Balancing stable educational goals with changing educational technologies: challenges and opportunities

• Authors: Gloria Natividad , Robin Mayes , Jeong-im Choi , J. Michael Spector
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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While considerable academic efforts have focused on integrating cutting-edge educational technologies into learning and instruction, it is not yet clear what effect the implementation of these technologies have had on enduring educational goals. This article reminds educations stakeholders that any plan for technology implementations should be based on serving broad educational goals. Regardless of how attractive cutting-edge technologies are, their application in education should be evaluated in light of enduring educational goals as summarized in the following: to develop responsible citizens who have basic knowledge and skills and who will become effective problem solvers and lifelong learners. This article reviews educational goals in several contexts to illustrate that while variations have evolved and many educational technologies have emerged, the basic educational goals have remained relatively stable. In reviewing the challenges and opportunities for emerging educational technologies, the basic argument herein is to begin with these basic educational goals rather than committing to the latest educational technological fad.

Keywords

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evaluation of new technologies in education; educational goals; the New Media Consortium's Horizon Report; the Roadmap for Education Technology; the European STELLAR project; the GaLA: Games and Learning Alliance; the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology; The National Technology Leadership Coalition

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
• Journal: e-mentor
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 1 (58)
• Pages: 83-94

Contributors

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Gloria Natividad

• University of North Texas

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Robin Mayes

• University of North Texas

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Jeong-im Choi

• Catholic Kwandong University

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J. Michael Spector

• University of North Texas

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