Here is a link to the webpage: http://popplet.com/app/#/3744780
15 January 2017
Are Practitioners Skills and Knowledge Important for the Effective use of ICT?
I have carried out a spider diagram on a webpage called Popplet. I have discussed whether practitioners skills and knowledge are important for the effective use of ICT? I considered factors such as learning styles, teaching, confidence/training and padagogies.
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The popplet discusses that teachers can benefit from the use of ICT. Although I agree with this there are numerous teachers still struggling to adapt technology into their pedagogy due to lack of understanding. Studies present evidence that training could resolve the issue. (Khan. Et al. 2012)
ReplyDeleteDo you believe that there should be more training in place to ensure technology is being used effectively?
Khan, M., Hossain, S., Hasan, M. and Clement, C.K., (2012). Barriers to the Introduction of ICT into Education in Developing Countries: The Example of Bangladesh. Online Submission, 5(2), pp.61-80.
Although I believe teacher training impacts the use of technology, if it is not improving academic achievement, why is there a necessity for it?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34174796
This article clearly identifies that “computers 'do not improve' pupil results,” (BBC,2015) therefore this arises conflict towards the effectiveness of technology in the classroom.
BBC and Coughlan, S. (2015) Computers ‘do not improve’ pupil results, says OECD. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34174796.
Responding to Shelley’s question, I do think more training needs to be put in place for teachers to use classroom gadgets effectively. Giavrimis, Giossi and Papastamatis (2011) declared that ‘one of the main reasons for primary school teachers participation in ICT programmes is their interest in exploiting ICT, in both their teaching and in their personal lives’. This statement shows that teachers are willing to learn about technology, not only for personal reasons but to help their students.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I think that classrooms should not rely too heavily on technology as it is not always reliable. Internet access can go down, monthly subscriptions can run out and technology can sometimes be slow or break. An example of this could be, a teacher sets out a task for students to work within pairs on educational games, on the iPad’s. If not all iPads are charged, connected to the internet, have the app installed this could cause problems for the teacher.
Panagiotis Giavrimis, Stella Giossi, & Adamantios Papastamatis. (2011). Teachers' attitudes towards training in ICT: A critical approach. Quality Assurance in Education,19(3), 283-296.
Its not a case of how teachers use technology, just more a case of when. As the world move towards a more digital age, teachers need to be considering that their own pedagogical methods could become obsolete, in replace of new, tech based ideas.
ReplyDeleteSociety is being transformed into an information society as ICT continues to play an ever greater role in the everyday lives of people, businesses and learning (Sipila, 2013). It is therefore important that schools encourage the use of ICT within classes, and that teachers keep themselves aware of the new advances in technology that could potentially benefit them and their students.
Sipilä, K. (2013). Educational use of information and communications technology: Teachers’ perspective. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 1-17.