1. Technology Theories
1.1. SCOT
1.1.1. Human action shapes technology rather than technology shaping humans
1.1.2. Technological success or failure is dependent on society and what values it holds.
1.1.3. The "best" is not based on the best technology but rather what is important in society at that time.
1.2. Media Ecology
1.2.1. The study of communication systems and their effects on human society.
1.2.2. The effects on communications such as television, media, and social networkings on the effects of human perspective, feelings, knowledge and values.
1.2.3. Implicit and informal information from the media environments effect how teachers and their students think and act.
1.2.4. It is important that teachers inform their students to think critically about information given to them by public media.
2. TPACK
2.1. Knowledge required by teachers for integrating technology into teaching.
2.2. Link between teaching content, pedagogy and technology
2.3. Teachers who can integrate these three components are able to better instruct and create learning opportunities for their students
2.4. Teachers are able to relay information and projects to students that promotes more than just content but also technological learning
3. Philosophy of Teachnology
3.1. The use of technology by a teaching in their praxis
3.2. Technology can be used for investigation and creation
3.3. Promoting technology to be used for academic purposes
3.4. Ability to promote more collaboration by using online forms or social media to stay in contact for education purposes.
4. Learning Theories
4.1. Connectivism
4.1.1. Connectivism is the learning theory for the digital age. This theory connects thinking and emotions together.
4.1.2. Creation of links or connections for learning to maintain learning
4.1.3. Personal knowledge feeds networks of organizations which intern feed information back to the learner
4.1.4. Learning is as much about knowledge creation as it is about knowledge consumption
4.1.5. Teachers are a link between students and different areas of knowledge.
4.2. Constructivism
4.2.1. Learning is constructed by building upon previous knowledge.
4.2.2. Accommodation occurs when individuals are met with new knowledge that conflicts with previous information
4.2.3. Learners are responsible for their own learning. They monitor and direct their performance. Teachers facilitate learning.
4.2.4. Learners bring their own knowledge to collaborate with others to create new ideas and answers to problems.
4.3. Cognitive Load
4.3.1. Theory based around working memory and long term memory
4.3.2. Long term memory is unlimited and aids with working memory
4.3.3. Learning occurs where information is created by working memory (schemas) and stored as long term memory
4.3.4. Too much new information can overload working memory and impair learning.
4.3.5. Teachers need to break down information into levels of importance and give students appropriate time to learn
4.4. Behaviourism
4.4.1. Behaviouralism is concerned with actions for understanding knowledge and learning.
4.4.2. Learning is the response to distinct stimuli. Environmental stimuli determines behaviour
4.4.3. Modelling is important in education for demonstration of projects or tasks which help students learn.
4.4.4. Breaking down tasks into smaller segments for students to learn will promote clearer understanding of large projects.