1. TECHNOLOGICAL THEORIES
1.1. SCOT
1.1.1. Stands for Social Construction of Technology
1.1.2. Created from the ideas of social constructivism and sociology of scientific knowledge
1.1.3. Idea that the actions of humans shape technology and not that technology shapes human actions
1.1.4. Technology can't be understood if society doesn't not understand how that technology has been embedded in its social context
1.2. MEDIA ECOLOGY
1.2.1. Study of media as environments
1.2.2. Views media as not an object
1.2.3. Media affects everything in the world, such as understanding, feelings, and human perception
1.2.4. Hot and cold media
1.2.4.1. Hot media: this is a form of communication that needs little participation from the audience because all of the necessary information is given to the user. An example of this is a book.
1.2.4.2. Cold media: this form of communication needs high participation from the audience and have the audience pay attention to be able to understand the content. An example of this a comic book.
1.2.5. Media Ecology Association
1.2.5.1. non profit organization for the study, research and application of media ecology in all different forms.
2. PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHNOLOGY
2.1. this is the belief about how and why technology should be used in teaching
2.2. This is very closely related to your philosophy of teaching, which is your personal response to teaching
2.3. Teach-nology
2.3.1. Teach-nology.com is a online teacher resource that provides thousands of worksheets, rubrics and teaching tips about how to integrate technology into teaching
3. LEARNING THEORIES
3.1. BEHAVIOURISM
3.1.1. The mind is "blank slate".
3.1.2. Learning comes from environmental stimulus. The stimulus goes into the brain, the brain makes changes, and that is how we learn.
3.1.3. Key ideas in relation to education:
3.1.3.1. Repetition: the more something is done, the more the student will understand
3.1.3.2. Punishment / consequence: is used in order for the student to learn. Example: putting a sticker on a students worksheet if they do well, and not putting a sticker if they do not do well
3.1.3.3. Shaping: guiding the student to the level you want them to be at.
3.1.4. Based on direct instruction from the teacher, very teacher directed.
3.1.5. An example of a behaviorist classroom : lecture style. The teacher talks and the students sit and listen.
3.2. CONSTRUCTIVISM
3.2.1. The mind is constantly making connections, much like a network
3.2.2. Learning happens by interacting with the environment
3.2.3. Key ideas in relation to education:
3.2.3.1. Facilitator- the teacher acts as a facilitator for the students rather then a lecturer like in behaviourism
3.2.3.2. Hands on- Students learn best when they are doing hands on work
3.2.3.3. Zone of proximal development: introduced by Lev Vygotsky. ZPD pushes students a bit beyond the level that they already are at academically. This advances the students learning.
3.2.4. Learners build new knowledge from prior knowledge.
3.3. COGNITIVISM
3.3.1. The mind is like a computer
3.3.2. Prior knowledge is the key to learning.
3.3.3. Key ideas in relation to education:
3.3.3.1. Meaningful effect: if the learning has meaning to the student, then the student will learn the concept better because they can connect it to something they already know
3.3.3.2. Motivation: if there is motivation to learn a concept, the learner will understand it better
3.3.3.3. Seriality: based on instruction that progressively gets larger and more complex. If the teacher builds up concepts, the learner with remember better.
3.3.4. Goes beyond the idea that the mind is a "blank slate"