Educational technology

Educational technology (English Educational Technology ) is the science and ethical practice of promoting learning and improving performance by using appropriate technology and resources produced, used and controlled.

The important elements of the definition are shown as they are used in the definition.

Science

  • The term " science," as used in this definition, includes the construction of knowledge and continuous improvement through research and reflective practice. Research and practice are necessary for the theoretical understanding of educational technology.

Ethical Practice

  • The Ethics Committee of the AECT ( Association for Educational Communications and Technology ) has defined the ethical standards in educational technology. In the definition of ethical practice is a necessary condition for a successful career in the field of educational technology. The Code of Ethics of the AECT includes three categories: the responsibility to the individual ( it includes, inter alia, the protection of copyright ), the responsibility towards the society ( it includes, for example, truthful public statements on educational topics ) and the responsibility to the profession ( it includes, for example, the improvements of technical knowledge).

Promotion of learning processes

  • Education Technology does not claim to cause learning or control, but to promote learning processes. Formation technology gives clues as to how a learning environment can be designed to be optimized in the learning process. The promotion includes the design of the environment, the organization of resources and the provision of tools. The learning processes found in face-to -face settings or in virtual learning environments place (eg as distance learning ).

Learning as a central concept

  • The promotion of learning processes is the focal point in the educational technology. It is there goal of educational technology to stimulate learning processes. This differs from other areas of educational technology, with which it is confused may (eg information technology).

Improvement in the performance

  • First, power means, in this situation, the ability of the learner to apply new knowledge. This underlines the understanding of learning processes in educational technology: it's not about the acquisition sluggish knowledge, but the acquisition of application- ready skills.
  • Secondly, tools and ideas of educational technology should help themselves to perform better and organizations to achieve their objectives more efficiently and teachers ( instruction ) designers.

Appropriate technologies and resources

  • The tools and methods of educational technology are then " suitable " if they are matched conditions on learners and (framework ).
  • The term educational technology describes the main features of the area (creation, use and management). These terms are broad and technically less busy than in previous definitions. They should reflect a comprehensive view on the design process.
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