{"id":480,"date":"2022-09-15T00:33:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T04:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0255\/?p=480"},"modified":"2022-09-19T14:04:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T18:04:10","slug":"my-thoughts-on-wellers-25-years-of-ed-tech-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0255\/my-thoughts-on-wellers-25-years-of-ed-tech-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"My thoughts on Weller\u2019s \u201c25 Years of Ed Tech\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

My thoughts on Weller\u2019s \u201c25 Years of Ed Tech\u201d – Part 1<\/span><\/h1>\n

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I found Martin Weller’s book “25 Years of Ed Tech” to be quite captivating. He chronicles the evolution of educational technology by focusing each chapter on technology or idea that has been the most significant innovation of that year, making it a very engaging read.<\/span><\/p>\n

Weller starts the history of Ed-Tech with the year 1994, which is a few years after Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (Weller, 2020). As a result of the widespread adoption of distance learning brought about by the proliferation of the internet, it seems appropriate to start the historical review with the year 1994. According to Weller, “\u2026the mid-1990s witnessed the shift to the Internet being the dominant technology shaping ed tech” (p. 4). The web allowed for a new level of communication and collaboration between people worldwide, which profoundly impacted the field of education. Reflecting on this time, in 1994, I was a high school student. I was fascinated by the idea of being able to connect with people from all over the world. I remember countless hours exploring the few websites on Netscape browser that were available at the time. I also vividly recall the dial-up modem’s clunky attempts to establish a connection to the internet. This was the beginning of my journey with internet and computers.\u00a0 I was fascinated by this new technology and the possibilities it offered.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was surprised to learn that E-Learning courses developed in the late 1990\u2019s did not substantially reduce the cost of higher education (Weller, 2020, p. 47). I assumed that E-Learning would be less expensive than face-to-face instruction, but as Weller explains, there are variable costs such as tutors and the need for ongoing support and maintenance that increase with the number of students. I’m interested in finding out if the E-Learning costs decreased in the later decades with the adoption of newer technology and resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, I found this book to be very informative and thought-provoking. This book is essential for anyone interested in understanding how we got to where we are today in Ed-Tech.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Weller, M. (2020).\u00a025 years of ed tech<\/em>. Athabasca University Press.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15215\/aupress\/9781771993050.01<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|-54px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px||0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” inline_fonts=”Acme” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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