This site is edited by the students in EDUC358 Foundations of Educational Technology class (Fall 2020) and by Dr. Yumiko Murai.
This site offers a series of critical analysis on today’s educational technology written by an interdisciplinary team of students from Simon Fraser University in Canada. Each article features one type of technology that has a critical presence in today’s society and discusses its roles in education. By covering the six areas of educational research ‘traditions’ — different ways scholars have considered how people learn— the articles invite readers to engage in critical perspectives on the possibilities and current limitations of technological innovations for education.
As artificial intelligence sweeps through medicine, the expectations from a doctor evolve and expand. Medical Schools must adapt to meet this new world.
There is potential for massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) to be an educational tool in promoting motivation and collaborative learning. With that, the implication and limitation of MMORPG games will be suggested for educational technologists to ponder.
Analysis of social media as an educational tool in classrooms with a focus on how YouTube impacts the learning and academic performance of College students.
This paper will give an overview of the main advantages of using Instagram for language learning and offer a list of activities for which Instagram can be used.
This paper aims to highlight the potential for social media, specifically Twitter, to be used as a learning tool. Since its recent increase in popularity, it is essential for educational technologists to recognize both the benefits and harms of Twitter as an educational tool.
Makerspaces are places where learning and collaboration happen organically and simultaneously, they teach people the fundamental skills in problem solving and teamwork, allowing them to make mistakes, and to help them to grow their curiousity.
