| Edited by Diane McGrath, Kansas State
University |
formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education
JRTE, Volume 32, Number 1, Fall
1999
Technology and the Great
Pendulum of
Education
Constance A. Mellon
East Carolina University
Abstract
This article explores the role of technology in
current
educational practice. Conflicting perceptions
presented
by two major theorists in the field of
instructional design,
Richard Clark and Robert Kozma, provide the basis
for this
exploration. Their ongoing debate focuses on
whether educational
media, including computers, are more than a mere
delivery
system for instruction. Four questions emerging
from this
debate are examined: Does the presence of
technology imply
learning? What is the learner’s role in
technology-based
learning? Does one best method of learning exist?
How important
are teachers to the success of technology-based
learning?
Contributor
Dr. Constance A. Mellon is a professor in the
Department
of Broadcasting, Librarianship, and Educational
Technology,
East Carolina University, Greenville, North
Carolina. She
is the Director of Graduate Programs for the
department
and has studied with fascination the swing of the
great
pendulum of education for more than 30 years.
(Address:
Dr. Constance A. Mellon, East Carolina University,
Department
of Broadcasting, Librarianship & Educational
Technology,
116 Joyner East, Greenville, NC 27858;
lsmellon@eastnet.educ.ecu.edu.)
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1999, ISTE (International
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