{"id":260,"date":"2018-09-12T16:47:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T23:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0053\/?p=260"},"modified":"2018-09-12T16:47:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T23:47:43","slug":"technology-in-education-and-instructional-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0053\/technology-in-education-and-instructional-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology in Education and Instructional Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

The history of technology in education includes many perspectives. In \u201cA History of Instructional Design and Technology: Part I: A History of Instructional Media\u201d and \u201cPart II: A History of Instructional Design\u201d Reiser (2001) shares his viewpoints on the topic dating back to the early 20th century. Weller (2018) in his article \u201cTwenty Years of EDTECH\u201d offers his impressions on the impact of technology on education over the past 20 years. In this blog post I would like to examine a couple of lessons I took away from reading the articles and how these lessons are either meaningful or in conflict with my work as an educator today.<\/span><\/p>\n

My first lesson presented itself through Reiser\u2019s (2001) introduction of \u201cmedia comparison studies\u201d(p.57) which he claims demonstrated the same results of learned content, regardless if students were instructed by a teacher or through the use of different media such as \u201cfilm, radio, television, or computer\u201d (p.57). As a face to face and online instructor of children and adults I had a difficult time with this statement because I experience the need for human connection in my students daily. I simply cannot imagine the same learning outcome teaching a topic solely with the use of media void of human interaction and facilitation, versus a teacher facilitated session online or in the classroom. Weller (2018) supports my viewpoint when he uses his examination of the return and contribution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2016 as a backdrop to highlight the importance of the educator in education. The development of intelligent tutoring systems gained much interest in the 1980\u2019s and 1990\u2019s and , after some disinterest, have re emerged recently (p. 44). Weller explains the challenges with AI as an ethical one, questioning how a programmed tutoring system could possibly prepare for all human complexities within a teaching environment. He states <\/span>\u201c if learners don\u2019t fit that conceptual model [embedded code], they will find themselves outside of the area in which compassion will allow a human to alter or intervene\u201d (p. 46). <\/span><\/p>\n

My second lesson surfaced as I remembered my start up days as an online instructor. I approached teaching online the same way as teaching in the classroom. However, I soon found out that the online classroom is unique and should not be treated the same as a physical face to face environment. Reiser (2001) states <\/span>\u201cin order to be effective, such programs [e- learning] cannot simply be on-line replicas of the instruction delivered in classrooms\u201d (p.64). <\/span>He continues to support my views when he addresses instructional design and the need to be selective and intentional with the use of media (p. 64). Both Reiser (2001) and Weller (2018) agree in their article conclusions that instructional design needs to play a role when using technology in education. Reiser implies this in the conclusion of Part II when he talks about how the use of media in education \u201crequires careful instructional planning\u201d (p.64). \u00a0Weller expresses his view when he speaks about the next phase in education and technology and how, in this phase, we will need to work with intention and continue discussions about deliberate adoptions of technology as instructional tools (p.48). <\/span><\/p>\n

I thought it interesting how Reiser introduced the awareness for instructional design 17 years ago and have Weller arrived at a similar conclusion today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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References<\/span><\/p>\n

Reiser, R. A. (2001). <\/span>A history of instructional design and technology: Part I: A history of instructional media<\/span><\/a>. Educational Technology Research and Development, 49(1), 53-64.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reiser, R. A. (2001). <\/span>A history of instructional design and technology: Part II: A history of instructional design<\/span><\/a>. Educational Technology Research and Development, 49(2), 57-67.<\/span><\/p>\n

Weller, M. (2018). <\/span>Twenty years of EdTech<\/span><\/a>. EDUCAUSE Review, 53(4).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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