Modern educational technology originated in the United States in the 1930s. The development of modern educational technology in China began in the 1980s and originated in the United States. At that time, it was called audio-visual education in China. At that time, slides, movies and other media used in audio-visual education activities, compared with the initial oral knowledge and later printed media, were used in teaching, and their communication mode jumped a big step, belonging to the category of modern educational technology, but it was not a complete modern educational technology, but only the initial stage of the development of modern educational technology.
The difference between the names of modern educational technology and educational technology lies in the addition of the word "modern" to modern educational technology. To understand its concept, we must first understand the meaning of "modernity". The Chinese interpretation of "modern" is: modern times. There are two kinds of English explanations: one is "Modern", which translates as: 1, modern and modern; 2. Modern, new, current and fashionable.
The second is "contemporary", translated as: 1, occurrence, existence; Existing or produced at the same time; 2. Happened at the same time; 3, from beginning to end at the same time; Originated from the same era; 4. Contemporary or as if contemporary, present.
It can be seen that due to the different understanding of the word "modern", the understanding of modern educational technology is also different, which can be summarized into two main types: one refers to emerging educational technology, which corresponds to traditional educational technology, and this understanding emphasizes innovation in tradition; The other category refers to the educational technology being used, including traditional educational technology and emerging educational technology.
Theoretical characteristics of modern technical education
Modern educational technology is mainly based on information technology, that is, the system composed of educational technology means covering information technology is called modern educational technology. The process of education and teaching is essentially the process of information generation, selection, storage, transmission, conversion and distribution. Information technology refers to the application of various advanced technologies used in the above-mentioned series of processes.
Include microelectronic technology, multimedia technology, computer technology, computer network technology and remote communication technology. Introducing these technologies into education and teaching can greatly improve the information processing ability, that is, greatly improve the efficiency of teaching and learning.
The rapid development of modern science and technology has greatly increased the information resources owned by various media, including periodicals, papers, patents, books, software and so on. In 1950s, it only increased 1 times every 10 years, and then doubled in 2-3 years. The half-life of mastering knowledge is shortening, and the knowledge and skills accumulated by people will soon age and lose their original value.
Therefore, the efficiency of teaching and learning is particularly important. It should be noted that the traditional educational technology, such as projectors, slide projectors, televisions and other hardware, as well as the corresponding teaching software and methods, should be extended to the traditional point of view, that is, audio-visual education technology.
Modern educational technology puts more emphasis on cultivating compound talents. In the determination of educational goals, we should not only meet the needs of society, but also attach importance to the needs of students and encourage them to develop into compound talents. Therefore, modern educational technology is applied to the selection of teaching content, the application of educational methods and the application of educational forms to realize the cultivation of compound talents.
There are two main branches of modern educational technology research in China. One is academic school, mainly professors and experts who specialize in teaching and research of educational technology in some colleges and universities. Most of them pay attention to theoretical research and macro-research of educational technology under the guidance of theoretical basis, and they are far-sighted and condescending.
The other is the practical school, mainly represented by teacher Yan Ping, which pays attention to the practical application of modern educational technology in teaching, and hardly involves theory. In teaching, only practical skills and software applications are emphasized, and the flexibility and efficiency of application are emphasized. We usually call this school "Modern Educational Practical Technology".