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Educational Technology 2 Reflection
" From Rugs to Riches" Angelica P. Juan In recent years, the goal is simply to improve the teaching process of teacher on knowledge, skills, behaviour, habits, interest and attitudes on imparting these to the students. Provide instructional materials to enhance knowledge and teaching skills. The increased use of primary sources in the classroom has helped to build both skills and knowledge. Yesterday’s teachers would have longed for such easy access to primary sources. Today, under a multitude of primary sources, teaching modules, lesson plans are available. Together with other websites that provide primary sources, and access to information, has been easier that support the teachers in the teaching-learning process. From the slate board to the chalkboard, to powerpoint presentations, smart boards, and computers, technology has paved the way to greater accessibility. Today’s teachers can go right to the source and often bring up the document image itself. None of this should take away from the teachers of a half-century ago. Their goal was the same, but the process involved a painstaking and time-consuming assembly of far-flung resources. In resources, today’s teachers are truly living in a golden age. Classroom teaching has also been transformed by changes in educational theory and school structure. As the twentieth century dawned, the theories dominated the structural design of large organizations including education systems. Another significant change in education today is the growing number of organizations that provide content of andradogy and pedagogy support. In short, from the closed classroom of yesterday, to the plethora of resources available today, change has swept the teaching profession. The view of teaching as a lonely, isolated endeavour in which teachers jealously guarded their lesson plans has undergone significant change. If we have examined history of education, yesterday and today, the question remains: what of history education tomorrow? Of course, technology will continue to play a primary role. As a force for education, technology will bring into classrooms around the world.. This will enable and empower teachers everywhere and at every level to develop their academic expertise and teach more effectively. It will also serve as a student resource for assignments, classroom debates, and research papers. Like all technological developments, learning will be shared by teachers and students alike. There are challenges on the horizon. Technology competes against itself as young people become accustomed to using technology more for recreation than learning. Students and their parents now spend a considerable amount of time engaged in interactive computer games and listening to their iPods. The challenge will be to develop learning activities to compete with game technology. But technology can also engage students on a larger scale than ever before. The movement toward small schools or small learning communities will continue to grow. The smaller organizational structures provide the supervision, support, and close interaction that many children need to thrive. These small communities often develop program designs that allows for increased time on tasks. Even as we move into the twenty-first century, meaningful instruction and learning will depend, as it always has, on the teacher. Whether students sit together in a brick and mortar classroom, or join together through the web, the teacher will remain at the center of the learning universe. These teachers will have the responsibility of molding minds, building research skills, encouraging acceptance and toleration of differing points of view, and imparting a love of learning to their students. Our challenge for tomorrow is to provide the level of support that will enable these teachers to succeed.