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“Innovations in teaching technologies and their applicability in the Gulf”

www.startl.org/blog. “Innovations in teaching technologies and their applicability in the Gulf”. Serena Bearman M.A. International Education student George Washington University. Background: Why is technology in education important?. Applications in creating a “knowledge economy”

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“Innovations in teaching technologies and their applicability in the Gulf”

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  1. www.startl.org/blog “Innovations in teaching technologies and their applicability in the Gulf” Serena Bearman M.A. International Education student George Washington University

  2. Background: Why is technology in education important? • Applications in creating a “knowledge economy” • New teaching applications potential for improving international testing scores and international profile in education • Higher- ordered thinking and solving increasingly complex problems • Focus for the research/applications: higher education

  3. Background:Bloom’s taxonomy of learning • Helping students move beyond the ‘rote memory’ teaching methods and learning outcomes at the basic level • Today’s workforce and technology demands increasingly require students to analyze and create • Added bonus: more fun, less boredom, increased creativity Source: http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm

  4. Variations on teaching delivery Source: “Emerging perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology” Michael Oray, editor, University of Georgia An official publication of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Computer_Mediated_Instruction

  5. uses of technologyimplementing computer mediated communications • Use of online learning management and collaborative education tools (Blackboard and other programs) • Course/assignment Wikis • Open source information availability • MIT (OpenCourseWare), Rice (Connexions), Stanford (eCorner)- leaders in online content • Virtual learning instruction • Video-conferencing (live-streaming) or podcasts for distance learning

  6. Alternative education delivery programs • Fully integrated Co-op programs • Case study: Kettering University • Focus on Problem Based Learning (PBL) • Students gain hands-on experience in rotating groups with studying • Example of an institution that has successfully adapted to changing needs • Varying incentives based on society

  7. Other considerations:Implementation challenges and opportunities • Variations across departments on integration • Teacher training & professional development • Availability and usage of required equipment • “Learning curve” for students • Quality control

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