Why Use Technology in Teaching and Learning
The aim of this resource is to help you to realise some of the different ways in which the use of technology can enhance teaching and learning. It does this by showing how technology can help people to:
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The resource is a Xerte learning object. It is fairly easy to find your way around a Xerte learning object, but for help navigating Xerte, click the help function within Xerte. Select the link Why use technology for learning and teaching? which will open up the learning object.
The resource is a Xerte learning object. It allows the background colour, text size and font to be changed. It has its own screen reader and works with other screen readers.
If you are interested in finding out more about the use of technology in teaching and learning, and how its use relates to theories of learning, you could start by reading the Wikipedia article on Educational Technology.
At several places in the learning object you are asked to think about your own experience and ideas. Do spend a little time doing this as it will be time well spent - the process of reflection will really help your learning.
