EDUCATIONAL technology, no matter how advance it is, cannot replace the traditional teaching atmosphere.
A group of researchers from the Teacher Education Department of the College of Education (Education) said educational technology is just a supplement to the teaching styles of the professors, but cannot replace the teachers themselves.
According to Yuri Bongalos, a member of the five-man research team, the group’s research, “Courseware Development through Learning Management Systems: The Case of the Oldest University in Asia,” presented at the International Conference on Education and Technology in Hyatt Regency-Calgary Alberta, Canada, showed that UST professors consider the courseware materials developed as instructional add-ons complement their time-tested teaching methods.
The paper, to be published in the British Journal of Educational Technology later on, delves on the various experiences of University professors, trained by the Education Technology Center to develop the Blackboard system as well as the problems teachers encountered with the use, and the competence of the UST’s courseware system.
Aside from Bongalos, the other researchers are Center for Educational Research and Development director Dr. Allan de Guzman, Dan Dave Bulaon, Lanie Celedonio, and Cronica Josette Ogarte.
Held last July 4 to 6, the conference presented researches from both developed and developing countries that use technology in education. It was participated in by more than 30 countries around the world, including Canada, USA, Sweden, Norway, Singapore, Japan, United Kingdom, Bangladesh, China, Australia, and the Philippines. Jianne dL. Yamzon
