OverviewOverview

My name is Lien Nguyen

I started school in 1983s in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, Vietnam

I graduated from high school in 1994s in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, Vietnam

I first went to college at University of Ho Chi Minh City in 1995s

When I finish my degree, I hope to become a biology curriculum designer

My definition My definition of educational technologyof educational technology

Educational technology is the use of technological tools to support and improve

quality and process of teaching and learning.

Web sites on ed tech historyWeb sites on ed tech historyAssociation for educational communications and

technology:

http://www.thejournal.com/articles/13739History, the history of computers, and the history

of computers in education:

http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.htmlEducational technology:

http://edtech.twinisles.com/index.htmlHistory of technology in education:

http://www.educating-america.com/educational-technology-history.htm

Kindergarten technologyKindergarten technology

No computers

Just one or two black and white televisions in the village

No technology at school

High school technologyHigh school technology

No computers

Teaching and learning activities based on blackboard and chalks

Only one color television in school used for showing documentary films

College technologyCollege technologyOne computer lab for students

But students used computer lab only two hours per week

I learned about the use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Slow telephone internet connection

A vivid technology A vivid technology learning experiencelearning experience

Under development of technology, classroom will be changed from traditional to virtual platform

A technology I want to use in A technology I want to use in my classroommy classroom

Each student has a mini laptop to access the internet when we have lessons

My vision of the classroom My vision of the classroom of the futureof the future

A classroom has multi-touch screens in walls that students can access the internet anytime, and they can do virtual experiments in the touch screens

A challenge for teachingA challenge for teachingNot enough money to invest for technological toolsNot enough facilities to apply new technologyNot enough technological skills

Words of wisdomWords of wisdom

“The technology itself is not transformative. It’s the school, the pedagogy, that is

transformative.” - Tanya Byron