In the field of technology the term educational and instructional technology is interchangeably used as it is a field which undergoes lots of changes every now and then.
According
to Robllye (2006) some definitions of educational or instructional technology refers
to equipment, others refer to the process of applying equipment or tools and
materials for educational purposes. Millions of similar definitions is
available in search engine on both the definitions.
Educational Technology
“is application of research, learning theory, emergent technologies and child
and adult psychology to solving instructional and performance problems” -
University of North Carolina Media Services(1997)
Instructional Technology
(James Finn used the term in 1963) is
how to plan, design, develop, implement, evaluate and manage instructional
processes effectively to ensure improved performance by learner, Understand how
people learn and how to best design instructional delivery systems and
materials.
The
essential features of instructional technology can be considered as:
·
a
systematic process,
·
based on
scientific theory
·
practical
and valuable
application to educational research and learning theories
·
use suitable technology
·
construct effective
learning experience
References
- Abas, Z. W., and Kaur, A., (2010). HMEF5083 Instructional Technology. Open University of Malaysia
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