{"id":345,"date":"2021-09-06T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T22:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0216\/?p=345"},"modified":"2021-09-06T18:17:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T01:17:00","slug":"wellers-ed-tech-1994-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0216\/wellers-ed-tech-1994-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"Weller’s Ed Tech 1994 – 2001"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo by Martin Weller from 25 Years of Ed Tech<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After reading the first third of Weller\u2019s book, I found it to be a very interesting and engaging read for all of us who are interested in learning about the evolution of technology. Even better, for all of us who have experienced first-hand many of the changes mentioned in the book, either as students, instructors or both.<\/span><\/p>\n

I could not help but to travel back in time when I was probably in Grade 5 or 6 and the first computers became available in my school. There was only one computer lab for the entire school, at the time those big boxes on the tables represented the latest and most amazing technology there was. I am pretty sure nobody in my classroom knew at the time what a transforming world was ahead of us. I remember clearly how amazed I was while walking into the computer lab for the first time. Those floppy disks were super cool, MS-DOS was the software of the future and that dial-up tone, while very annoying, was the sound that transported me to an alternate world, the internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

To me, one of the most compelling arguments in Weller\u2019s book is the development of Wikipedia. He described it as something that was seemed as \u201can unworkable idea\u201d (p. 41). I share the same sentiment because I remember clearly how time-consuming and work-intensive it was to go to a public library and do a research project. When Wikipedia became available it seemed too good to be true. It didn\u2019t make things easier, simply made them more available to those who could afford a computer and internet at home. Things that seemed impossible started to become readily usable. We knew so little that with the passage of time Wikipedia, while still a useful and practical tool, would not be considered a reliable source anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Weller, M. (2020).\u00a025 Years of Ed Tech. Athabasca University Press. Retrieved from: https:\/\/www.aupress.ca\/books\/120290-25-years-of-ed-tech\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo by Martin Weller from 25 Years of Ed Tech After reading the first third of Weller\u2019s book, I found it to be a very interesting and engaging read for all of us who are interested in learning about the evolution of technology. Even better, for all of us who have experienced first-hand many of … <\/p>\n

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