Technology in education:
-Reflection P.1:
It's not a secret that technology plays an
effective role in the process of learning and education. It infuses classrooms
with digital learning tools, such as hand held devices and computers. Moreover,
technology expands course productivity, students' experiences, learning
materials and supports learning. And as point that educators strive to take
advantage of, it builds 21st century skills, increases students'
engagement and motivation and accelerates learning.
As a student in the course TECH3008, I was able
to wetness and learn about the use of technology in education more than other
coursers I've been to. Besides, I was able to trace its benefits. Trough
TECH3008 course and other, many technologies were used such as PowerPoint,
prezi, Google apps and
others.
These
technologies were mostly used to Liven up the traditional lesson and make it
even more interesting by incorporating photos, texts, diagrams, music, sounds, or
video clips. It's even effective to students who have shown much less initiative or
facility with more conventional academic tasks. Moreover, this use of
technology had provided students with a greater chance of learning by
presenting the data visually, auditory and even by touch sometimes. That way,
information stays longer in the long-term memory in the learner's mind.
Also in most of these classes, teachers asks
their students to use these technologies to represent their understanding of a
certain topic or to play the role of a teacher to explain something for their
classmates in order to provide them with the needed information, presentation
and speaking skills. That's why students are able to acquire an impressive
level of skill with varies set of computer software and a confidence about
being able to learn to use new tools that will support their learning of new
software applications. One other thing that I noticed is that in our classes
that use a varies set of technologies, students were more able to generate data
from different resources especially the online ones, have better designing
skills and creative thinking.
Technology were also used to transform educating
by ushering in a model of connected teaching. The model links teachers and
students to a professional content to help in improving their own instruction
and to personalize learning. Generally, the use of these technologies in class
is enhancing the rate of learning, reducing costs associated with programs
delivery, instructional materials and utilizing teacher's time in a better way.
-Reflection P.2:
There are things that I liked and didn't like
when it comes to the use of technology in class. What I liked Is that we used
varies technologies, so it was interesting and we were able to know many types
of programs that will help us in the educational process as students and teachers.
But the thing I didn't like is that in each topic we studied, it would have
been better if we studied even more examples and applied them in class. For
example, the story telling topic. It would be better if we could experience
more programs at class. All in all, I think the use of technology in education
is so effective, but I believe it would be so overwhelming if the class was
over occupied with it. And if it was used in a wrong way, it would turn into a
disappointment tool instead of an educational one.
As a future teacher, I'm confident that I'll be
using technology in my teaching later
on. Instead of the usual cramming and dull way in teaching a subject, I
can use multiple technologies to create a lesson plan while using visuals,
audio and even touching to attract students and enhance their understanding. I
can use movie maker to tell a story, presentation to explain a certain role and
web quest to test my students' level of understanding and performance. I think it's hard to list all the ways I'll
be able to use technology since there are many programs, software, devices and
apps. But for sure whatever I want to teach my students, for sure there'll be a
technology that will suite my needs.
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