Dex Busken Source 5

Citation of Source 5: Fox, Robert, Reggie Kwan, and Philip Tsang. Enhancing Learning through Technology. Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific, 2007. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 18 Oct. 2016.

Question: Does cooperative learning benefit students or inhibit their learning ability when used with the integration of technology?

My Initial Thoughts: I feel that this book will overall tie all the information I have collected together by allowing me to visualize what is proven to be successful and what doesn't work. Being my last source, I felt that I had encountered all the disadvantages already but the book brought up new ideas that I had not considered. Thinking that, I had also not considered that there could be more benefits as well.

Step 2: Students academic success is measured through multiple standards including advancement in students communication skills and examination scores. It goes to evaluate the ideas, issues, trends and possibilities for linking cooperative learning to technology used for educational purposes. Different technologies privilege certain practices and exclude other practices. The argument made is seen within the construction of the type of technology being incorporated with group learning and how the instructor uses this to benefit learning. The book focuses on communication within a classroom with the use of e-learning and online programs.

With the growing trend of traditional forms of education being transformed towards online and elearning experiences, I was able to clearly visualize the examples of these changes. The use of computer labs and laptop sets are thoroughly analyzed. I was able to take these ideas represented by the book and reinforce my opinion.

After reading this book, I can see how the educational advantages and disadvantages come together to create the argument of just how successful technology in education today can be positive or negative. It really helped to tie all my thoughts together with this being the last source I researched. How does this benefit students? What are the educational disadvantages the integration of technology has on cooperative learning? What role does it play in modern day education?