Educational Technology &
Instructional Strategies |
Key Concepts,
Frameworks & Study
Guide
|Guaranteed success|
, What question should a teacher ask What learning goal will this technology help my
before choosing a technology tool? students accomplish?
What are emerging technologies? New or developing technologies that may create
new possibilities for teaching and learning.
Why should teachers evaluate New technology may be exciting but may not
emerging technologies carefully? actually improve learning, be appropriate for
students, or fit the instructional goal.
What are learning theories? Explanations of how people learn and how learning
occurs.
What is behaviorism? A learning theory emphasizing observable behavior
and the effects of reinforcement, practice, and
feedback.
What is cognitivism? A theory that focuses on mental processes such as
thinking, remembering, organizing, and processing
information.
What is constructivism? The idea that learners actively construct knowledge
through experiences, interactions, and connections
to prior knowledge.
What is social constructivism? The idea that learning is strongly influenced by
interaction and collaboration with other people.
Instructional Strategies |
Key Concepts,
Frameworks & Study
Guide
|Guaranteed success|
, What question should a teacher ask What learning goal will this technology help my
before choosing a technology tool? students accomplish?
What are emerging technologies? New or developing technologies that may create
new possibilities for teaching and learning.
Why should teachers evaluate New technology may be exciting but may not
emerging technologies carefully? actually improve learning, be appropriate for
students, or fit the instructional goal.
What are learning theories? Explanations of how people learn and how learning
occurs.
What is behaviorism? A learning theory emphasizing observable behavior
and the effects of reinforcement, practice, and
feedback.
What is cognitivism? A theory that focuses on mental processes such as
thinking, remembering, organizing, and processing
information.
What is constructivism? The idea that learners actively construct knowledge
through experiences, interactions, and connections
to prior knowledge.
What is social constructivism? The idea that learning is strongly influenced by
interaction and collaboration with other people.
