Heidi Jaeckle's EDT619 blog

I am happy to report that in addition to learning about a couple different models for the wise integration of technology, I also learned how to include a powerpoint slide in a post. Progress! I think that the models are similar in their approach to understanding the incorporation of technology. I think that the main difference in the models is that the SAMR model focuses more on guiding based on the intended effect and the R.A.T. model focuses more on understanding the role of incorporating technology. 

I tried to use a couple of different forms of media to state my position. I made a powerpoint, but was unable to upload it as a movie to this blog. Unfortunately, it would not play so I deleted it. I don't know if I was successfully able to articulate my reasons for the position that I have taken with this infographic. I believe that while methods of instruction are very important, media by itself can also influence learning. When reading Clark and Kozma's papers, I thought that Clark supported and presented his argument better. It was very clear what his position was. I didn't think that Kozma did this quite as well. Regardless of the strength of argument, in the end, I sided with Kozma because I think learning is an interactional process between individual and environment. I think learning can occur from media even if there has been no attempt at instructional method.

Theoretical foundations for research in educational communications and technology. I created this image using popplet. I have never heard of this before, but it was really fun. This might be a little nerdy and probably displays the sad state of fun that I have in my life. I liked learning something new and it's a great tool for visually displaying ideas and summaries. I didn't think the chapter on theoretical foundations was very helpful and the author states in the conclusion that very little detail was provided, but learning this new tool made the activity very valuable. I did have a problem exporting the image that I created into a pdf or jpeg on my mac. I was able to save it on my windows desktop though.