Education Technology Description
The purpose of this assignment was to read and reflect upon Januszwewski and Molenda's definition and description of Educational Technology in Chapter 1 of the book Educational Technolgy: A Definition with Commentary.
The purpose of this artifact is to create an original graphic that can be used to help someone understand just what it is I am studying. I have used the online tool https://piktochart.com/ to create my original graphics to represent the definition of educational technology.
This artifact can be used in a future classroom by making sure all the moving parts to this definition are in play. Quality facilitating, higher-level thinking, and setting up space for productive struggle is vital to the learning process. Collecting resources and tools for students to be successful are needed. Also, quality assessments and rubrics are required to make sure the process of improvement is continual.
I have learned that there are many moving parts to the definition of educational technology. Ethics, management, assessment, research, problem-solving, continual improvement of performance, higher-order thinking skills, and an increase in efficiency are all very important pieces to the process of educational technology. In order to truly understand what educational technology is about, it is important to understand each moving piece.
Educational Technology Graphic
Annotation: 5.1
AECT 5.1 (Research) Theoretical Foundations – Candidates demonstrate foundational knowledge of the contribution of research to the past and current theory of educational communications and technology.
Theoretical Foundations -The representation of the definition of Educational Technology in the Piktochart graphic demonstrates foundational knowledge of the contribution of research to the past and current theory of educational communications and technology.
Method - By interpreting the definition of Educational Technology and representing it in graphic form, this shows the application of research methodologies to solve problems and enhance practice.
Assessing/Evaluating -By questioning and evaluating the Piktochart graphic, I have applied formal inquiry strategies in assessing and evaluating processes and resources for learning and performance.
Ethics - In reading and interpreting the definition of educational technology in chapter 1of Januszwewski and Molenda's (2013) book, Educational Technology: A Definition with Commentary, I have conducted research and practiced using accepted professional and institutional guidelines and procedures.