A MALAT Student Blog

month September 2019

Smart Homes and the Implications of Abundant Content: A Collaborative Exploration of Home Automation – By Lisa Gedak & Tala Mami

Imagine in the future: “Your wrist phone chimes with a message from your spouse.  Her business trip to review the Sahara forest project will finish early and she ought to make the noon hypersonic shuttle and be home by teatime…. Continue Reading →

Previous Experience Reflection – Application of Learning Theories in Instructional Design

This week, I have read the papers of Ertmer & Newby (2013) and Merrill (2002) to understand learning theories and their application in instructional design. Ertmer & Newby (2013) focused on instructional strategies and techniques applied in Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and… Continue Reading →

Introducing Dr. Maha Bali

In my Master of Arts in Learning and Technology (MALAT) journey, I have learned about legends whose work marks essential milestones in the educational technology field. Choosing only one legend to talk about the work that has been done in… Continue Reading →

Lessons From The History Of Educational Technology

As I continued to explore the history of Educational Technology (edtech) through reading the papers of Weller, (2018), and Reiser, (2001), I looked at edtech from a corporate perspective since all my experience is in the corporate world and not… Continue Reading →

Educational Technology; History and Instructional Design Perspective

I started my journey of exploring educational technology (Ed Tech) by looking at its history and definition. I associated Ed Tech with computers and the internet, but I was wrong. I learned that the history of Ed Tech goes far… Continue Reading →

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