1. Technology Theories
1.1. SCOT
1.1.1. Social Construction of Technology
1.1.2. social constructivists advocate this theory
1.1.3. it says that human actions shape technology
1.1.4. ways technology is used cannot be understood without understanding how that technology is fixed in society
1.1.5. sometimes referred to as technological constructivism
1.2. Media Ecology
1.2.1. looks at how media affects human perception, understanding, feelings and value
1.2.2. tries to find out what roles media force us to play, how media structures what we are seeing, and why media makes us act and feel like we do
1.2.3. includes technology, symbols, codes and art
1.2.4. difficult to define because it is so broad and can include everything
2. TPACK
2.1. Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge
2.2. teachers can expect to start small and then build upon integrating more technology into their teaching
2.3. is characterized by the overlap of the technological, pedagogical and content knowledge that teachers will use to successfully integrate technology into their classrooms
2.4. in the beginning there were only two types of knowledge, but in 2006 the technological knowledge was added
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3. Learning Theories
3.1. Connectivism
3.1.1. learning theory for the digital age
3.1.2. no wrong answer, the opinions of others is what stimulates learning
3.1.3. you see connections between various fields, ideas and concepts
3.1.4. knowing where to find information is more important than knowing information
3.1.5. staying current is important. Accurate, up to date knowledge is key to connectivist learning
3.2. Constructivism
3.2.1. knowledge is constructed - learners build new knowledge upon what they already know
3.2.2. challenging projects that include students, teachers and other experts in the community
3.2.3. encourages students use things like experiments and real world problem solving to create new knowledge
3.2.4. changes students from being passive recipients to active participants in their learning
3.3. Cognitive Load
3.3.1. provide instruction so the learning that takes place in the short-term (working) memory can be moved into the long-term memory and then accessed when needed
3.3.2. it is helpful to "chunk" content, or break it into smaller, more meaningful parts
3.3.3. reduce the amount of information that is presented only for interest sake
3.3.4. create learning experiences that suit all learners. A person who is an expert in the topic may be bored, while the beginner may feel overloaded
4. Philosophy of Teachnology
4.1. YOUR view or YOUR thoughts about how to incorporate technology into YOUR teaching practise
4.1.1. My teaching philosophy in a nut shell: to provide learning that is relevant, interesting, current and engaging for my students.