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Education technology is the term used to describe a wide range of computing technology used in some way to facilitate learning and teaching. Technology may be integrated as one small component of a course (i.e. Learning Objects) or it may be used for the delivery of a whole course. Examples of the uses of education technology include:

Text based material delivered online;
Email, electronic file transfer, computer conferencing, synchronous and asynchronous chat;
Visual materials such as graphics, animations and modelling systems;
Web based course information, course content and support material;
Presentational software, such as Powerpoint, used in a lectures or online;
Tools for searching and accessing information, including search engines and library databases;
Questions and automated assessment systems either online or stand-alone;
Databases used in laboratory experiments;
Data analysis or statistical software packages;
Audio conferencing and audio files used in lectures or on the web;
Video conferencing, video clips and video on the internet;
Computer-based interactive applications such as CD-ROMs, CBT modules (multimedia) etc;
Interactive learning environments (eg WebCT) containing on-line tutorials, E-mail, online group work and conferencing tools;
Web based materials produced by students as part of their course of study.

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Examples

What are some examples of education technology?

Technology can be used in many forms. The follow link provides a list of file types and software applications which are currently used in our teaching. A brief overview is given on each along with the advantages and disadvantages of using them.

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ET in Science

What is the Faculty of Science doing?

There are numerous developments and applications of the use of technology within teaching throughout the Faculty of Science. The following provides information on some of the developments and the people who are involved.

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