Using this as a starting point, here are my first thoughts at categorizing those uses--which might then lead to better dialog about each one. (I'm sure this is not new ground, and I am *NOT* an expert, so refinement is welcome.) I do think that once there is good categorization, dialog based on the categories might make a lot of sense, as there are likely to be different opinions about technology depending on the intended outcome. Maybe then we can start the wiki that Andy Carvin has asked for...
Categorizing beneficial uses of technology in education (take one):
- Administrative (traditional: accounting, attendance, scheduling, etc.)
- Administrative (progressive: "data mining," student trends, early problem detection, etc.)
- Teacher Use
- Preparation
- In-class (projector, whiteboard, etc.)
- Professional Development
- Student Productivity
- Writing Tool (descendant of pencil and typewriter, keyboarding)
- Business Analysis Tool (spreadsheets, databases, presentation programs)
- Instructional
- Computer-aided Instruction (software to aid in teaching existing material)
- Programming (Logo, logic training)
- Professional Training
- Programming
- Computer administration
- Design and manufacture (PC)
- Specialty program (CAD, animation, etc.)
- Learning Enhancement (probably the main focus of this Classroom 2.0 network)
- Writing (blogging)
- Communication (email, video-conferencing, internal and external communication)
- Self-study
- Distance education
- Collaboration (messaging, wikis, web 2.0)
- Customized Learning Platform
- Future / Unknown / Transformational (uses of the computer that we cannot predict, but which will come just from having the technology available)
Steve - a great start - as a canadian I can only hope your government is actually listening - ours seldom is - and I would add to your list as follows
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Writing, reflecting (blogging)
Communication (email, video-conferencing, internal and external communication)
Self-study
Distance education
Active learning,Collaboration (messaging, wikis, web 2.0)
Customized Learning Platform
Creation (wikis, mash up tools, blogs)
Community development (learning environments eg. Elgg)
collaborative research/development (eg. basecamp, wiki, Elgg)
research tagging
mobile communication (SMS,mobile devices)
location identification (GPS, mobile devices)
instant messaging
intercommunity integration (Explode)
Hi Steve,
ReplyDeleteThe list is great. I would like to see an item added under Student Productivity: multimedia presentation software as tools for students to show what they know for assessment.
Think of it as the research paper gone "multimedia." In a multicultural society, inclusive of people with varied abilities and disabilities, technology has the potential to provide authentic assessment.
-Alix
Both good comments. Thank you!
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