Writing Homework Help
Ashford University Current State of Technology Implementation Discussion Paper
Prior to completing this assignment, read Dabbagh & English (2015), Lee, Barker, & Kumar (2016), and Puzziferro & Shelton (2014).
Instructions: To complete this assignment, you need to do the following:
- Discuss major historical events in the evolution of technology that have led the current state to technology integration. It may be helpful to revisit your timeline from the Week 1 Discussion.
- Explain how the application of instructional design theory can help guide the implementation of technology into teaching and learning.
- Examples of instructional design theory include but are not limited to, Skinner’s Programmed Instruction, Gagne’s Nine Events, Keller’s ARCS Model, Cognitive Flexibility Theory, Elaboration Theory, and Problem Based Learning.
- Discuss how technology can be appropriately integrated into education to best support teaching and learning.
- Explain how technology integration can be used to assess the achievement of learning outcomes.
In addition, your paper must:
- Be two to three pages in length.
- Use at least three scholarly and/or credible sources to support any claims, assertions, or conclusions.
- Consult Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.). This table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor.
- Provide references for all quoted, paraphrased, and summarized information from scholarly and/or credible sources both in-text and in an APA references list.