The document discusses students' use of technology based on a study from Australia. It finds that most Australian children will grow up with ubiquitous access to technologies like computers, the internet, mobile phones, and social media. It describes trends in how students use these technologies, such as 90% accessing computers at school and 70% also using the internet. The document also discusses challenges and opportunities that new technologies present for educators to develop students' innovation, creativity, and learning.
In early days the main emphases were on the cognitive aspects of learning and traditional instructions of teaching in the classroom using outdated and conventional techniques. But today in this world of constant innovations and discoveries, scientists and gadget-experts are continuously searching for one or the two technological devices a day. Nodoubt technology has made our life much easier and better in many aspects. In developed countries, technology facilitates and helps students and teacher to learn things in more effective ways. But in the country like India, the development in technology is not upto that mark. We still are moving towards the path of progress. Thus, this paper will best describes about the conceptual framework regarding futuristic studies related to future technologies such as M-Learning, E-Learning, , iPod, I-Pad self-efficacy learning, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE ) etc. In this paper investigator highlighted some of the studies related to trends in futurology and innovations that could prove an important aspect of education technology.
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Use of electronic mobile devices in teaching and learning in higher education in Kenya: An emerging pedagogy
Anne A. Aseey1, Julius Mwakondo Mwabora2
1Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational
Studies, University of Nairobi,
2nd International Conferene of the African Virtual University
THE VICES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS SUCCESS AT THE ADAMAWA STATE POLYTECHNI...ijcsit
Social media and social networking web sites have continued to gain supremacy in determining the
student’s success in education. It captures the attention of students and their tutors over the years. A social
media network is only an electronic links amongst its users which turned out to be a habit for students,
youngsters,
and even the grown person. The influence of social media on students is alarming and doing more harm
than good. The aim of the paper is to analyze the vices of social media on the academic success of students
of Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola. The survey method of research was adopted to achieve the objectives
of the study. Some research questions were presented to the respondents where the results revealed that so
many (96 percent of them) usually spent much time on the social networking sites than to their academics.
As such, the academic success of the students suffers setbacks which lead to poor performance in the
student’s academics. It is therefore recommended that the networking sites should be built in such a way to
support student’s educational activities in a positive way, as this will help in attracting the students to ge
In early days the main emphases were on the cognitive aspects of learning and traditional instructions of teaching in the classroom using outdated and conventional techniques. But today in this world of constant innovations and discoveries, scientists and gadget-experts are continuously searching for one or the two technological devices a day. Nodoubt technology has made our life much easier and better in many aspects. In developed countries, technology facilitates and helps students and teacher to learn things in more effective ways. But in the country like India, the development in technology is not upto that mark. We still are moving towards the path of progress. Thus, this paper will best describes about the conceptual framework regarding futuristic studies related to future technologies such as M-Learning, E-Learning, , iPod, I-Pad self-efficacy learning, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE ) etc. In this paper investigator highlighted some of the studies related to trends in futurology and innovations that could prove an important aspect of education technology.
Use of electronic mobile devices in teaching and learning in higher education...African Virtual University
Use of electronic mobile devices in teaching and learning in higher education in Kenya: An emerging pedagogy
Anne A. Aseey1, Julius Mwakondo Mwabora2
1Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational
Studies, University of Nairobi,
2nd International Conferene of the African Virtual University
THE VICES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS SUCCESS AT THE ADAMAWA STATE POLYTECHNI...ijcsit
Social media and social networking web sites have continued to gain supremacy in determining the
student’s success in education. It captures the attention of students and their tutors over the years. A social
media network is only an electronic links amongst its users which turned out to be a habit for students,
youngsters,
and even the grown person. The influence of social media on students is alarming and doing more harm
than good. The aim of the paper is to analyze the vices of social media on the academic success of students
of Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola. The survey method of research was adopted to achieve the objectives
of the study. Some research questions were presented to the respondents where the results revealed that so
many (96 percent of them) usually spent much time on the social networking sites than to their academics.
As such, the academic success of the students suffers setbacks which lead to poor performance in the
student’s academics. It is therefore recommended that the networking sites should be built in such a way to
support student’s educational activities in a positive way, as this will help in attracting the students to ge
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Availability of Internet-enabled digital technology and the contribution of teacher demographic characteristics,
comfort with digital technologies and beliefs about their use were assessed. Internet-enabled
technologies were available in 53% (n = 69) of classrooms. Within these classrooms, teacher age and beliefs
predicted Web-searching practice. Although comfortable with digital access of knowledge in their everyday
life, teachers reported less comfort with Web-searching in the context of their classroom practice.
The findings identify the provision of Internet-enabled technologies and professional development as
actions to support effective and confident inclusion of Web-searching in classrooms. Such actions are
necessary to align with national policy documents that define acquisition of digital literacies as a goal and assert digital access to knowledge as an issue of equity.
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Digital access to knowledge in the preschool classroom: Reports from Australiafilzah zahilah mz
Australian preschool teachers’ use of Web-searching in their classroom practice was examined (N = 131).
