LESSON 1: A REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1

Content:

            Educational Technology 1 opens the mind of the learners to the history of Educational Technology, definition of terms like instructional technology, educational media, audio visuals, multimedia and many other terminologies relevant to the subject, advantages and disadvantages of technology, and different teaching strategies that would aid the teacher in giving non-threatening, enjoyable, and experiential approaches that are outcomes- based.

            Moreover, Educational Technology 1 emphasizes its theories and philosophies as well as the four phases of the application of Educational Technology in the teaching-learning process. It helps in the setting of learning objectives, designing specific learning experiences based on the learning objectives, and revising of the teaching-learning process to improve instructional activities.

Experience:

            Back then, Educational Technology 1 was a bit challenging to me since it needs gadgets like laptop, packet Wi-Fi and all other materials needed. Unfortunately, I do not have one. But as a student you need to find alternatives for you to learn. That’s why I borrowed a laptop for me to apply all the necessary skills that we should learn from our instructor like making a comprehensible Power Point Presentation, making comic strips online, editing picture in the Adobe Photoshop and movie making which made us actors and actresses for a moment. All of these things were possible because of the patience that our instructor gave us and the hard work that we invested just for us to make a good output.

Reflection:

            Although our life was never easy on the process of learning all the things I mentioned above, all the sweat and tears we endowed and the hard work that we devote, all of those things were worth it. Certainly, I learned a lot because what we have done was totally real experiences. Only rare learners were given opportunities such as what we had. I think everyone would agree that Educational Technology 1 was the mos t challenging yet the most relevant course we have ever taken specially that we are to teach the 21^st century students.

Application:

            Educational Technology 1 is very helpful to me as a future teacher wherein the strategies in making good PPT, the four phases of the application of Educational Technology in the teaching-learning process and a lot of student-centered approaches, I can use and vary them depending on the students that I will be teaching in the future. I’m very sure that once I apply the things I learned from this subject in my future learners, learning would be so easy and enjoyable. Last but not the least, the computer skills I learned, even the simplest like making PPT, encoding and other basic skills, I can use them as a part time job to make money.