Truly the foundation for a truly sastisfying exposure to educational technology has been firmly laid down by the ET-1 course, starting with the thorough treatment of the history of educational technology, quality education, and the roles of ET in the 21st millenium.
In ET-1 the learner was also oriented towards averting the dangers of dehumanization which technology brings into societies, such as through ideological propaganda, pornography, financial fraud, and other exploitive use of technology. Sad to say, these dangers continue to affect peoples and cultures while widening the gap between rich and poor countries.
On the appplication of educational technology to instruction. Educational Technology 1 showed the 4 phases of application of educational technology in teaching-and -learning, namely; (a) setting of learning objectives (b) designing secific learning experiences (c) evaluating the effectiveness of the of the learning expereriences vis-a-vis the learning process, or elements of it, for further improving future instructional activities.
Adding to the technology sophistication of the learner, Educational 'Technology 1 fittingly refined the distinction between educational technology and other concepts, such as instructional technology (which is the use of technology in instruction, different from school management), educational media (or equipment and materials, apart from the teacher himself), audiovisual aids (or learning media to stir the senses for more effective learning)
In sum, Educational Technology 1 served:
- To orient the learner to the pervasiveness of educational technology in society
- To lend familiarization on how educational technology can be utilized as media of the avenues teaching-learning process in the school
- To uplift the learner to human learning through the use of learning technology
- To impart skills in planning, designing, using and evaluating the technology-enriched teaching-learning process
- To acquaint learners on basic aspects of community education, functions of the school media center, and finally
- To introduce the learner to what is recognized as the third revolution in education, the computer.
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It is important to the learners to equip in the wide-spreading of internet and communication technologies nowadays even the teachers should be knowledgeable in terms of technology because they can use it as their instructional materials in their way of teaching especially in the cognitive development of the learners.
