TOWARD AN EDUCATIONAL THEORY OF TECHNOLOGY

          An educational theory of technology takes into account what value technology (tool) is adding to the learning and teaching process, taking into account the learning goal (skill or cultural) and using the best tool (technology) to achieve that goal.

Educational Theory of Technology for My Project

         The technology I am using for my project is a webpage it utilises multiliteracy (pictures, text and sound) and hyperlinking to highlight both my technological abilities and spotlight my achievements. To quote Carmen Luke (CLuke.pdf):

“in the digital information environment, an understanding of the relations among ideas is as important as, if not more important than, mastery of the ideas themselves; today, the expert is the one who sees and seeks the connection among related pieces of information, not the one who has the bare decontextualised facts” pg.73.

I chose this technology because it supports my belief that meaning making is achieved by laterally connecting information (which can be achieved by clicking on links in any order) and by using all of one’s senses (site, sound, touch – smell is not yet possible) and not just text in the decoding process.