Technology integration in teaching and learning
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This page outlines the initiatives and challenges in teaching and learning with technology at the University of the Philippines System.
Why integrate technology in teaching and learning
- Educational technologies help students acquire some of the skills necessary in the "real world"
- With the aid of technology, teachers can ease up instructional routines and manage classes more effectively
Initiatives in technology integration at UP
- training workshops for UPD teachers through DILC
- University Academic Technologies Committee
Challenges to the use of technology in teaching and learning at UP
- Misconceptions about information technology
- highly uneven ICT infrastructure on campus (e.g., this)
- the tendency to overemphasize "volume" of subject matter being taught over how students learn such matter and over the totality of learning experience
Links
See Also
- Technlogy-Integration Examples
- Teaching Tools
- Workshop Suggestions - DILC
- Issues in cloud computing and storage
- Why use UVLe
Readings
- Michael Hiltzik (2012) Who really benefits from putting high-tech gadgets in classrooms? LA Times
- Emily Hanford (2012) "Don't Lecture Me" American RadioWorks
- Daphne Koller (2011) "Death Knell for the Lecture: Technology as a Passport to Personalized Education" NY Times
- "Computers in Schools:10 Points to Avoid Past Errors"
- "Developing an Effective Online Course"