The Los Angeles Times wrote a story called, The iPod lecture circuit. The story talked about 28 colleges and universities that provide free lectures online through iTunes and how unofficial students are able to access the lectures. The free lectures online give students the opportunity to brush up on information they missed during class. Technology has made receiving an education much easier. Unofficial students will not earn a degree for listening but do receive the same information that that students receive.
Links:
L.A. Times Story:
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-fi-podclass24nov24,1,2641233.story?coll=la-news-learning&ctrack=1&cset=true
Stanford iTunes:
http://itunes.stanford.edu/
iTunes U:
http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu/
Monday, November 26, 2007
Impact of Education and technology
John Schacter wrote an article called, The Impact of Education Technology on Student Achievement. He used seven different examples of technology and education intermixing and shared the positive and negative aspects of it. Five of the seven are large scale studies.
The first study is the Kulik's Meta-Analysis Study. "The research technique called meta-analysis to aggregate the finding from more than 500 individual research studies of computer-based instruction," Schacter said. It uses computer-based instructions to help accommodate the needs, interests, proclivities, current knowledge, and learning styles of the student. The software has tutorial, drill and practice, and integrated learning systems.
The results showed that students that used computer-based instructions scored 14% higher than students without computers. It also indicated that students learn more in less time when they receive computer-based instruction. Students like their classes more and develop more positive attitudes when their classes include computer-based instruction. The negative finding said that computers did not have positive effects in every area in which they were studied.
Links:
Milken Family Foundation
www.mff.org
Milken Exchange Web site
www.milkenexchange.org
The first study is the Kulik's Meta-Analysis Study. "The research technique called meta-analysis to aggregate the finding from more than 500 individual research studies of computer-based instruction," Schacter said. It uses computer-based instructions to help accommodate the needs, interests, proclivities, current knowledge, and learning styles of the student. The software has tutorial, drill and practice, and integrated learning systems.
The results showed that students that used computer-based instructions scored 14% higher than students without computers. It also indicated that students learn more in less time when they receive computer-based instruction. Students like their classes more and develop more positive attitudes when their classes include computer-based instruction. The negative finding said that computers did not have positive effects in every area in which they were studied.
Links:
Milken Family Foundation
www.mff.org
Milken Exchange Web site
www.milkenexchange.org
Monday, November 5, 2007
"No child left behind"
The 2002 law of "No Child Left Behind" is up for debate for renewal in 2007. The law affects the way students are taught, what tests to take, how teachers are trained and how to schools should spend money.
Although each area mentioned is important the law said nothing of new technology in the education system. Technology is a new way of life, and by not providing the students the opportunity to learn and grow with that technology they are left behind.
Links:
Foreword by President Bush
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/reports/no-child-left-behind.html
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
Although each area mentioned is important the law said nothing of new technology in the education system. Technology is a new way of life, and by not providing the students the opportunity to learn and grow with that technology they are left behind.
Links:
Foreword by President Bush
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/reports/no-child-left-behind.html
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
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