Oct
4
Just a reminder: no live forum this week
Posted by: marirei | October 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Hi everyone; Just a reminder that we won’t be hosting a live forum because of the long weekend. Matiul sent an internal message to everyone, check your inbox on Blackboard Learn. You can still participate in the discussion forum for this Module. Thanks, Alex, Mariana, Shelley and Ross.
Oct
4
Consolidation activity
Posted by: marirei | October 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment
After reading the course material and our blog materials, we encourage you to try this interactive activity to help you consolidate your own definition of culture and/or educational technology: 1. Choose a word/concept from any of the word clouds in our blog. 2. Choose a digital image that represents your thoughts related to educational technology. […]
Oct
3
Key terms
Posted by: marirei | October 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Acculturation 1: cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture; also : a merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact. 2: the process by which a human being acquires the culture of a particular society from infancy (Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com) Anthropology Anthropology is […]
Oct
2
The Lilypad Arduino
Posted by: Alex Monegro | October 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Summary of The LilyPad Arduino: Using computational textiles to investigate engagement, aesthetics, and diversity in computer science educationbyBuechley, L., Eisenberg, M., Catchen, J., & Crockett, A. (2008). According to Buechley et al, the Lilypad Arduino textile computing kit was created with the goal of producing “a system analogous to Lego Mindstorms” that would allow kids and adults […]
Oct
2
Technological Cultures
Posted by: globetrotting4life | October 2, 2012 | 1 Comment
Summary of Technological cultures by Monohan, T. (2005). Monohan asserts that the creation of official IT positions within school districts to manage technological infrastructure investments has “split the classic dichotomy between administrators and teachers, leading to profound destabilizations of authority and to many contentious turf wars.” (2005, p. 74) The article looks at some of the different occupational […]
Oct
1
What is Culture?
Posted by: Alex Monegro | October 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Summary of What is culture? by Petrina, S. (2009). In order to understand how culture is related to educational technology and anthropology, we must attempt to understand what is meant by culture itself. According to Petrina (2008), ancient societies had various meanings for the word culture which referred to the cultivation of agriculture and then of the […]