对教育技术“工具理性”的批判

Criticism on the "Instrumental Rationality" of Educational Technology

教育技术领域如果接受"工具理性"的统治,后果将是灾难性的。"工具理性"带给人们的是肤浅和盲从。技术与目的具有内在逻辑关系,"目的理性"应该得到张扬。教育技术不仅仅是工具,它是一种意识形态,技术问题不可能只依靠技术手段来解决。学习是人的活动,教育技术应该关注教学活动本身,而不能过于依赖实体技术。人的思想、经验、意志、道德等是决定教学效果的主要因素。

If the field of educational technology accepts the dominion of instrumental rationality, there will be a disas ter. What instrumental rationality brings us are superficiality and blind obedience. Since there are internal logic relations between technology and purpose, the ＂purposive rationality＂ should be developed. Educational technology is not only a kind of instrument, but also ideology. Technology problems can not be solved by relying solely on technologies. Learning is the activity of people, therefore, educational technology should focus on teaching itself, rather than overemphasizing the importance of technology. The thoughts, experience, will and morality, etc. of human being should be the mainly factors to determine teaching effect.