Technology in Education

- application of technology to any of those processes involved in operating the institutions which house the educational enterprise

- include the application of technology to food, health, finance, scheduling, grade, reporting, and other processes which support education within institutions.

Instructional Technology

- applying scientific knowledge about human learning to the practical tasks of teaching and learning

- a bridge between those who conduct research on human learning and those who are teaching and learning

-translates and applies basic researches on human learning to produce instructional design principles and processes as well as instructional media that students and teachers can use to increase learning

-a part of educational technology

Technology Integration

- using learning technologies to introduce, reinforce, supplement, and extend skills

- a part of educational technology, and a part and parcel of instructional technology

Educational Media

- channels or avenues or instruments of communication

- examples: books, magazines, newspapers, radio. TV, internet

Other Terms for Educational / Instructional Media

Training aids Visual aids Audio aids Audio-visual aids Learning resources Instructional materials Educational materials Multi-sensory materials

Broadcast Media Mass Media- medium that disseminates info to a large number of recipients via telecom

- media envisioned and designed to reach a very large audience

- radio and television

- newspapers, magazines, comics, radio, television

Audio Media Visual Media- emphasizes use of hearing

-emphasizes use of the sense of sight

Audiovisual Media-emphasizes use of hearing and seeing

- radio, audio discs, recordings, language lab, etc.

- charts, pictures boards, diagrams, maps, models, etc.

-TV, videotapes / discs, sound filmstrips, printed materials with recorded sound

Hardware Software

equipment and related electronic and mechanical components

Programs, or instructional materials that go with the machine

Print Media Non-Print Media

- printed word is used predominantly in transmitting information

-info is transmitted predominantly through AV media

- guide sheets, handouts, study guides, manuals, newsletters, books

- TV, models, real objects, audio recordings/discs, etc.

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