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The Use of Technology
in Education
Dr. H.E. (Buster) [email protected]
Purdue UniversityDepartment of Computer Science
PowerPoint slides created by Paula Perkins© 2005, Purdue University
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40th Anniversary
Recently, Purdue’s Department of Computer Science celebrated its 40th Anniversary
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Purdue Computer Sciencebegan in 1962
No computer on campus Programs were punched
into cards and driven to Indianapolis
End of each day - programs came back to campus on green bar paper
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Purdue’s First Computer
Enormous – size of this room
Vacuum Tubes Transistors Air Conditioning
Fall 1963, Purdue University
got its first computer on campus
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How Much has Technology Changed in 40 Years?
Computers are now 1000 times faster
Computers now store 1000 times more information
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Forty years….
Forty years ago they could not have imagined today’s handheld computers
What will next forty years bring? Cannot even imagine…
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What is Technology?
1. Technology is Objects: Tools, machines, instruments, weapons, appliances - the
physical devices of technical performance
2. Technology is Knowledge: The know-how behind technological innovation
3. Technology is Activities: What people do - their skills, methods, procedures, routines
4. Technology is a Process: Begins with a need and ends with a solution
5. Technology is a Sociotechnical System: The manufacture and use of objects involving people and
other objects in combination
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Should We Use Technology in Education?
Plan should clearly identify learning goals to be achieved through technology
Technology should support instructional learning goals -- integrated into instruction in meaningful ways
Technology should be used for challenging, long-term projects that promote students' higher-order thinking skills
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Re-inventing the Blackboard
Blackboard was technological breakthrough
Greenboard Whiteboard Slides Transparencies Sound recordings Video Computer Specialized software Internet connection
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Reality Check…
Not all classrooms have needed equipment
Some faculty fearful of using such technology
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How can we make things better?
Make Technology: Pervasive Natural to use Wireless Effortless Easy to use a little or a
lot
Provide standard desktop for instructors
Make it easy to combine methodologies Blackboard,
transparencies, video.. Provide technical staff
“Security blanket”
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Ideal Situation
Multiple computers Multiple screens Fast and reliable
Internet connections
Technical Staff & Software Create slides Create demonstrations Create animations
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Obtaining, Organizing, and Using New Technology
Classrooms, labs
Wireless networks
Technology vendors
Partnerships with the private sector
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Student Technology
Laptops PDA’s Wireless system
connections Digitized video Cell Phones Text Messaging
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Technology Outside the Classroom
Concept is relatively new idea
Forerunners: Library Telephone Collections of reserved
materials Tutors Help desks
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Current & Future Technology
Current Technology Class Website
Description Syllabus Reading Material In-class presentation
material Assignments Video Grades FAQ’s
Future Technology Digitized lecture video Video Conferencing for
“office hours” Beyond imagination
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Technical Staff & Software
Make the use of technology outside the classroom easier Create and administer:
Websites Video Grades FAQ’s Electronic bulletin
boards Chat rooms
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Online Student Service Websites
Register for classes Pay tuition Research term papers Take Internet classes Check grades Email friends Build own website Much much more…
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Trends in Distance Education
More people interested in: Supplementing
education Getting degree Non-credit education
Industry and Military interested in cost-effective ways to train
Becoming more expensive to provide traditional classrooms and labs
Technology available in homes, libraries, community centers becoming very sophisticated
Trends would all seem to converge with Distance Education – people taking
classes without going to class
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Overcoming Problems
Problems: Delivering information Controlling progress
through class Conducting labs Helping students with
projects & papers Testing
Making it possible thru: Internet Web DSL/Cable access Desktops, laptops,
PDA’s
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Value added by Instructor
Providing websites, slides, demos, animations is not enough Most critical component - Instructor
No technology will replace human interaction Instructors can “read” students in classroom Instructors can provide further explanation Instructors can guide discussion in a different
direction
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How can we make progress?
Deliver instructor via digitized video (but live is best) Synchronous – Provide interaction via communication
devices Asynchronous – Archived video, video FAQ’s,
occasional access to Instructor
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Administration Problems
Situation 100 students taking class… All beginning on different day… working at different rates of speed… ending on different day…
Suicide!
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Making it Work
Multiple entry and exit points (course modules)
Technology in the classroom will adapt easily to Distance Learning
Websites, digitized video, FAQ’s etc. viewable anywhere ... not just in classroom
Need technical staff help Use common format/structure
for web-delivered courses
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Student Technology on Campus
What students have: Laptops PDA’s Cell Phones Much more advanced
technology They want to be able to
link into system to get this information
What campuses need to provide: Common areas with
wireless hook-ups Upload/download Check calendars Email Virtual Library Internet
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Blurring of Administrative andInstructional Support
History – separate computers in separate buildings
Because of networks and remote access, no longer reason to keep separate
Barriers to integration: Inertia Security concerns Some degree of different functionality
(administrative still has some large data processing applications)
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Technology Problem Solving (30 min)
Prof. Dunsmore will present several Technology scenarios.
Participants will suggest concerns, problems, difficult issues, easy-to-solve issues, and potential solutions.
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Technology Problem Solving
University is planning a new building for Horticulture - to be used in part for faculty offices, student study areas, and classrooms.
University has no computer network backbone - just a single Internet connection in the administration building. What technology should be included in the
new building? How can it be supported? How can it be used?
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Technology Problem Solving
Technology may not always be appropriate in every educational setting. What limits should be placed on its use?
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Technology Problem Solving
What partnerships with the private sector could best help develop education technology? What about hardware and software
companies? What about other "high tech" companies? What about more traditional "low tech"
companies?