The document discusses how technology has become integrated in higher education over time. Initially, traditional classrooms were reluctant to adopt technology, but instructors have become more knowledgeable about technology and its benefits. This led higher education to embrace technology and create strategies to use it. Now, organizations set standards to ensure technology is used legitimately and improves learning, with tools like PowerPoint, email, online classrooms, virtual labs, and website creation being commonly applied in classrooms.

1. Technology Applied in Higher Education by Arnetta Henderson

2. Technology in Higher Education Early stages became popular and branched out Used in all aspects of life, business and education Not widely accepted in education when first emerged Traditional classrooms reluctant to change Research on how to apply the technology uniformly No standards

3. Increased Knowledge Instructors more knowledgeable about technology Benefits of its prior use helped it become more integrated Learning became distant Development of distance learning or education

4. A New Era Higher education embraced technology Research into learning and how the learner acquires knowledge changed to include learning with technology Learning with technology a change but an improvement Created a strategy to use the technology

5. Why Technology Organizations Organizations set technology standards Ensure standards are followed Legitimate setting for learning with technology to occur.

6. Organization for Technology Standards The Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) Advocates fundamental changes ineducational practice Improve learning Enable technology to achieve itspotential for supporting this improvement. Ensures use of technology in classrooms work to satisfaction of those in which they server

7. How Is Technology Used? In presentation of data using PowerPoint’s or Word documents Communicating, such as email, cell phones, or PDA’s. Interaction with each other and the instructor via an online classroom (WebCT, Blackboard) application

8. What Determines Technology Used in Classrooms? Depends on the course taken Knowledge of the instructor What technology will be used for during the course How course is presented to learners

9. Types of Technology Virtual laboratories Website creation applications Animations and interactive media Communications applications

10. Technology Applications Used Dreamweaver Youtube Jing Word Processors (Word) Presentation Applications (PowerPoint)