Week 4
Assignment 1: Educational Technologies Blog
The focus of this week’s blog is mobile learning technologies and how adult learning will be enhanced through the use of mobile phones, smartphones, iPods, iPads, tablets, etc.
The course text stated that “some K-12 schools have decided to embrace mobile devices into the classroom for instruction” (Bonk, 2009, p. 303). Mobile devices and learning apps in the learning environment are slowly breaking down the walls of the traditional classroom. Within my professional environment, usage of computers is minimal. Every week my technology knowledge expands. Researching this week’s assignment, I located the following technology although not necessarily “new” has the potential to transform how online adult learners obtain information.
The first URL: http://louisville.edu/delphi/resources/emerging-and-mobile-technologies This website introduced me to:
File Sharing
One app every educator and student should have on any device is DropBox [link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8], which is a free file hosting service. This storage app permits an individual to store data in the “cloud,” providing the ability to access the files from anywhere. The files may be moved from a computer to the device or vice versa. I selected this technology in that I envisioned how useful this app would be for the online learner and educator. Within my potential online class, I could create folders that the online learners could access at any time from their smartphone, tablet, or computer.
The second URL: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/emerging-technologies This website offered technology courses that commence November 28, 2016, to January 9, 2016. The title of the course: Emerging Technologies from smartphones to IoT to Big Data specialization. The lectures focus on the specifications, hardware modules, and OS (Operation System), iOS and Android that enable smartphones to perform various feathers and functionalities. The lecture covers the specifications of the Samsun Galaxy 56 Edge, LGG4, and the iPhone 6 Plus. Discovering this website, I experienced excitement. In addition to smartphone knowledge, cloud computing, and Internet of Things (IoT) & Augmented Reality (AR), emerging technologies are discussed. IoT is a new emerging technology domain which will be used to connect all objects to the internet for remote sensing and control. I have a responsibility to be informed about various aspects of technology. Within the online classroom, I could utilize Drop Box to provides lecture notes from the courses [I intend to sign up for a course] to the online learner. Additionally, I would provide online learners the website and encourage them to participate.
In conclusion, as a potential online educator, the information provided tine blog is contributing to my effectiveness and expertise of various technologies.
References:
Bonk, C. J. (2009). The world is open: How web technology is revolutionizing education.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Dropbox sounds interesting and extremely useful. I can also see myself utilizing it to maintain supporting documents related to course content and other reference materials that will be useful for adult learners. Since it is hosted in the cloud, I would be mindful not to host proprietary information in order to minimize data security concerns. While this appears to be an apple product my confidence level in security is increased however you can never be too careful.
ReplyDeleteGloria, I agree with Nicole. I think Dropbox has a high degree of potential for the online classroom. I envision it working for group projects, disseminating updates for assignments, and asking for help with research papers.And I also agree that it should not have any personal information stored in it since it is cloud-based.
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