Discussion Post 1 Education Technology What are Educational Technology Standards (ISTE NETS), and why are they important? Briefly explain the ISTE standards for teachers and students. _________________________________________________________________________________ According to Banister and Reinhart, in their article, Learning and leading with technology- NETS is now ISTE Standards (2013), Educational Technology Standards are standards which serve as a framework for innovation and excellence in learning, teaching and leading. As a body of work, the suite of standards has guided educator practice, school improvement planning, professional growth and advances in curriculum. The ISTE Standards provide a holistic and comprehensive guide to transforming systems in order to transform the lives of our students. These standards are important because it: 1. Improves higher-order thinking skills, such as problem solving, critical thinking, and creativity. 2. Prepares students f...
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Dane's Cone of Experience. GNB
A Synopsis of Dale's Cone of Experience According to Lee and Reeves (2007), Dale’s Cone of Experience is a learning model introduced by Edgar Dale that illustrates the concreteness levels of learning experiences based on the medium. It takes the shape of an inverted cone, which shows the abstract learning experience at the peak and progresses into the most concrete experiences down to the base. Despite its shape, it’s not meant to be a basis of what mediums are the least or most effective. Its levels are not arranged in a hierarchy. Dale emphasizes that the Cone is merely a visual analogy of the progression of abstract learning experiences to concrete ones. Similarly, it represents that the more concrete the learning experiences are, the more senses are involved–seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and feeling. In this article, we'll explore concrete learners' definition and other important key elements of the cone of experience. According to Dale in his book Audiovisu...