The Great Debate: Effectiveness of Technology in Education
By Patricia Deubel
Summarized by Adeba Sultana
“If we view new technologies and media as potential tools of the trade for education and if we are to progress, they are essential.” (Deubel, 2007) The author says that the undefined terms and contexts make the debate even more difficult. On the other hand the effectiveness of the technology depends on the appropriate selection and implementation of the tools in order to achieve teaching and learning goals.
This article is in four parts and it discusses various questions such as: What do we mean by effectiveness? Effective for whom? How are we defining technology? Shall we limit the debate to hardware and software innovations in the information age?
The debate shows that for every advantage that a new technology introduces, there is a subsequent disadvantage, because new technology makes war against old technology. A new technology normally does not add any thing new but changes everything. As a result we educators need to also consider how changed technology changes the way we think.
Conclusion:
We need to consider that for every probable implementation of technology in education, consideration should be given in a debate on usefulness to academic, emotional, political, sensory, social, and content biases that come with the change.
Reference:
Deubel, P. (2007). The Great debate: effectiveness of technology in education. THE Journal, Retrieved from http://www.thejournal.com/articles/21544-1
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