CI 499: CRITIQUES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
A NEW COURSE IN CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION!
Professor: Dr. Dan Hoffman
When: Spring 2014
Where: Online (asynchronous)
CRN: 39496
Credits: 4
Technology, from the overhead to the Internet, has played an important role in the history of organized education, often fueled by a romanticized view that it will somehow revolutionize teaching and learning. While many scholars believe technology can transform education, others have questioned its impact— intended or otherwise—on the social, economic, pedagogical, and political aspects of education. In this course, we’ll survey various arguments against educational technology in an effort to clarify our own understanding of its actual and potential value. We’ll examine work skeptical of educational technology as a whole as well as research questioning specific tech-centric initiatives ranging from teaching machines to tablets. Students will leave the course with a deeper appreciation of the gap between practice and promise, while being well-positioned to influence future developments within the field.
For more information contact Dan Hoffman (dlh2109 [at] illinois [dot] edu)
