Undergraduate education in the US has been repeatedly criticized for failing to develop students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills needed in the new information and technology-based economy. For over two decades educational technology has been used in our nations schools to enhance learning and achievement as compared to using a traditional approach.
In recent years, use of instructional technology particularly in the form of case studies, to convey real-world technical concepts and applications such as those taught in educational curriculum and information technology (IT) courses has been advocated increasingly in the educational technology literature (Evans 1992; Carlstrom 1993; Hsi & Agogino 1994; Raju & Sankar 1999; Mbarika et al. 2003b; Bradley et al. 2005), however there still is a paucity of research on the effectiveness and impact of this technology on teaching and learning.
Nothing has captured imagination and interest of educators around the globe like the World Wide Web. The web is causing teachers from pre-K -12 to rethink their educational strategies and curricula to encompass use of the World Wide Web for Web-Based instruction. Bransford, Brown, and Cocking argue (1999) that technology supports learning in four ways:
A) Technology brings exciting curricula into the classroom
B) Provides tools and scaffolds that support learning
C) Gives teachers the time for reflection, feedback, and revision
D) Expands opportunities for teacher learning
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Very good work, Jarrett. The world wide web can be an extremely useful tool in education if we are responsible and the students are responsible in using it. The students must do their part in ensuring that they take full precautions to be careful on the web while on school time. Unfortunately, one or two bad eggs might ruin it for the whole bunch, but if used properly, school internet access can be a wonderful thing.
Agreed. I believe that as the "digital age" of teachers begin to enter the teaching workforce, we will see a revolution in student acheivement. We will have the digital age teaching the digital age.
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