Asking whether education technology improves learning is too broad a question really. In this article I suggest 7 questions that need to be asked in order to find out.
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Technology plays a big part at this year's Education Show Photo from pixabay.com CC0
Learning through technology at the Education Show
Here's a quick look at some of the education technology that will be on show at this year's Education Show.
Read More15 reasons to use education technology in your classroom
Here's a list of benefits of using education technology in lessons.
Read More7 questions to ask regarding whether education technology improves learning
Does education technology improve learning? The intuitive answer to those of us involved in education technology is “of course it does”. However, the evidence from research is not conclusive. I think the reason is that it’s actually very difficult to carry out robust research in this area. As the impact of education technology has often been a topic for discussion in the Naace and Mirandanet mailing lists, I thought it might be useful to try and clarify the issues as I see them.The usefulness of technology in education
Strangely enough, the most popular blog post on this website is 13 reasons to use educational technology in lessons. Why strange? Because I wrote it over three years ago. I re-read it recently, and (thank goodness!) I still agree with what I wrote all that time ago. I’d like to add more to it, but rather than do that I thought I would contribute to Mark Anderson’s series on this subject.13 reasons to use educational technology in lessons
Sometimes you need to convince colleagues to think about using educational technology in their lessons, or to identify where in their scheme of work they could incorporate it.
This list is a starting point: you may find one or two points that would "resonate" with your co-worker, and grab his or her attention.
Read More10 tips for planning the use of technology in lessons
Using educational technology effectively usually requires some planning. Here are ten suggestions.
Also on the web: 08/05/2010 (p.m.)
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Let’s Say No to Inappropriate Use of Technology
Another timely, thought-provoking (and somewhat long) post, about the inappropriate use of technology in education. In my view, it's essential that people know when NOT to use technology. Read the post, decide for yourself.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.