Important URLs

IMPORTANT URLs




http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2684543
This URL is important to me because it talks about the challenge of technology, introductory remarks on knowledge, learning, and teaching, the role of media and technology in education, a framework for selecting and using technology, the organization of teaching with technology, Planning for teaching with technology, approaches to the design of technology-based learning, course development and maintenance, supporting technology-based learning, change and stability in teaching with technology and Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education; how it draws on current research and best practice to show how to integrate technology into teaching in higher education. It provides a comprehensive theoretical and pedagogical foundation for helping instructors make critical decisions about the use of technology within curriculum. This practical and much needed resource discusses the relationship between knowledge, learning, teaching, and the nature of media, and shows how this information should inform the use of technology in a teaching environment. The authors introduce a decision model that is based on key criteria for selecting appropriate technologies for teaching in higher education. They also provide guidance for developing and delivering a course using electronic technology and discuss the organizational and technical support structures that are needed to back up instructors using technology.






http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=3632132
This URL starts off with an Introduction: It's TIME: technology integrated into meaningful learning experiences. It describe varies attributes of meaningful learning using technology and provides teaching for meaningful learning with new technologies. It has suggesting for WISE teachers: using technology and inquiry for science instruction. It displays curriculum-focused professional development: addressing the barriers to inquiry pedagogy in urban classrooms and allows you to see the meaning "hidden" in history and social studies teaching. It maps the terrain for meaningful learning using technology in social studies. It defines technology and teaching: a new kind of knowledge.






http://blog.simplek12.com/education/technology-21st-century-classroom/
This URL had an articles that engage students while considering the role of technology in the 21st Century Classroom. It discusses the process of adopting new technology into the classroom. I believe technology assists in developing all of these characteristics. As opposed to viewing new technology as a threat to the classroom environment, educators and schools must embrace technology and use it to enhance the learning experience. Educators using and integrating current technology tools in their learning curriculum are better preparing their students for higher education and the everyday workforce.