The concept of minimalist educational technology comes from the application of "minimalism" in the field of educational informatization. The rise of minimalist educational technology is related to the development and changes of the times. Today's China has struggled for 40 years since the reform and opening up of 1978. With the continuous improvement of productivity, the people of China are getting richer and stronger: the material wealth is getting richer and richer, and there are more and more consumer goods and materials in every family; The house is getting bigger and bigger, but it is full of all kinds of things, and the space is getting smaller and smaller; Various new media make more and more information from the media, but less and less in-depth thinking; People have more and more things to do, and they feel busier and more tired. Under such a living condition, "minimalism" is naturally recognized and welcomed by people.
Minimalism is an art school that rose in the 1960s. It originated from the design schools of visual arts, music and other media, and it is an artistic style that uses simplified design elements in creation. Nowadays, people find that when more and more people pay more attention to money, wealth, information, reputation and status, they can't devote their life energy to what they really want to do, which constantly aggravates their anxiety, tension and even physical and mental exhaustion. Minimalism provides people with a new way of thinking: advocating a lifestyle that minimizes the pursuit of wealth and consumption, encouraging people to focus on what they really want, and embodying a brand-new attitude and values of life: simplicity is beauty, small is big, less is more, and the road is simple. Minimalist life brings people a real sense of gain;
More economical: avoid spending a lot of money on a lot of useless things;
More space: get more space and more time of your own;
More sober: get rid of advertising and comparison and go your own way;
Simpler: convenient management, reducing the waste of time and resources;
More freedom: more time for yourself;
More valuable: do what you really want to do and realize your life dream.
With the changes of the times and the rapid development of information technology, especially at present, too many new theories, technologies and software emerge every day. Facing the complicated wave of educational informatization, the idea of minimalism is worth learning from. "Minimalist education technology" refers to the technology that advocates teachers and students to be convenient, practical, easy to learn and easy to use in school teaching, and can effectively improve the efficiency of work and study. Minimalist educational technology has three characteristics:
Easy to master: easy to learn, easy to use, convenient and time-saving;
Problem solving: pragmatic and effective, able to solve practical problems in work;
Improve efficiency: reduce work intensity and improve teaching efficiency and quality.
In particular, minimalist educational technology does not mean that people will mistakenly think that it is "simple", "low-level" and "childish". For example, many people mistakenly think that PPT technology is pediatrics, and even some so-called "national multimedia competitions" do not accept the PPT works of participating teachers. Others believe that it is necessary to engage in fashionable technologies such as artificial intelligence, VR virtual reality and AR augmented reality. As we all know, the ultimate goal of these newly developed technologies is minimalism. From the epistemological point of view, minimalist educational technology is not a simplification and degradation of educational technology, but a higher-end educational technology and a sublimation of the application of information technology in education. In China, in order to truly follow the requirements of the Ministry of Education and lead the development of educational informatization with application, and according to the historical experience of the national project to improve teachers' information technology literacy for many years, we must keep the road simple, that is to say, we must integrate and innovate on the basis of the original educational technology, jump out of the original framework, get rid of those ineffective, dispensable and non-essential things, and merge them into less but refined things.