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Technology Education: September 2009
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Friday, September 25, 2009. An Organizational Diffusion Study on Distance Education done by The University of West Georgia:. Http:/ www.westga.edu/ distance/ojdla/winter84/smith84.htm. Orit Hirsh,Ph.D. Monday, September 21, 2009. EDUC 8842 Module 2: Elements of distance education diffusion. Siemens, G. (n.d.) The Future of Distance Education. [Study video]. Retrieved September 21, 2009, from http:/ sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn? M02Video02-8a53b7841e26a5ad011e2d290c5c0018 LARGE MP4 .
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Technology Education: February 2011
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Thursday, February 24, 2011. Obsolete and Emerging Technology - Cloud Computing. Click to view video. Slide 2: Obsolete and Emerging Technology. Historically humans attempted to discover a better way to store data from storing scrolls in pottery, to current emerging technology where it is stored via cloud computing. Slide 3: Data storage. With the cloud, there is no need to carry all of the files and there is no threat of the loss of a storage media, which translates into lost work. Now, it all ̶...
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Technology Education: January 2011
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Monday, January 31, 2011. Red Queens and Increasing Returns. Thornburg (2008) defines a Red Queen. As two technologies competing for the same market share where in the process all other competitors are left behind (p.12). Two years ago, when I had to review movies for my undergraduate media class, I had to go to a movie rental store, now I just watch the selected movie digitally on my computer using Netflix. In " Tech’s Long Tail. Becker, J. (2010, November 22). The official Netflix blog [Web log...Thorn...
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Technology Education: January 2010
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Sunday, January 31, 2010. Keller’s ARCS model points out important points such as the need to grab a student’s attention, to develop relevance to matters with which the student is familiar, to help students build confidence through encouragement and setting attainable goals during the learning process. Moreover, satisfaction is achieved through positive feedback and rewards for students and employees. Orit Hirsh,Ph.D. Labels: Kellers ARCS Model. Sunday, January 24, 2010. Orit Hirsh,Ph.D. I believe that a...
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Technology Education: Rhymes of History
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Mark Twain says that history. Doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme. Dr Thornburg similarly describes one of the forces that drive emerging technology as “Rhymes of history,” which is a term he uses to define new technology which has emerged due to the impact felt many years before from another technology, or when a technology rekindles something from the past. 8217;s speech, " The Next 5,000 Days of the Web. Came personal video phones and Skype, where users can transmit live...
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Technology Education: November 2009
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Saturday, November 14, 2009. Final Video Project Posted on YouTube. Baron, N. (2005). Instant Messaging and the Future of Language. Communications of the ACM, 48(7), 29-31. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database. Derk, D., Bos, A., and von Grumbkow, J. (2008). Emoticons in Computer-Mediated Communication: Social Motives and Social Context. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 11(1), 99-101. doi:10.1089/cpb.2007.9926. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 12(1), 51-53. doi:10.1089/cpb.2008.0107. Derk, D., ...
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Technology Education: October 2009
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Saturday, October 24, 2009. Engaging Learners with New Strategies and Tools. Furthermore, an effective online instructor has to devise, implement and modify a student’s activity according to the class dynamic and to not be confined to the same conventions or to a long-established package (Anderson, 2008, pp.346). Anderson, T. (Ed.). (2008). The theory and practice of online learning (2nd ed.). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press. Orit Hirsh,Ph.D. Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Moller at el. (2005) s...
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Technology Education: December 2009
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Cognitivism as a Learning Theory. Bill Kerr questions learning theories on his Blog, and especially asks how can we choose from all of the learning theories? Driscoll, M. P. (2005). Psychology of learning for instruction (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. Kerr, B. (2007, January 1). Retrieved December 23, 2009, from : http:/ billkerr2.blogspot.com/2007/01/isms-as-filter-not-blinker.html. Orit Hirsh,Ph.D. Monday, December 14, 2009. Orit Hirsh,Ph.D. Mark David Milliron...
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Technology Education: Addressing the Digital Divide
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Friday, February 18, 2011. Addressing the Digital Divide. A group of leading educational organizations around the world are collaborating as part of the Global Learning Consortium to construct an outline of Digital Learning Services Standards to conform to new standards of educational technological tools. Currently, Florida Virtual School and the New York City Department of Education are supporting this framework ( http:/ www.imsglobal.org/. According to the graph and chart, smart phones and hand-held de...
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Technology Education: Red Queens and Increasing Returns
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Monday, January 31, 2011. Red Queens and Increasing Returns. Thornburg (2008) defines a Red Queen. As two technologies competing for the same market share where in the process all other competitors are left behind (p.12). Two years ago, when I had to review movies for my undergraduate media class, I had to go to a movie rental store, now I just watch the selected movie digitally on my computer using Netflix. In " Tech’s Long Tail. Becker, J. (2010, November 22). The official Netflix blog [Web log...Thorn...