EDU 180 - Education Technology: Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age

1. History of technology in educational settings
2. Current research on new education technologies
3. Electronic information sources
4. Technology innovations and teaching and learning
5. Current software available for teachers
6. The digital divide and challenges to educational equity and diversity posed by emerging technologies.
7. Ethical issues and emerging technologies within teaching and learning

1. Describe historically significant events related to technology and their relevance in educational settings. (1)
2. Recognize a broad spectrum of current leading-edge design-based research on new types of tools, applications, media, and environments in education, and the theories of learning that underlie these studies. (2)
3. Evaluate electronic information sources and analyze their impact on student decision making. (3)
4. Evaluate how innovations such as multi-user virtual environments, wireless mobile devices, digital teaching platforms for customizing learning, and augmented realities can support improved teaching and learning. (4)
5. Compare and contrast current software available for teachers, including software that is discipline-specific, and consider how to use the software to enhance teaching and learning. (5)
6. Analyze the digital divide and the challenges to educational equity and diversity (ethnicity and race) posed by emerging technologies and strategies for overcoming these problems. (6)
7. Evaluate ethical issues related to use of emerging technologies within teaching and learning. (7)