Transformations and challenges to teaching and learning
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New technologies have brought about some well-documented transformations and challenges to teachin" rel="nofollow">ing and learnin" rel="nofollow">ing by affectin" rel="nofollow">ing how in" rel="nofollow">information is received, understood, and applied. The thoughtful
and strategic in" rel="nofollow">inclusion of these new tools in" rel="nofollow">in eLearnin" rel="nofollow">ing environments can turn the once static learnin" rel="nofollow">ing approaches, in" rel="nofollow">in which learners are consumers of in" rel="nofollow">information, in" rel="nofollow">into dynamic, collaborative
in" rel="nofollow">interactions. These in" rel="nofollow">interactions facilitate knowledge creation usin" rel="nofollow">ing higher levels of critical thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing and buildin" rel="nofollow">ing multiple layers of technological skills.
Search the eLearnin" rel="nofollow">ing literature for semin" rel="nofollow">inal events that have categorically had an impact on the eLearnin" rel="nofollow">ing ecosystem. Then you will work within" rel="nofollow">in your Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Community
to determin" rel="nofollow">ine the most pertin" rel="nofollow">inent events in" rel="nofollow">in the evolution of eLearnin" rel="nofollow">ing.
To prepare:
Search the Walden Library, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Journals, or the web to identify three breakthrough events in" rel="nofollow">in the evolution of eLearnin" rel="nofollow">ing. The events
that you choose should represent an impact on social change and eLearnin" rel="nofollow">ing. Breakthrough events may be any of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing:
Semin" rel="nofollow">inal research fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings
Significant changes in" rel="nofollow">in pedagogy
Major changes in" rel="nofollow">in educational delivery methods
Significant in" rel="nofollow">inventions that contributed to modes of in" rel="nofollow">instruction
Social and/or political events
Post the followin" rel="nofollow">ing to your Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Community
Discussion Thread :
post your three selected events, along with a rationale for why you chose each breakthrough. Review the collection of events .Write a 1-paragraph rationale for each of the top three events
explain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing why you decided that they were the most pertin" rel="nofollow">inent events in" rel="nofollow">in the evolution of eLearnin" rel="nofollow">ing.