techies team #2 phase ii toolkits: 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 tech 302 dr. john w. sinn
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TECHIESTECHIES Team #2
Phase IIToolkits: 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15
Tech 302
Dr. John W. Sinn
Increasing Increasing Technology and the Technology and the
Use of Web Use of Web ConferencingConferencing
Technology encompasses many Technology encompasses many aspects that humans relate to dailyaspects that humans relate to daily
Cultural Tools– Activities are systematically delegated out– Activities are coordinated into and entire
program– People at all levels must participate in order to
succeed in production
Web Conferencing Can Be A Very Helpful Technological Tool If:– Individuals strive to accept it– Learn how to use it– Utilize it to its maximum efficiency
Web Conferencing Can Be Useful If:– We, as a culture, succumb to it– Learn how to work with it– Break ourselves of old habits– Adapt to new ways of doing things
WEB CONFERENCING AS A NEW MEANS WEB CONFERENCING AS A NEW MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONOF COMMUNICATION
New And Specific Requirements For Its Operation To Be Productive:– Individuals must be willing to come together– Individuals must be disciplined, respectful, and
determined– Standards must be set – Individuals must be organized
Group Members Must Always Be Prepared For Presentation
This Includes:– Good listening skills– Asking questions– Repeating and rehashing information– Being knowledgeable of previews– Targeting messages– Using positive gestures– Applying personal effort
TECHNOLOGY AND WEB CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY AND WEB CONFERENCING REQUIRES CONTINUOUS ADAPTATIONREQUIRES CONTINUOUS ADAPTATION
Individuals Must Learn How To Understand New Technology (Web Conferencing) As They Use It
This Requires:– Willingness to delve into a new means of
communication– Learning how to improve their own skills with
it– Not let on one’s self become alienated by it
As A Group Of Individuals Continuously Experiences With Communicating Via Web Conferencing, They Will Notice:– Signs of steady improvement– Increase in its benefits– Maximum teamwork ability– Less frustration
WEB CONFERENCING’S ADVANTAGESWEB CONFERENCING’S ADVANTAGES
If Individuals Embrace Web Conferencing, Its Success Will Provide:– Efficient means of communication– Maintenance of excellent productivity– Comfort of communicating from your own
home– Avoidance of having to travel great distances to
intricately communicate
OBJECTIVES OF A TEAM RESEARCHING OBJECTIVES OF A TEAM RESEARCHING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTSTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS
RESEARCHING WEB CONFERENCING:– Utilizing research of a specific technological topic to
relate its characteristics to the broader realms of technology and how it affects our world, society, and culture
– Goals were to study how technology has affected us in the past, how it affects us now, and how it will affect us in the future
– Focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of web conferencing allowed us to apply expansive realizations to the world that has become dependent on technology
PROCEDUREPROCEDURE
INVOLVEMENT IN A COURSE THAT REQUIRED US TO ENCOUNTER A NEW TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS OF COMPLETING A TASK:– A hands-on approach that thrived solely on communicating and
accomplishing goals via technological methods– We as individuals and as a team had to dive into a new system of
doing things that is entirely foreign– It was necessary to work individually and work with each other to
discover how new technology works and how to get through it.
– This required us to become determined to be receptive of new
ways of doing things and accepting change
REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS
IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS COURSE WE HAD TO ADAPT TO NEW METHODS SUCH AS:– Becoming familiar with an organized forum to
communicate with teammates and a teacher whom we have never physically met
– Email became a necessary tool instead of just a privilege– Physical meetings never took place
EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONSINNOVATIONS
ADAPTING TO A NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT:– Confusing and troublesome at first without
physical meetings and traditional means of communication
– With each day, things became more structured and less foreign
– Changed us all in some way regarding the future
CONCLUSIVE RESULTSCONCLUSIVE RESULTS
AS THE COURSE PROGRESSED IT WENT FROM HIGHER DEPENDENCY TO LESS DEPENDENCY:– At first, because of disarray and confusion, the team was
very dependent on the forum and chat room to communicate and figure out the process
– As the course continued, the quantity of information decreased and the quality of information was emphasized
– By the end of the course, each individual became comfortable with a new means of communication and had adjusted to a new way of doing things
– The course had evolved from being less convenient to very convenient
PROJECT FOCUS RESULTSPROJECT FOCUS RESULTS
A COLLECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF HOW WEB CONFERENCING IS A NEW MEANS OF COMMUNICATION THAT ULTIMATELY AFFECTS US:– Culturally, we systematically delegate activities and
coordinate them into an entire program All individuals must participate equally to gain success Without such participation, a fallout with competition will
occur Remaining dynamic is essential to constantly improve
WE DETERMINE HOW ADVANTAGEOUS WEB CONFERENCING CAN BE FOR US:– In order for such a technological innovation to be of
most convenience to us, we as a people must work with its requirements
Emphasizing our listening skills Asking questions Repeating key information Exertion of personal effort
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:– How will such a technological evolution as web
conferencing affect our physical environment and its resources?
New technological tools like web conferencing will utilize natural resources just like anything else
Simultaneously, it will alleviate many of the resources we are currently using with existing tools of living and communicating
MORAL AND ETHICAL VALUES:– What new ethical and moral values will we as a society
be faced with when embracing technology? It is necessary for our society to be aware that everyone will
not have the full privileges of experiencing and learning technological methods as others do
In response, we must be sure that as we grow, we are not leaving other groups behind
DIRECTION OF DISCOVERING THE DIRECTION OF DISCOVERING THE IMPACTS OF WEB CONFERENCING AND IMPACTS OF WEB CONFERENCING AND
TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY COURSEWORK CONSISTED OF:
– Communication tools that we were required to learn and use
– A structured system of toolkits containing tables Required Critique Assessments (RCA’s) allowed for
opportunity of continual team improvement Standard Dedicated Applications (SDA’s) allowed for the
application of specific content and theories in each toolkit Each toolkit broadened our final portfolio based around web
conferencing and general technological advancements Resulted in a final compilation of research and conclusions we
achieved over the entire course
OVERALL CONCLUSION OVERALL CONCLUSION
WHAT WAS GAINED FROM A COURSE CENTERED AROUND THE STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY IN A SOCIETY?– How to use new technological advancements to
accomplish a goal– How to relate to new technology on a more direct level
instead of what we are used to– We encounter new technology on an everyday basis
and use it, live it, and depend upon its conveniences