Keith Courville’s “Technology and its use in Education: Present Roles and Future Prospects” identifies how technology is and should be used in the classroom. The article was presented at the 2011 Recovery School District Technology Summit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in an attempt to argue for the continued use of technology in the classroom. The only problem that I find with this article is that it makes a case for a subject already generally agreed upon in academia. Basically, it “speaks to the choir.”
Courville focuses on two mediums to make his point: distributed learning and electronic databases. He notes throughout the article how these particular subjects are the two trends in Educational Technology that need to be further developed in the classroom for both students and teachers. The abstract is broken down into nine topics that address the overarching issue including distributed learning as a means of professional development and electronic database and their effect on education. Courville concludes that further development and use of educational technology would be a worthy investment for the future of educational achievement.
I agree with his assessment, but as I noted earlier, it seems like he’s getting to the party a bit late. There is already a need for improved technology in the classroom, and most school districts are aware of this and taking advantage of it.
You can read the full journal article here: Technology and its use in Education: Present Roles and Future Prospects
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