Educational Technology. Instructional Technology. What a misnomer!
Technology is not instructional. It is how the teachers and students choose to use the technology that makes it instructional.
Why is “instructional” (the purpose of using technology) the adjective that describes “technology” (the noun)?
I like terms like “technology-infused learning” or “technology-mediated learning.” Notice that learning is the noun and “technology” is the adjective.
Our focus should not be on technology since it is only a tool to help us get to the end of learning. The more we focus on learning, the more wisely we use technology and the more our students learn.
What is your focus?
© Harry Grover Tuttle, 2007
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I can’t agree with you more. Schools should not be using technology for the sake of using it, but using it as tool to help children explore and learn the material.