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What is Technology? Techno comes from Greek and it means "craft." Ology "means the study of". Instructional Technology is then, the study of the craft of instruction. In this course you will determine technology needs. MCOM 520 COURSE PROBLEM.

You are an instructor. Maybe in the K-12 schools or maybe with adults. Either way, your credibility matters. Throughout this course you will work on building credibility as an instructor, including the tools that you use in this class - technology. You want to be able to answer specific questions: What is the cost and what is the benefit of technology? How can it can be used more effectively? By exploring the answers to these questions, you will become more credible in what you advocate.

// I don't care about motivation. I care about credibility. - Eliot Spitzer //

COURSE TASK Through various activities you will determine the cost and benefits of technology by experiential learning and review of research. At the end of the course, you will develop a prototype ideal classroom in which you will explicate how you believe learning occurs and identify technology to support learning based upon your learning beliefs.

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