Chapter three talks about the evolution of teaching instruction which is integrating technology into curruculum. Technology has been use in science, business and industry for many years. Also, researches has proved the effectiveness of using technology on those areas. When it comes to education, things are different. There is not enough evidence to prove that using technology in education setting can be more effective. Also, using technology in education adds another layer of complexity. There are several reasons mentioned in this chaper, the most important factor is personal belief. Beliefs govern behavior, so the process replacing the old one with new one becomes critical. Meanwhile, replacing old teaching with new teaching takes time. In this chapter, the author discusses about the stages of instructional evolution: entry, adoption, adaptation, appreciation and invention. Each stage has been well explained in this chapter.
I think right now is 21st century, most of teachers somehow already knew how to use technology into their curriculum, the differences will be how much they actually use. I know that this book is not really new, so some infomation in it may be not true for today. I do believe that personal belief can change our behavior, if I believe I can use this new technology in my class, then I will try to learn this one before I use in my class. Even though it is 21 st century now, a lot of schools still have older teachers. Those teachers should be our priority to help them to learn those new technologies. In order to make our teaching more effective, I think integrating technology into curriculum is a must do.
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