Hi members to me, I do believe that we are looking at old things in old ways in relation to the use of technology. This then mean that old things in old ways imply doing what we have been doing many years ago in the same way but using technology. I do mean to say that doing things with technology the way we have been doing without technology. To this effect, it means that educational technology is being used to:
• Pass information in schools
• Put schemes of work, lesson plans, courses and curricula online
• Maintain records and assessment
• Write and save important information
• Share work digitally
So when you look at all the above mentioned activities they are the very ones we have been doing in schools accept without using technology.
In doing old things in old ways mean the teacher is the primary source of information and his role is to transmit knowledge, control and direct all aspects of learning. On the other hands, the learner is a passive recipient of information and his role is to reproduce knowledge. This implies that the teaching/learning focuses on guiding learners to reach pre-established learning outcomes.
It looks as if we are yet at the level of doing old things in old ways using technology. I think it high time we started to think of how to move to another level.