What knowledge base is needed to apply educational technology appropriately to the teaching and learning process?
We discussed the significance and critical need for students to be involved in making decisions about their learning and incorporating technologies when appropriate not as an add-on. Jane responded that McCombs stressed that we have an abundance of knowledge now, but we need to focus on context and meaning. Terry stated the need to adapt the content and presentation to the needs of the learner. Of course this implies that we can identify the individual learning style needs. We proceeded to discuss professional development and varied forms of assessment with strengths and weaknesses involved in those representations. We talked about the 14 learner-centered principles and how this perspective allows for an integrated perspective for all learners at all levels. One of the areas we focused on in discussion was the motivational and affective factors and how that is reflected in teaching and in learning. We spoke about higher-order thinking skills and ways they are implied in the classroom t
