{"id":281,"date":"2023-10-27T01:08:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T08:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/?p=281"},"modified":"2023-10-27T01:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T08:08:58","slug":"25-years-of-tech-reflect-on-reading-ch-1-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0276\/25-years-of-tech-reflect-on-reading-ch-1-8\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Years of Tech – Reflect on Reading – Ch 1-8"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is very interesting to see where Weller\u2019s opinion starts on the beginning of his view of 25 years in tech. In the first eight chapters of “25 Years of Ed Tech” by Martin Weller, it takes a historical look at the evolution of educational technology. His perspective is unique to the fact of what he considered the most impactful moments of technology. Here are some key points and observations I noted in these chapters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Historical Perspective: The emergence of digital technology in education, and showing how it has evolved over the past 25 years. It’s surprising to see how far technology in education has come and how quickly it has advanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Evolution of Online Learning: Weller emphasizes how online learning has grown from its early stages to become a vast and continually evolving ecosystem. It’s compared to a living language that changes and adapts with time, driven by educational innovations and technological advancements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Challenges to E-Learning: One surprising revelation is the initial resistance to e-learning in higher education and how the academic community was concerned about the influence of private companies and the commercialization of academics. There was a widespread assumption that face-to-face learning was superior and that online education was of lower quality. This idea of in-person education being inherently better still continues today despite the advancements in online education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Relevance of Past Concerns: Some concerns raised about the web are still relevant. These concerns include the difficulty of governing or censoring the web and the topic of AI and its effect on whether to embrace or reject it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If one were to write a similar book, the choice for me would be around 1995, which personally marked a more significant point for me when the internet began to have a substantial impact on education. It was a period when online learning and digital technologies started to gain traction and change the landscape of education. Therefore, beginning the story of educational technology around 1995 allows for an exploration of the developments and challenges that have shaped the field over the past 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weller, M. (2020, February). 25 Years of Ed Tech<\/em>. AU Press\u2014Digital Publications. 
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