The Center for Educational Technology
Improving the Quality and Access to Education
Mission
Welcome! We are a new center at EKTU that seeks to improve the quality and access to education using well established educational technology principles.
We strive to:
Provide quality educational service to users
Provide additional learning opportunities
Reach a larger audience
Rising to the Challenge
COVID-19 is changing our lives and how universities do education. Educational institutions worldwide have been struggling with how to adapt to this reality. Our initial priority is to support the faculty to facilitate the development of their fully online and blended-learning courses using educational technology so that they are better prepared to rise to the challenge of providing quality education within a restricted environment.
What is Educational Technolgy?
More than just technology
There are two components to educational technology or edtech for short.
Educational Technology (concept)
The study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources (Januszewski & Molenda, 2013, p. 1).
Educational Technology (practice):
Combines digital technology with educational theory and practice to facilitate learning and improve performance (Kennedy, 2018).
Our Service
We provide:
How to accomplish the task of implementing edtech
Assist the faculty as they create online courses
What users need to accomplish their job
How to make elearning effective
Starting points and walk-thoughs
On Information Technology, Instructional Design and Pedagogy
