Computers & Education MUHAMAD SYAHIR SAZALI. Education before Computers How were things done before? Watching a video Projecting a worksheet to.

Computers & EducationMUHAMAD SYAHIR SAZALI

Education before Computers

How were things done before? Watching a video

Projecting a worksheet to the class

Conducting a lecture

Researching for information

All of us might be able to share their experience. What about kids these days?

Adoption of technology in education

England: Every single school have been put on a high tech path

Canada: Codemakers receive $1.5m to get kids to code

Chicago: CS as a core subject in all public high schools

“Computer coding is the new literacy”

Problems caused?

Not every topic is appropriate for all age groups

Technology is powerful for learning and cheating

HIST101 in the future may include cursive penmanship and hand-editing

Problems caused?

“Autokorrect”

“my dog ate my homework” is now “there was a glitch in my homework”

$$$

Problem solving…

Kids under 18 should always be supervised

Emphasize more on grade-important tests

Hand writing classes

Minimal software requirement

The future of education with computers

Parental control programs

High-tech testing centers and anti-plagiarism software

Cheaper software and hardware for students

Plagiarism detection software

Keystroke recognition devices

“Flipped classroom”

Instructions online, outside of classroom; do homework at school

Currently running at a $3m trial

Teachers act as guides

Classroom games

"The teacher teaches as normal. Teachers can offer pupils points for good behavior, asking questions, or working well in their teams and it gives them access to real life powers,“

Penalties are given in the game

Encourage teamwork

Resources

http://www.sunprairie.k12.wi.us/district/OldSchoolNewSchool.cfm

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/google-announces-project-to-get-canadian-kids-coding-1.2785348

http://edtechtimes.com/2013/11/06/top-5-problems-technology-education-today/

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2014/02/cheating_and_technology_-_unethical_indifference.html

http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2008/10/03/professors-use-technology-to-fight-student-cheating

http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2014/06/17/think-twice-before-cheating-in-online-courses?page=2