{"id":250,"date":"2018-09-07T13:26:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T20:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0053\/?p=250"},"modified":"2018-09-07T13:26:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T20:26:41","slug":"memories-about-technology-in-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0053\/memories-about-technology-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Memories about technology in education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I want to take a trip down memory lane to look at the history of technology in education. My explorations take me from my teenage experiences in my birth country Germany to my home country of Canada. Unable to resist the temptation to compare these two countries in their use of technology in the classroom today, I found some interesting data to help answer my question if Germany is out running Canada in its use of technology in the classroom.<\/p>\n

Technology has been present in education since the \u2018Slide Rule was first introduced in 1654 by Robert Bissaker\u2019<\/a> (Parson, 2017). I am old enough to remember using the slide rule in physics and math, before the use of calculators became common in classrooms. However I don\u2019t remember the \u2018Magic Lantern\u2019<\/a> which was introduced in 1646 and already then was used in education to increase student engagement (Parson, 2017). My high school experience in the late 1970’s included the slide projector<\/a> and 8mm film<\/a> which at the time was the height of technology use in education. Today we utilize smart boards, overhead projectors, computers, laptops and tablets with our students.<\/p>\n

Remembering the use of the slide projector sent me on a search to find out how Germany is doing with technology integration in the education system compared to Canada today. Germany has been known as a leader in innovation (Ugesh, 2016) and I expected to see advancement in technology integration within education. I was surprised to learn Canada actually surpasses this innovative European nation. I came across two studies which provided me with research data for comparison. The D21 Initiative<\/a> (2016) study provided insight into the digital use within German schools.\"\"<\/p>\n

In comparison, the 2016 study released by the Canadian Teacher Federation shows that Canadian schools are performing better in the provision of digital equipment available to teachers and students.<\/p>\n

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To conclude, the journey from slide rulers to smart boards has been a relatively short one in the context of history, but the leap has been profound. Adapting to a fast growing industry within education generates its own challenges, which Canada seems to be tackling well, adapting to the changes more responsively than my birth country Germany.<\/p>\n

References<\/p>\n

Initiative D21 (2016). Sonderstudie Schule Digital. Retrieved from https:\/\/initiatived21.de\/app\/uploads\/2017\/01\/d21_schule_digital2016.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Parson, K. (2017, June 17). The Ultimate history of Technology in Education. ourICT. Retrieved from http:\/\/www.ourict.co.uk\/technology-education-history\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Scherer, K. (2017, Nov 12). German schools slowly going digital. Handelsblatt Global. Retrieved from https:\/\/global.handelsblatt.com\/politics\/german-schools-slowly-going-digital-850755<\/a><\/p>\n

Ugesh, A. J. (2016). The ‘Made in Germany’ Champion Brands: Nation Branding, Innovation and World Export Leadership. New York, NY: Routledge.<\/p>\n

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