It was Whizzy and Cutting Edge
Currently, I’m reading 25 Years of Ed Tech by Martin Weller. Within its contents thus far—specifically the first eight chapters—it’s interesting to stop and seriously reflect…
Currently, I’m reading 25 Years of Ed Tech by Martin Weller. Within its contents thus far—specifically the first eight chapters—it’s interesting to stop and seriously reflect…
Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – Winston Churchill
Before delving into Weller’s 25 Years of Ed Tech (2020), my knowledge of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and wikis was limited, and I was unaware of their significant role in the evolution of educational technology. The revelation that Wikipedia, a… Continue Reading →
Photo by Chris Henderson, Book Cover Image by Bryan Mathers, Visual Thinkery In reading the first third of Martin Wellers 2020 book 25 Years or Ed Tech, I had to remind myself of the limits of information technology in the… Continue Reading →
Before starting Martin Weller’s (2020) 25 Years of Ed Tech, I reflected on my own experiences with educational technology. My earliest memories of ed tech in the classroom date back to 1994, when I was in grade 4, just as the internet was beginning to emerge. Back then, ed tech was pretty basic, used for […]
In Martin Weller’s 25 Years of Ed Tech, he marks the Bulletin Board System (BBS) as the starting point of his study of education technology,…
Published by Weri Gadou on 31th of August 2024 Before diving into Martin Weller’s 25 Years of Ed Tech, I thought the development of educational technology was a smooth, linear process, with each new tool or method building gradually on the… Continue Reading →
Weller’s concepts of “historical amnesia” and the “year-zero mentality” resonate with the shift from analog to digital technologies, such as Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) in…