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Emerging Issues in Educational 13
Technology

Chapter Outline

• Emerging technologies in education
• Issues involving in emerging technologies
• Challenges for educational technology.

By the End of This Chapter, You Should Be Able To

• Identify the essential technologies in technology.
• Identify immerging issues when using technology.
• Identify seven challenges for educational technology and some recommenda-
tions to meet the challenges.

Main Learning Activities
1. Discuss with peers on the emerging technologies for education, and describe
what do you think the future leaning and teaching will be?
2. Discuss with peers on the issues of using technology in education, and list all the
items you mentioned.
3. Describe a specific example of integrating an emerging technology into a unit of
instruction (lesson or entire course). State the rationale for using that technology
and indicate how its impact on learning will be determined. Note likely issues to
arise in making effective use of the new technology in an actual learning setting.

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