{"id":305,"date":"2020-09-06T12:37:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T19:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0167\/?p=305"},"modified":"2020-09-06T13:08:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T20:08:52","slug":"martin-wellers-25-years-of-ed-tech-a-book-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0167\/martin-wellers-25-years-of-ed-tech-a-book-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Weller’s 25 Years of Ed-Tech: A Book Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grab Your Glass of Wine, and Pull up a Chair.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Ingredients” by jeffsmallwood is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n

The idea that \u00a0Dr. George Veletsianos<\/a> suggested we look at reading the book 25 Years of Ed Tech by Martin Weller (2020) for our course, as a \u2018book club,\u2019 resonated with me. Thus, my takeaways from these first eight chapters are in the form of some statements on what I was thinking as I was reading, as well as some questions I have. I am hoping that some (or all) of my questions might be addressed in the comments section.<\/p>\n

First, I\u2019d like to preface that I learned a whole lot in the first 1\/3 of this book! It took me a lot longer to read than I anticipated because I kept stopping to research (see rabbit hole list) some part of what Weller was discussing, which to me, means this is a great read so far.<\/p>\n

General Statements<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am fascinated with creativity. Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a great example. I am especially entranced with the intersection of the logical-sequential (programming, coding, etc.\u2026) and out of the box thinking required for the creation of new technologies. Berners-Lee lived in that intersection in his design of the four technologies needed for the birth of the web (Weller, 2020).<\/p>\n

I am not a formally trained tech person, but I am a formally trained educator. I found this book so far, to be a robust melding of the two perspectives. I imagine each branch will have different takeaways, and I am very glad this cohort has both in our midst!<\/p>\n

Questions I have:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the chapter titled Constructivism <\/em>(Weller, 2020), I kept waiting for the mention of John Dewey. When he wasn\u2019t mentioned, I looked to the list of references; still no Dewey. My question is this: When discussing education, and pedagogy, does John Dewey<\/a> always need to be mentioned? Is it time we leave him in the past and look to more recent philosophers of education and learning? Or does John Dewey have a place in developing ed-tech?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the discussion about learning objects and e-learning standards, did anyone else wonder where the conversation on differentiation or accessibility (in a special-ed sense) was? Did these developers think about various learning needs or learning disabilities?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will leave it at that. Although there are more questions I have, and I am hopeful those will be answered by the discussion that follows.<\/p>\n

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Rabbit Hole Readings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Computer History Timeline<\/a><\/p>\n

Virtual Teamwork: Mastering the Art and Practice of Online Learning and Corporate Collaboration<\/em>.\u00a0 Edited by Robert Ubell<\/a> (see section \u201cDewey Goes Online\u201d \u2013 free access).<\/p>\n

Technology Trends in Special Ed\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Weller, M. (2020).\u00a025 years of ed tech<\/em>. Athabasca University Press. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15215\/aupress\/9781771993050.01<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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