Role of Technology in Education (for medical undergraduates)

 

This 'blog module' is created as a teaching aid to help learners on,

Role of Technology in Education

by
Prof. R. B. Marasinghe (MBBS, MPhil, PhD)

Objectives

At the end of this, participants should be able to, 

• Comprehend the term/s ‘technology’ & ‘education’
• Discuss relevant educational principles appropriate for different technologies
• Identify technologies commonly used in education
• Identify current  trends and future developments
• Discuss issues related to the use of technologies in education

Enrolment

1. log into blog- http://tech-for-education.blogspot.com
2. Follow the instructions of the trainer

Content

1. Define terms; ‘technology’, 'learning' & ‘education’ 
2. Educational Principles/Theories
3. Evolution of Education
4. Evolution of Technology
5. Education Specific Software
6. Other useful software
7. Issues/trends related with the use of technology in education 

Activities - you may involve in one or more of following activities

1. Discuss what do you mean by (relevant query)
2. Watch an video
3. Follow the presentation
4. Search the Internet to find out Definitions/Explanations
5. Contribute to the discussions
6. Post in your blog

Subtopics

1. Define terms; ‘technology’, 'learning' & education’  (http://tech-for-education.blogspot.com/2017/05/technology-learning-education.html)
2. Educational Principles/Theories (http://tech-for-education.blogspot.com/2017/05/educational-principlestheories.html)
3. Evolution of Education (http://tech-for-education.blogspot.com/2017/05/evolution-of-education.html)
4. Evolution of Technology (http://tech-for-education.blogspot.com/2017/05/evolution-of-technology.html)
5. Education Specific and other useful Software (http://tech-for-education.blogspot.com/2017/05/education-specific-and-other-useful.html)
6. Issues/problemsrelated with the use of technology in education (http://tech-for-education.blogspot.com/2017/05/issuesproblems-related-with-use-of.html)