Category Archives: 3.2 Diffusion of Innovations

“Diffusion of innovations is the process of communicating through planned strategies for the purpose of gaining adoption” (Seels & Richey, 1994, p. 46). With an ultimate goal of bringing about change, the process includes stages such as awareness, interest, trial, and adoption.

(501) Educational Technology and the ‘Real World’

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Shaun W. Martin

This synthesis paper argues for the need of Technology within education field.  The paper focuses on the importance of 21st Century skills that students are lacking in order to be successful in a digital society and, furthermore, shows how America … Continue reading →

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(501) Technology Trends

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Shaun W. Martin

What do the Nintendo Wii, XBox Kinect, and PS3 Move have in common?  Yes, they are all gaming systems that use the ever growing and popular gesture-based computing. As the sun sets on the ‘button smashing’ era, we welcome a … Continue reading →

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