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Topic: Recycling

Group members: Debra Morris, Belinda Van Norman, Sandra Dykes, and Carol Mortensen Walden University August 2012

Chapter 2 ||= Belinda Van Norman ||= Facilitated learning happens when educators help students in the learning process. Through this process the teacher offers the students encouragement, motivation, promotion, assistance, and support throughout the learning process. Behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism are example of learning theories and explain the learning process. Instructional theories are available in order for an educator to create a positive learning environment or use specific instructional strategies. || Chapter 3 ||= Carol Mortensen ||= Educational technology support educational interventions which improve human performance. Human performance is focused on achieving real-world skills and abilities that surpass the cognitive skills of standardized tests and utilize higher-order thinking skills such as problem-solving, analyzing, and creating. || Chapter 4 ||= 1/2 Belinda 1/2 Carol ||= Making of suitable and efficient instructional materials, positive learning environments, as well as use a variety of design approaches. The approaches include but are not limited to procedural, engineering, scientific, aesthetic, psychological, and systematic methodologies. || Chapter 5 ||= Sandra Dykes ||= **Chapter 5 (Using)** Chapter 6 ||= Debra Morris ||= **Management and Leadership** Management simply means the process of effectively directing, motivating, coaching, supporting, monitoring, delegating and communicating with people and resources. Management is about control. Leading is about setting a direction or vision and using set strategies to get there. Effective managers use every opportunity they can to promote their vision. They generate enthusiasm with their employees and present their goal as being achievable. || Chapter 11 ||= 1/2 Sandra 1/2 Debra || Sandra: Debra: An individuals actions are no longer the only factors that affect ethical behavior in the digital world. One person can change the world, but a whole group of people can change the world much faster within the world of technology. Chapter 7 ||= All ||= The process of learning provides the method or an environment that is capable of using the capabilities that technology offers to enhance learning. The process manages the learning through the input, process, and output stage. || Chapter 8 ||= All ||= Resources provide all of the components for learning to take place. These resources consist of everything from documents to web links. Technology can support the use of resources and facilitate access and learning. ||
 * = Definition Concept ||= Expert ||= Definition ||
 * = Facilitating Learning
 * = Improving Performance
 * = Creating
 * = Using
 * Definition**: Application of the technology is what the end purpose is of educational technology. At this point, the educator and the learner put the technology into use. It is imperative to make sure that the technological resources available are appropriate and conductive for learning. Considerations must be made to meet the psychological processes of user, the sociology of the educational environment, and the surroundings of the learner. Implementation of the technology depends on the setting. For example, if you are teaching elementary students the technology must conductive to elementary students. If you are teaching college students, the usage of technology must be conductive to college level students. ||
 * = Managing
 * = Ethical Considerations
 * Chapter 11 (Ethical Considerations)**
 * Definition:** Professional ethics are derived from many resources and driven by many factors and guides users to do what is proper and maintains what is socially expected. The main factors considered are: public awareness and the public influence, traditions and customary expectations, and the professional knowledge that relates to what is considered to be good practice.
 * Globalization Technology- Example: The Internet
 * One current ethical concern is seen in the electronic haves and have nots.
 * AECT- Association of Educational Communications and Technology
 * AECT formed a Code of Ethics. ||
 * = Processes
 * = Resources