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instructional environment and learning materials in order to improve teaching and learning. It is
important to
keep in mind that the purpose of educational technolo8Y (also referred to as instructional technoloEY) is
to
improve education. We must define the goals and needs of education first and then we use all our
knowledge,
including technology, to design the most effective learning environment for students. Instructional
technology
can also be seen as a process of solving educational problems and concerns, which might include
motivation,
discipline, the drop-out rate, school violence, basic skills, critical thinking, and the whole list of
educational
concerns. First, the problem is identified, an analysis of the factors of the problem is made, and possible
solutions to the problem are presented. Then, the student population and the curriculum are analyzed.
The next
step is to select the most appropriate instructional strategies for the particular situation. Next,
instructional
materials and resources are selected that are suitable for the curriculum and the mode of instruction
chosen.
Finally, the program is implemented, evaluated, and revised as needed in order to meet the stated goals
for
school improvement. The learning materials today have greatly expanded because of the various
technological
advances. Instructional materials include more conventional materials, such as the blackboard,
overhead
projectors, televisions, VCRs, overhead projectors, slide projectors, and opaque projectors, as well as
newer
materials, such as the computer, various software applications, LCD projectors, camcorders, digital
cameras,
scanners, the Internet, satellite, interactive TV, audio and video conferencing, artificial intelligence, and
so on.
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LEARNING OUTCOMESs
LEARNING PROCESS
Today's learners appear smarter, yet they can't read as their parents do and they are addicted to the
Internet. Even in classes their attention is questionable as they are uneasy to simply sit and listen. They
become
alive again depending on your activities inside the class. The concern for new learners are valid. On the
other
hand, it is to be admitted that our teachers today generally use the traditional education program
applicable to
learners in the past, acquainted with linear, textual and sequential learning. They fail to realize that the
new
The concern for new learners is not well understood, it serves to know what scientists say, as followS:
There are positive benefits derived from the use of information technology or digital resources and
Daily exposure to high technology - personal computers, video game gadgets, cell phones, Internet
search sites - stimulates the brain by strengthening and creating neural circuits.
A current technological revolution is creating an intellectual revolution, faster and better than ever
before.
Truly, there are valid concerns which must be met, and among these is the feared underdevelopment of
new
learners along social interaction skills. On the other hand, there is the phenomenon of the young
generation
taking on multi-tasking as they perform simultaneously: watching video, chatting on line, downloading
pictures
and music, surfing the web, etc. True to say, research shows multi-tasking can be detrimental since it
prevents