When searching for a definition of educational/instructional technology, the Internet was sighted as the primary tool making up this group of instruments intent on enhancing learning. There are many instruments that are used in educational/instructional technology ranging from the computer to the projectors used in classrooms. The computer opens up a whole world of technology when access to the internet is made available. There is a vast wealth of knowledge available through the internet but the reliability of this knowledge must be brought into question and learners must be taught how to distinguish between what is reliable and what is not. Educational/instructional technology is the use of electronic medium for enhancing the learning capabilities of individual’s searching for knowledge. The types of educational/instructional technology that I am interested in learning about are developing effective learning communities over the internet and which types of educational software like WebCT and Blackboard are the most effective in enhancing on-line learning. In addition, I would like to know some basic things about Java script because as of now I do not understand anything about it and I have run into it at work when editing the webpages for UIL.
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