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John Dewey

About Me ** I was born on October 20, 1859, the third of four sons born to Archibald Sprague Dewey and Lucina Artemesia Rich of Burlington, Vermont. He attended public school and later entered the University of Burlington in Vermont. He graduated in 1879, he taught high school for two years, and then he decided to pursue a career in philosophy. He received his doctorate from John’s Hopkins University in 1884. At Johns Hopkins Dewey studied under two powerful intellects who were to have a major influence on him. George Sylvester Morris, a German trained Hegelian philosopher, and G. Stanly Hall, one of the most prominent experimental psychologists at the time. Then Dewey accepted his first teaching job at the University of Michigan a position he was to keep for ten years. While at Michigan he wrote his first two books Psychology (1887) and Leibniz’s New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding (1888). He eventually moved on to the University of Chicago and went on from there to spend the rest of his professional life at the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University. Dewey went on to retire from active teaching in 1930, but he continued to be a productive philosopher and he worked vigorously throughout his retirement until his death on June 2, 1952, at the age of ninety-two. **  About This Project ** This project has been developed by Felita Reed for ETEC 5303 Learning with computers in K-12 classrooms. I have been asked to present views on technology for the past, present, and future in the viewpoint of my assigned learning theorist, John Dewey. ** ** Thank you for viewing my project, ** =** ﻿﻿﻿Felita ** =  Dewey's Future Perspectives on Technology Use in Schools ** "School curriculum should arise from students' interests and be taught as integrated topics, rather than isolated skills." (Roblyer, & Doering, 2010) ** ** In my opinion, educators must consider the students interests when planning instruction and the curriculum needs to integrated and theme based. The instruction should not be based on isolated skills. Therefore educators need to research various programs and integrate those that will provide integrated instruction which accommodates the various learning styles of the students whenever possible. ** ** Roblyer, M.D., & Doering, A. H. (2010). Integrating educational technology into ** ** teaching. Boston: Pearson. **  Dewey's Past Perspectives on Technology Use in Schools **<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">In my opinion, computer assisted instruction in the past has made the mistake of not making learning meaningful to the students. They need hands on learning experiences that will assist them in adapting to their surroundings. Math instruction, for example should involve experiences that will help the students learn real life skills that they will be about to use as adults. ** **<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">According to Niel, ** **<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">His idea was that children came to school to do things and live in a community which gave them real, guided experiences which fostered their capacity to contribute to society. For example, Dewey believed that students should be involved in real-life tasks and challenges. (Niel, 2005) ****

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<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #ffc500; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Dewey's Present Perspectives on Technology Use in Schools

=<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 130%; line-height: 115%; margin: 24pt 0in 0pt;">In my opinion, computer assisted instruction in the present form should consider the students being allowed to work in groups on task that were related to their own interests. =

“Learning is individual growth that comes about through social experiences.” (Roblyer, & Doering, 2010)
**John Dewey....Quotes on Education**

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**<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Roblyer, M.D., & Doering, A. H. (2010). Integrating educational technology into **

**<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">teaching. Boston: Pearson. **