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Preview for Communicating

It's going on all around you. Over in the corner, in the coffee shops, bookstores, even in schools. What is it? Conversation! People love to talk! In class, out of class, on the phone, via e-mail, or in text-based-chats people love to talk or communicate. In fact, communication is an important part of the learning process and it is through language that we as a society pass our values on to our young, make plans for the future, and discuss our history. In this lesson you will learn about using technology to make communication a learning activity. Be sure to review the resource readings before proceeding to the presentation. Communication Presentation Outline Introduction Words are the tools of ideas Communicating and reporting are different for the purposes of this module Communicating is a way to acquire information and use language Variety of technologies support communicating Communication activities in context with theories/practices of education Vygotsky Social Development Theory J. Lave Situated Learning Constructivist theory Media Richness Reading 1 Media Richness, Social Presence and Technology Supported Communications Activities in Education. Media Richness helps understand the ability of a media to carry message Choose appropriate or efficient media Rich media for ambiguous, lean for data Social Presence Reading 1 Social presence is the sense that you are communicating with another human Flames or misdirected communication can result if social presence is not achieved Time and richness of media can impact the degree of social presence felt Using Vs. Teaching Technology Teacher doesn't have to be expert Balance learning technologies with learning stuff Mentors and advocates in communication activities Sometimes technology fails, what to do Designing learning Environments that make use of communication Reading 2, Abstract of Virtual Architecture Designing and Directing Curriculum-Based Telecomputing by Judi Harris. One-to-one activity structures One-to-group activity structures Group-to-group activity structures Good teaching takes more time Conclusion Communication ability is crucial for success of many types Communication is an essential part of learning in many learning theories Activities have been done that use technology to support communication Use the technology in relevant ways yourself if possible

Technology Enriched Learning