REFLECTION ABOUT EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

 

 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP MEMBERS
NAMAGEMBE  SOLOME                             18BSCE1432
ATUHAIRE        CATHERINE                        18BSCE1475
MWAJJUMA    SHAKIRA                               18BSCE1474
SSENFUMA     WILBERFORCE                     18BSCE1469
ONNYANGO     BERNARD   NYENDE          18BSCE1487

Educational technology:  is the use of both physical hardware, software and educational theories to facilitate learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources. examples of physical hardware include;
mouse

• monitor
• keyboard
• system unit 

Educational technology  involves technology in education and technology of education.
  In Education Technology, there are different learning aids which include;

• Visual media which appeals to the sense of seeing
• Audio-Visual media which appeals both to the sense of hearing and seeing.
• Audio media which appeal to the sense of hearing
• Computer aided which involves the use of a computer to perform a job or learn a skill.

 Compiled by: Onnyango Bernard Nyende


The evolution of educational technology globally and in Uganda.  Educational technology has evolved globally in four stages;

1.  Stone age which is termed as the early age, it involves the use of stones, pebbles, slates and slabs, counting sticks and bottle caps. During this period, education was elitist and Aristotelian in nature and it was reserved for the rich.
   Duringthe Stone Age, ignition of fire by rubbing stones, manufacture of various handmade weapon and utensils from stones and clothing practice were some of the simple technological developments of utmost importance.
   
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2.  age of book and chalkboard, at this stage there was introduction of a printing machine and a book was printed.
3.  mass communication age, at this stage, the invention of radios and televisions marked a landmark in the development of Educational technology.
4. Computer age,this involves the invention of computers over the world. There comes the following development  also like, electronic board kin to white boards with special pens capable to transfer data written on it to the system.

Compiled by: ATUHAIRE  CATHERINE

     Different learning  theories and their implications to educational technology some of the theories include; Albert Bandura, attribution theory, Mezirow, Jerome Bruner, Maslow, Skinner, Piaget and Levy Vygosky.

Albert Bandura's theory is a social cognitive learning theory and states that learning is through observation and imitation. When people observe a role model performing a behavior and the consequences of the behavior they remember the sequences of the events and use of this information to guide their subsequent behavior.

Maslows hierarchy of needs
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" in Psychological Review. Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans' innate curiosity. His theories parallel many other theories of human developmental psychology,



Compiled by Mwajjuma Shakira and Ssenfuma Wilberforce

    Communication, by definition is the process by which information is exchanged between individuals through common systems of symbols. It can also be defined as the process of sending and receiving of messages among different people.

Characteristics of a good communicator

•  Good listener
•  Audibility
•  Confident
• Empathetic
•  Friendly
• Non-verbal 
• Open minded

Components of communication process

•  sender
•  decoder
• message
• channel
•  noise 
•  feedback
•  conclusion

Types of communication

1.  Interpersonal communication, this is between one to one.
2.  Group communication, this involves discussion, social, group chat or family chat.
3. Intrapersonal communication, this involves only one person.
4.  Public communication, this is communication to the whole class.
5.  Interpretative communication, here one may read or listen to  other people communicating and make meaning out of the communication.

   
     

COMPILED BY; Namagembe Solome
solomenamagem7@gmail.com






ABOUT US UNIQUE TEACHERS AT UNIK 2019 IS A GROUP THAT COMPRISES OF FIVE MEMBERS, REFLECTING WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNT IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.


In summary, as a group we have learnt what educational technology is, different learning aids, theories and their implications, how educational technology is evolving, communication and elements of a good communicator. We really appreciate this course unit because it is reflecting our daily life as teachers