Availability of Internet-enabled digital technology and the contribution of teacher demographic characteristics,
comfort with digital technologies and beliefs about their use were assessed. Internet-enabled
technologies were available in 53% (n = 69) of classrooms. Within these classrooms, teacher age and beliefs
predicted Web-searching practice. Although comfortable with digital access of knowledge in their everyday
life, teachers reported less comfort with Web-searching in the context of their classroom practice.
The findings identify the provision of Internet-enabled technologies and professional development as
actions to support effective and confident inclusion of Web-searching in classrooms. Such actions are
necessary to align with national policy documents that define acquisition of digital literacies as a goal and assert digital access to knowledge as an issue of equity.
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Students in a teacher training college in Israel have developed and taught curricula on the intelligent use of the Web. The educational programs were based on activities thematically related to the world of digital citizenship, such as the rights of the child and the Internet, identity theft, copyrights, freedom of expression and its limitations, etc. This study examines the characteristics, advantages and shortcomings of the educational approaches used by 180 students.
Most of the students chose balanced approaches for developing and teaching curricula on the subject, relating both to the benefits and dangers of using the Web. Quite a few chose a negative critical approach focusing on the dangers and harmful effects of the Internet. A marginal minority chose a positive approach stressing only on the beneficial uses of the Web. In light of the analysis of the students' reflection questionnaires, it is able to identify those factors that assist and those that inhibit the teaching of the subject based on each of the approaches. In addition, recommendations were made for optimally adapting an approach for developing and teaching sub-topics of the curricula, which enhance the advantages and reduce the disadvantages of using web.
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1. STUDENTS’ USES OF TECHNOLOGY
SECTION 4 (PP.31-39)
(MOYLE, K. 2010. BUILDING INNOVATION:
LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGIES.
CAMBERWELL, VICTORIA: AUSTRALIA
COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH)
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2. INTRODUCTION
• Students ‘ lives are imbued with technologies.
• Most Australian children born in the 21 th century
will grow up not knowing life without technologies
e.g. Play online games with located around the
world.
• A majority of Australian children over the age of 12
are now more likely than not to own a mobile
phone. (ACMA, 2009b: Moyle & Owen, 2009; Roy
Morgan Research, 2006), and they use it to
perform a range of functions including to access the
Internet, to navigate their way to new destinantions
using Global Positioning Systems (GPS), to video
friends and relatives, to take photos and listen to
music.
3. THE WORLD OF HYPER-ADOPTION
• In 2006, the United States of America, Japan, China and Germany were
home to more than half of all the world’s personal computer
(Worldmapper.org.2006).
• June 2009: there were over 1.6 billion internet users around the globe.
(Miniwatts Marketing Group).
• August 2009, approximately 11.5 million people were registered
worlwide to play the massively multiplayer online gae (MMOG) World of
Warcraft.
• Mobile phone technologies, however, seem to be the technology
becoming most ubiquitous. Between 1990-2007 it is estimated that the
number of mobile phone users worldwide increased from 11.1 million to
3.2 billion. It is estimated that the number of internet users during the
same period grew fro 2.6 million to 1.2 billion (Geiger & Mia, 2009).
• This capacity represents a fundamental change in the way mobile
phones can be used and opens the door to even wider uses of mobile
phones for education purposes (Johson et al., 2009)
• Chistensen, Horn and Johson (2008) predict that by 2019, 50% of all
high school classes in the USA will be provided online.
4. YOUNG PEOPLE’S PATTERNS OF USAGE OF
TECHNOLOGIES
• Internet Use
• Mobile Phones
• Social Networking
• Playing Online and
Computer Games
5. INTERNET USE
• Australian children generally have high levels of
access to computers and the Internet from home. In
April 2006 the ABS (2008) investigated the use of
computers by young people aged between 5 and
14, in the 12 months prior to April 2006. The results
showed that in total, 92 per cent of the children
surveyed used a computer either at home or at
school. Of these young people, 89 per cent used a
computer at home; 90 per cent accessed a
computer at school; 37 per cent accessed a
computer at another person’s house and 12 per
cent reported using a computer in a public library
(ABS, 2008). Of those students who reported using
a computer, 70 per cent also reported accessing
the Internet (ABS, 2008).
6. MOBILE PHONE
• Drawing on research by Roy Morgan Research (2006), research
by Downie and Glazebrook (2007) concerning the attitudes of
Australian children aged between 6 and 13 towards mobile
phone use shows that, in 2006, 23 per cent of children in this
age cohort owned a mobile phone. Of these young people, 55
per cent of the 12- to 13-year-old boys and 65 per cent of girls of
the same age, indicated they owned a phone (Roy Morgan
Research, 2006). It is unclear, however, why there is a slight
gender difference in phone ownership among children aged
between 12 and 13, although these gender differences are also
in evidence in other Australian studies concerning adult use of
mobile phones, which indicate that about two-thirds of women in
the age group 22–40 years, own a second mobile phone
compared to 38 per cent of men (Mackay & Weidlich, 2006;
2008). Locating reasons which explain these gender differences
in mobile phone ownership and use will require further research.
