Chapter 10 summary
Technology and education are becoming more and more
relevant. Every University has an online
portal to check grades, student email, and now increasing amounts of online
classes. With this increase of reliance
on technology some people might argue that it causes students to plagiarize or
not think for themselves because the “answers” can be found on the internet. Although there are negative aspects to
educational institutions relying on technology; there are far more positive
attributes. Educational technology enhances the student’s ability
to have a busy work day and still take their classes they need to graduate, allow
students to find more information at a much faster rate, and use the CMC to
enhance group work and quicker communication.
The use of the CMC such as email
allows for students and professors to communicate instantly which can benefit a
student that has a question with homework. One thing that is a negative aspect of technology
in an educational setting is when a student relies on spell check and other
educational tools on the computer.
According to Rothenberg, “There are many grammatical and spelling errors
that software programs do not find, for instance, the difference between “their”
and “there” or “form” and “from” (Rothenberg p.208). If technology continues to advance the way
we are educated then the users will need to realize the internet is open source
and not everything they read is credible.
One way to fix this problem is for educational institutions to require
its students to take information literacy.
Information literacy is the ability to become an effective information
consumer. This means that an information
literacy class will help the student be able to recognize phony materials on
the internet, how to search properly, and know the aspects of plagiarism. So with the internet having the capability to
expand educational opportunities there are many more concerns of cheating. In order to fix the concerns of E-Learning one
must educate students of what to do and not to do.
Online Reading Summary
With
not every student effectively learning the same way and textbooks are becoming
the thing of the past, technology is giving every student the opportunity to
succeed and learn in their own way. Some
students are visual learners while others learn best from text. The use of technology allows for students to have
better visual displays. These new
graphical digital simulations and models aid teachers to touch base with every
student. Sometimes just hearing examples
is not enough so technology allows for teachers to show students exactly what
they are talking about by using these digital simulations. Technology also allows for users to learn
across the world. Glovico.org is online
Global Learning website that allows for students taking a language course to
Skype call a person from the country of the desired language and pays them to
tutor you. This allows for countries
that are in financial need to make money to put food on the table, while
helping the student learn a language.
Through technology world can connect to help each other. Whether it is a student asking a professor a
question about homework via email and getting a prompt response, or students connecting
globally to help each other with foreign language help technology in education
can really change the world and the way we learn for the better.
Chapter 10 Questions:
1.
Have you ever taken an online class, if so did
you like it better than going to a class room?
If not do you think online classes could be the future of education?
2.
Do you think that Information Literacy at St.
Ambrose has helped you be able to use the internet for papers, and homework
more effectively?
Online Reading Questions:
1.
Do you think that global learning can bring
countries together, while boosting their economies?
2.
Do you feel that using digital simulations and
models helps someone understand a concept better? If no why do you feel that way?
