SYNCING DIGITAL LEARNING TO KEY LEARNING AREAS

Why sync?

So what does that mean for us as teachers?

• Classroom teachers of the Twentieth First Century require flexible and reflective pedagogical practices to engage, educate and develop students into adaptive, creative and connected learners.

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ICT PEDAGOGY

Inquiring

Creating

CommunicatingEthical use

and interaction

Operating ICT

ICT PEDAGOGY

Definitions

ICT is “an inadequate term” to define the dynamic, fluid and multi-contextual nature of a wide range of technologies (Loveless, 2003).

Catalyst for change

• ICT is a catalyst for change and a cause for concern and anxiety amongst teachers (Watson, 2001).

• The great innovation has not been effectively scrutinised or evaluated (Somekh, 2000).

• Future research needs to address the question of why should teachers use technology? (Robyler & Knezek, 2003).

What can we learn from this as educators?

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ICT AS AN INTEGRATED RICH PEDAGOGY

RICH, INTEGRATED, CURRICULUM BASED

IT AS A TOOL

TOOL FOR LEARNING NOVELTYIT AS A SUBJECT

SKILL TECHNICAL

Creating

Teachers integrate ICT based on pedagogical needs & provide opportunities for problem solving, analysing, self-learning.

Integration of ICT occurs in powerful, novel and creative ways.

It is the pedagogy driving ICT and student are active producers of knowledge.

ICT Pedagogy creates sustained and personalised learning for gifted students, while providing platforms for students to showcase their creativity.

InquiryInquiry has become integrated with ICT to drive

learning, acquisition and the creation of knowledge.

The learning contexts are shifting too and accelerated, high-level learning is possible and enable the teacher to become a facilitator.

While ICT is powerful the subject knowledge is key. You can choose the strategy from this premise.

Operating ICT Competencies using ICT were shifting with

web 2.0 technologies.Students in primary are doing more than

mouse clicking and word processing.Leading the teachers using publisher & flash.

Ethical Use and Interaction • There are ethical issues such as web safety,

interaction, bullying, censorship that conflict with the communication, and inquiry skills that ICT are enhancing

• This is particularly evident with web 2.0 technologies such as wikis and blogs.

Ethical Use and Interaction

• The need to supervise internet content and the risks involved are evident.

• ICT use is managed and controlled by the coordinator.

• The need for the email and the network to be filtered.

Teachers

• “Some people are quite frightened by the technology” (Karina).

• “Now I have the smartboard I cannot live without this” .

Professional Development• Flexible PD is preferred.• Informal professional development is already

occurring in terms of colleague to colleague sharing ideas.

• PD is difficult when implemented in isolation for lack of validation, accountability, support and strategic thinking for future pedagogical directions.

Changing the role of teaching/learning

Students have become sources of quasi professional learning.

Enablers-Opportunities

The introduction of smartboards have provided opportunities for the teachers to integrate ICT in the primary and secondary curriculum.

Enablers:-Vision

The schools should view ICT as an integral part of learning and having a key role in students' career and future prospects.

Ownership and vision is vital.Without a vision, explorations can be

directionless and can be exhaust precious resources and time in futile ventures.

Limitations in using ICTCareful and proactive selection of ICT prevents some of the drawbacks in

the use of ICT such as reliability or ethics.

New ICT practices can only be introduced in phases.

Schools should provide resources for self-learning to teachers yet access to resources are still an impediment.

Role of teachers as IT experts is a limitation .

Schools need to provide holistic support and conceptualise teachers as professionals not mere technicians.

Teachers are more important than other resources which can include ICT.

Professional Development

• Locally contextualised• Pedagogy specific• Collaborative• Sustained• Self efficacy• Systems based• Personal and professional relevance• Supported with technical assistance and

maintenance.