Educational Technology Tools

One Alone (oa)

print – article

print – textbook

print – reference resources

print – exercise workbook

print – comic books

software tutorial/self-test

database query/searchable index

Web browsing

CD-rom/multimedia/animation

computer games

laboratory experiment

simulation/modeling

One-to-One (o–>o)

advisor mentoring
– learning contract

apprenticeship

internship

teacher comment and evaluation

peer feedback

telephone call

fax

voice mail

e-mail message

One-to-Many (o–>m)

classroom lecture

classroom demonstration/presentation

stage performance

visiting specialist

blackboard/whiteboard

field-trip/site visit (also m->m)

e-mail distribution list

overhead projector

audio tape

video tape

broadcast television

closed-circuit television

video conferencing (also m–>m)

RealAudio

RealVideo

PowerPoint presentation

Many-to-Many (m–>m)

classroom discussion

hallway/cocktail conversation

e-mail open listserve

Usenet newsgroup

on-line conferencing forum

on-line chat

phone conferencing (also o–>m)

CUSeeMe/NetMeeting

Shared Workspace

MOOs/MUDs

Virtual Worlds

The content of this list draws on ideas and resources initially developed by:

Harasim, L. 1989. On-line education: A new domain. In Mindeweave. R. Mason and A. Kaye. Oxford: Pergamon Press.

Paulsen, Morten Flate. Teaching Methods and Techniques for Computer-Mediated Communication. http://www.nki.no/ekko/for_alle/fagartikler/icdepenn.html accessed 24.03.98.

Luck, Ann. 1997. Media Selection Matrix. Pennsylvania State University. http://www.outreach.psu.edu/de/id&D/media_selection_matrix.html

Educational Technologies

Teaching Scenario Choices Activity

Situation:

You have been asked to prepare a new course. Select one of the following teaching scenarios and place it in the context of your home country, filling in any additional details needed to make it a more realistic situation.

Assignment:

In a group, discuss your chosen scenario and decide which educational technologies you will use to teach the course. Provide justification for each of your choices using the ACTIONS model and any other relevant criteria we have discussed in the workshop.

Course Scenarios

A) As a teacher at the National Pedagogical University, you are to run a teacher-training course on new pedagogical methods for about 150 teachers from around the country. While all of the teachers do have access to a computer, some will be sharing the only computer in the school, and many are using slow dial-in connections. Your budget is, of course, very limited.

B) The Ministry of Agriculture has selected you to design a training course for about 500 pig farmers nationwide. The Ministry wants them to be able to make use of the newly developed PORK (Pig production On-line Resource and Knowledge-base) web-site. You have a reasonably good budget allocation.

C) You have been hired by a high-tech multinational company to train 20 executive managers from several branch offices in the use and implementation of new promotional campaign. These managers will be responsible for training their staff. Connectivity are cost are not an issue — in other words, you have as much as you need.

D) In collaboration with another university across the country, you are to prepare a joint course in the social sciences or humanities for a group of 30 final year and Graduate students. Each university has reasonably well equipped student computer labs with reasonably good bandwidth between them. A small amount of supporting funds are available.

Note: If you choose to use WebCT, be specific about which tools you will use.