The Cyclical Nature of Educational Technology

Unwin, Derick

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“…The mechanics of the method of instruction are of paramount concern and other considerations are relegated to a more minor role. Unwin (1985) has drawn attention to the disadvantages of this approach. He suggests that techniques such as microcomputer‐assisted learning will fare no better than other techniques advocated in the past ‘for the simple reason that technique is not a major element in the success or failure in a course of instruction’.…”

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Approaches to curriculum planning

Harden

1986

Medical Education

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This booklet describes different ways used to tackle the problem of curriculum planning. By studying these approaches teachers can get an insight into the process in their own school. First they must decide whether there should be a particular focus for curriculum planning and if so what it should be. In the light of this they can modify their school's approach. To what extent do they wish to focus on: aims and objectives (engineering approach), teaching methods (mechanics approach), content (cookbook approach), timetable (railway approach), problems (detective approach), one idea or strategy (religious approach), the regulations (bureaucratic approach), or a curriculum designed to attract sponsorship (public relations approach)? The magician approach, in which it is not clear how a curriculum is developed, is not recommended. Second, what should be the pattern of staff involvement--a representative group or committee (United Nations approach), all the teachers (people's congress approach), one individual (the dictator approach), a collaboration with students, patients and other professional colleagues (consumer approach), or a collaboration with an external consultant (consultant approach)? Whichever approach is adopted, advantages should be maximized and deficiencies minimized.

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Harden

1986

Medical Education

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“…I have referred before (Unwin, 1985) to the cyclical nature of edtech. With all the significant innovations: 16 mm films, Pressey machines, tape recording, programmed learning, video, CAL, -to list just a few -there has been associated a repetitious group of declaratory statements.…”

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Ed Tech: Now a horse of a different colour?

Unwin

1986

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Educational technology (edtech) embraces a variety of concepts, but is probably adequately characterised as pedagogic innovation in the area of media and methods. Such innovations have regularly occurred over the years, and have invariably been accompanied by extravagant claims of effectiveness and potential for change. In due course these innovations lose their momentum and cease to occupy the centre stage of education. This article attempts a brief sardonic review of edtech and suggests that at last we are coming into possession of tools which would permit the restructuring of education, so as to actually achieve aims rather than pay lip service to them. However, such outcomes will not arise out of any supposed improvement in media and methods, but through organisational and curriculum changes made possible by the advent of the microcomputer and peripherals.

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Design to Suit the Needs of Learners

Schofield

1989

Higher Education and New Technologies

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The Cyclical Nature of Educational Technology

Cited by 5 publications

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Approaches to curriculum planning

Approaches to curriculum planning

Ed Tech: Now a horse of a different colour?

Design to Suit the Needs of Learners

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