we don’t have the work yet that support our loads and etc. She discourages us to use computers for research and we began to think what we are going to do. She usually preferred to use the traditional way of teaching without adapting the new technology. It is really boring because she keep on talking in front and sometimes we cannot visualize what she was talking about.

REFLECTION

            As future teachers, we need to bridge the generation gap, need to and adapt the changes of Educational Technology so that our student will not lose their appreciation in educational system. We need the students to engage in technology so that they will not be left behind.    

Teachers need not to stick on the traditional way of teaching because we are now in a modern technology today and the way of teaching from the past is different. Teachers should consider that the students are very diverse also.

APPLICATION

            If you will know and understand that there is a gap, that it will not be eradicated. When you meet some person who are more on to traditional. You will know how to handle or deal with it.

Lesson 3 " Understanding Technology Learners "

Lesson 2 " An Overview of Educational Technology 2

Definition of Educational Technology 2

In essence, the course aims to infuse technology in the student-teachers training, helping them to adapt and meet rapid and continuing technological changes particularly in the thriving global information and communication technology (ICT) environment.
More specifically, the course objectives are:

• To provide education in the use of technology in instruction by providing knowledge and skills on technology integration-in-instruction to learners

• To impart learning experiences in instructional technology-supported instructional planning

• To acquaint students on information technology or IT- related learning theories with the computer as a tutor
• To learn to use and evaluate computer-based educational resources

• To engage learners on practical technology integration issues including managing IT classrooms, use of the internet for learning, cooperative learning through the use of information technology,  etc.

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

While the course is primarily intended for the use of student-teachers, it can also be of great use to professional teachers, school administrators, teacher educators, and in fact anyone who is interested on how information technology can be used to improve not only instruction but the school management and curriculum.

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MANIFESTATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN INTEGRATION INTO INSTRUCTION
   
      There's a change the way classes are traditionally conducted. The quality of instruction is improve to higher level in such a way that could not have achieved without educational technology. There is a planning by the teacher on the process of determine how and when  technology fits into the teaching learning process. The teacher sets instructional strategies to address specific instructional  issues.And the use of technology provides the opening of opportunities to respond  to those instructional issues.

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Simple/ Basics integration - technology helps but it does not play pivotal role.

Middle level of integration - There is a purposeful use of technology to support they learning areas.

high level of integration - Technology is the central instructional tool.

Lesson 1 " A Review of Educational Technology 1 "

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1-
                      is the effective use of technological tools in learning. As a concept, it concerns an array of tools, such as media, machines and networking hardware, as well as considering underlying theoretical perspectives for their effective application.

on the application of educational technology to instruction, Educational Technology 1 showed the 4 phases of application of educational technology in teaching-and-learning, namely;


(a) Setting of learning objective
(b) Designing specific learning experiences
(c) Evaluating the effectiveness of the learning experiences vis-à-vis the learning objectives
(d) Revision as needed of the whole teaching-learning process, or elements of it, for further improving future instructional activities

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Objectives of Educational Technology 1.

a. To orient the learner to the pervasiveness of educational technology in society
b. To lend familiarization on how educational technology can be utilized as media for the avenues teaching-learning process in the school
c. To uplift the learner to human learning through the use of learning technology
d. To impart skills in planning, designing, using and evaluating the technology-enriched teaching-learning process
e. To acquaint learners on basic aspects of community education, functions of the school media center, and finally
f. To introduce the learner to what is recognized as the third revolution in education, the computer