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Educational technologies are making a
strong impact in the adult learning classroom, be it online or
face-to-face. Educators and students are
using educational technologies to create active, engaging learning
environments. Educational technologies
allow educators and students to build subject knowledge through their use,
share understandings of the subject throughout the learning process, remain focused,
and aid in continual learning and transfer of knowledge beyond the classroom.
In researching educational technologies
from this week’s resources, Walden Library, and my own internet search, I found
two educational technologies that have the potential to make a great impact in adult
learning and/or employee training. The
educational technologies have the ability to make students and the educator
active participants in learning the course material, to collaborate on what
they are learning as they are learning the material, and use what they have
studied once the class is over.
The first technology is the Ustream
TV. Ustream TV allows educators and
students create their own TV show of the class, as the class is in session (Richardson,
(2010, pp. 125-129). The show can be
broadcast immediately after production is completed or stored and shown later
at any time, from any electronic devise. The students and the educator actively
participate in learning the course material; they interact with one another
during the learning process, and allow them to build understanding and
knowledge throughout the production. Once
the production is completed, the show can be “broadcast now” and used for a
class discussion on the important points and understandings on what was
studied. The show can also be coded and
saved, so students and the educator can watch and review it later. Ustream TV makes a great collaboration tool for
group projects. The educator can share
the Ustream TV show with other audiences by posting their “ustream.tv/channel/weblog-ed-tv”
web address so others can find and play the show on their electronic device
(Richardson, 2010, p. 128). Ustream TV
is a free multimedia technology that is easy to download and use. http://www.ustream.tv/platform.
The second multimedia technology I
found that can be used to enhance and strengthen subject knowledge during the
class and after is the Logipen. Logipen
is a technology digital device that captures handwritten notes and/or drawings as
they are made, on any type of paper and writing device, wherever you are. The notes can be downloaded to any operating system,
whether Windows or Mac. The notes can be
stored in handwriting or converted to type text. The notes can be stored, reviewed, and edited
at any time. The Logipen allows the
students to remain focused during class as they take notes. Students can review their notes after class
for further learning and understanding. The
Logipen saves time, works instantly, easy to use and download, and is applicable
to any operating system and/or device. http://www.logipen.com.
Reference
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs,
wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for the classrooms
(3rd ed.). (pp. 125-129). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Gayle, Great work on your blog and finding a couple important emerging technologies. Ustream TV soulds like a great tool to faciliate learning in so many ways. The ability to review a class in its entirety will be helpful to different learning styles or abilities and it helps overcome barriers of time and distance. Thanks for sharing your finds this week. Teri
ReplyDeleteGayle,
ReplyDeleteOutstanding job as always. I enjoyed the post as always. I also like the idea of Ustream, and this is something I would consider if I was using strictly distant learning. The Logipen I like also. I have heard and used this before myself. It is great for students, but another tool that would benefit the educator would be the smartboard because it allows the educator to write words on board. In addition, with the correct system the pen writing can become typed if wanted. I do think both of these are great resources to keep our eyes on for future uses.
Respectfully,
Shawn