7. SOCIAL NETWORKING
• Along with mobile technologies, social networking
sites have been increasing in popularity with
young people. A social networking site is an online
site or website that allows people to create
personal pages and to display online their social
contacts. Young people communicate using
messaging, email, video or voice chat. They share
photos and videos and they post comments in
online forums, wikis, blogs and discussion groups.
Personal sites may contain personal information,
such as real-life photos and descriptive comments
about the person (ACMA, 2009b).
8. PLAYING ONLINE AND COMPUTER GAMES
• There is much debate, however, about the value or not for
young people of playing digital games, and much of this
debate tends to be polarised. At one end of a continuum,
playing digital games can be regarded as a harmless
diversion, and at the other, a corruptor of youth (Seely Brown
& Thomas, 2006). Yet understanding the nature of online
game playing is important for educators to grasp, in order to
understand how children and young people enjoy and can
learn from such activities.
• Contrary to the myth that young people’s online game playing
is an isolating activity, for most teenagers from the United
States of America, playing online and computer games is a
social activity that forms a major component in their recreation
time. Indeed, nearly 3 in 5 teenagers (59 per cent) indicate
they play games in multiple ways: with others in the same
room, with others online, or by themselves (Lenhart et al.,
2008). Young people are also mobile users of technologies.
They report they are just as likely to play games online with
9. STUDENTS LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGIES
• Technologies then, are already being used by students
outside of schools to assist in their studies and to
communicate widely. Asked whether they think their use
of technologies outside of school assists them to learn,
the following responses were common from Australian
students:
Using technologies allows me to:
• go beyond what the teachers are teaching
• talk to others about what we’re learning
• teach myself stuff
• to learn other things at the same time as learning what is
intended.
(Moyle, 2008, data file)
10. EDUCATING FOR THE FUTURE
• Create learning environments that encourage both teachers and students
to experiment with ideas.
• Teaching students to be able to analyse and question information available
to them across the disciplines is a capability that will be of value to
students beyond schools.
• Inquiry-based, project-based and problem-based learning are
approaches that use information processing to support students’
learning about issues of meaning and relevance to them. These
approaches fit well with technology-rich learning environments that
focus on the learning experiences rather than the technologies. These
approaches are appropriate both for personalised learning and for
group work.
• The focus of such learning environments is on the students’ excitement
about solving problems or investigating an issue that is of interest to
them. In these environments the focus is on the learning and the
inclusion of technologies in ways that support students to achieve their
learning objectives.
11. CONT...
• Software applications can be used as tools to support students’ inquiries by assisting
them to organise ideas (for example, with concept mapping software), to search for
current information (for example, through accessing the websites of major libraries and
universities around the world, using online books and checking news sources), to
prepare background papers (using word processing software) and to present ideas (for
example, with presentation software).
• A challenge for teachers aiming to build students’ innovation and creative capabilities
with and through technologies, however, is to move students from being users and
consumers of technologies to being creators and producers with technologies.
• Through the Internet, students are afforded a ready-made audience for their creations,
and their audiences provide feedback by commenting on their postings and
contributing to group efforts to further develop and improve the software creations
posted.
• Such interative, creative communities of young people are dependent upon being able
to communicate and collaborate online from computers and other mobile devices. As
such, a high quality 21st century education depends upon allowing students to discuss
their learning with other students, to network and communicate with each other, to
share their ideas and solutions to problems they are trying to collectively solve.
• Networking between students and teachers in different institutions can enrich the
curricula and increase the transfer of generic and subject-related knowledge and skills
between practitioners.
12. CONT...
• As the interactions between people over the
Internet are mediated through screen interfaces,
technologies provide opportunities for students to
develop their literacy and communication skills.
• The Internet provides both teachers and students
with opportunities to learn about each others’
work by sharing examples of it through public
showcases and online events, to collaborate on
joint projects, and to form online communities of
practice around topics of interest.
13. CONCLUDING COMMENTS
• Technologies such as Web 2.0 social networking technologies are providing new
opportunities for education. Used well, these technologies can enhance students, learning
by facilitating collaboration, innovation and creativity for individuals and among groups of
students.
• The benefits of including Web 2.0 social networking technologies for learning, however,
depends upon the teaching and learning approaches used, and this shifts the emphasis to
the skills and the role of the teacher and to pre-service teacher education.
• The ubiquity of several technologies, and the robustness of young people’s abilities to
communicate and collaborate, presents challenges for educators and stakeholders about
how they conceive of schools.
• Indeed, it is time to reconsider what is a school and in what ways it can best fullfil its roles.
As children and young people are communicating with each other in online settings, the
importance of learning in face-to-face settings is highlighted.
• Attendance at school brings young people physically together into social situations, and it
is here they learn how to play games in real time and space, how to get on with others
and how to resolve disputes. Through face-to-face learning, and through discussions with
their peers, as well as by using the Internet, it is possible for young people to discover
information, to clarify meanings and to create new ideas, both in real-time settings and
online.
14. QUESTIONS
Read the questions and discuss with your group.
Grup 1. Mention one of the result findings based on the reading text?
Group 2. How to build young people’s interests and innovative capabilities
with technologies, in ways that have meaning and interest for them.
How can this be done?
Group 3. What strategies enable teachers to build students’ innovation and
creative capabilities?