My blog-My Vision Posting 4/3

What are some patterns that you see in regards to the success and/or failure of technological innovations with such obvious potential for empowerment (such as the TV or computer)? How would you propose to change this pattern?

I think technological innovations have brought the success to society. Technology helps our lives easier and more comfortable. TV and computer are playing the main role for our classrooms. Both of them are for lessening teacher’s tasks and help learners learn easier and more fun. It is the teacher’s job to learn how to apply them to serve learners.


Discuss why you selected these perceptions (think educational technology vision) and how you'll alter and/or stay on course and utilize instructional technology for empowerment.

“Information technology empowers teachers by amplifying their capacity to readily provide their learners the heightened sensory perceptions of multimedia” (Romano, 2003, p. 48).
Teacher’s job is to prepare lessons, to adjust the lessons to fit learners, and to consider and apply teaching materials to enhance learner’s ability. Nowadays, technologies offer many benefits for teachers to utilize them to their students.


“The master teachers of the Information Age are those who develop the capacity to navigate the worldwide oceans of information and selectively retrieve that which can provide an enriched experience for their learners” (Romano, 2003, p. 50).
I selected this perception because I think good teachers have a lot of work to do for their students. They have to educate themselves and select good information for students. That is why I am in a doctoral program right now. I would like to learn more and know more to help my students in the future.


“Teachers plan, communicate, guide, and evaluate. Information technology can be adapted to allow the teacher to do these better and, thus, impact positively the efficiency of the teaching-learning process” (Romano, 2003, p. 54).
Again, whatever happens in the classrooms is teacher’s job. Technology makes teacher’s tasks easier. Now teachers can use computer and software to help plan, communicate, guide, and evaluate.


“There is compelling evidence that learning is heightened when teachers create visually rich experiences, thus engaging he learner’s entire brain—rather than only half” (Romano, 2003, p. 58).
There are differences between left and right brain-dominant learners. If teachers use only one specific style for all learners, it would make problems for both teachers and learners. Technology would help teachers to find the right way for different learners.


“In great part, the effectiveness of the communication phase of the teaching-learning process determines the outcome. Additionally, there are three critical factors that determine how well learners assimilate the information made available: fidelity, relevancy, and accessibility” (Romano, 2003, p. 58).
An overhead projector, video, and computer are instruments for teachers to use to increase learner’s fidelity, relevancy, and accessibility.


“Information technology skillfully integrated into the curriculum will allow teachers to improve the fidelity, relevancy, and accessibility of the information they make available to learners. It is proposed that this empowers teachers so that they might do what they do—better" (Romano, 2003, p. 61).
Chalk and blackboard are not enough for classrooms any more. Technology becomes part of teaching and learning process inevitably. Teachers should work hard to find the right tools for the right learners.

Reference:

Romano, M. T. (2003). Empowering teachers with technology. USA: ScarecrowEducation.