Lesson 5

Preferences of the Technology Generation

Texts VS Visuals

• The technology or digital generation has greater affinity to visual 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 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, excitements from email and inviting comments from their facebook friends.

Rote Memory VS Fun learning

• Digital learners orefer fun learning.

Lesson 4

Bridging the Generation  Gap 

Generation X

• Birth years ranging from the early to mid 1960's and ending birth years ranging from the late 1970's to early 1980's.

Generation Y

• Also known as millennials.
• 1980's as starting birth years and ending birth years ranging from the mid-1990's to early 2000's.

Generation Z

• Birth years ranging from mid 1990's to early 2000's
• Widespread usage of the internet from a young age.

Older Generation VS Younger Generation

• Manner of Dressing
• Socializing
• Friendship
• Marrying

Difficult to Overcome

• Caste system in Inida
• Pre-arranged marriage in China
• Female circumcision in Africa

In the Field of Education 

• Developed countries VS Third World Countries
• Traditional VS Modern
• Public VS Private

FUTURE SHOCK is a 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 societies. His shortest definition "To much change in too short period of time."

                                           

To bridge the digital gap

1. Need to understand the potentials of ICT.
2. Technology supported skills need to be taught in school.

If the school fails to respond to emergent changes and needs

1. The new learners may lose appreciation of the educational system.
2. The increase of drop-out rate every year.

Lesson 3

Understanding Technology Learners

1. Twitter - Online news and social networking sites.

                                              

2. YouTube - video sharing website.

3. Facebook - social networking site.

4. Linkedin - business and employment oriented social networking site.

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

6. Pinterest - content sharing site.

7. Flickr - image hosting and video hosting site.

8. Share - share a resource is to make joint use of it.

9. Feed - provide users with frequently updated content.

10. Skype - provide video chat and voice call services.

Technology / Digital Learners

• Send text messages
• Interact through social media
• Play video games
• Surf the world wide web

Jean Piaget's traditional Learning

First two years - susceptible minds

Six years - acquiring communication skills

Teenage years - transition concrete thinking

Adult years - abstract thinking and reasoning

Reasearch shows that multi tasking can be detrimental shows this prevent concentration and the completion of specific tasks.

Lesson 2

An Overview of Educational Technology 2

Educational Technology 2

• Concerned with integrating technology into teaching and learning.

For Learners

• To introduce, reinforce, supplement and er\xtend skills so that they can become exemplary users of educational technology. 

For student teachers and professional teachers

•  To update their knowledge of educational technology.

Educational Technology

•  Involved a deeper understanding of the computer as well as hands on application of computer skills.
• Aims to infuse technology in the student 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 program and curriculum.

Learning Objectives of Educational Technology 2

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

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

3.To acquaitudents in 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 indicati\e higher level thinking and creativity among students while providing them knowledge of IT related learnong theories.

Lesson 1

Review of Educational Technology 1