Formal Learning Reflections This week we met and spoke with the 2M Gems. Mrs M is obviously a digital immigrant (Prensky, 2001) although her accent is minimal. Mrs M uses the forum of blogging to create an authentic reason for students to write and read to “benefit learning” (The State of Queensland, 2011). Students who are recalcitrant to put pen to paper will often engage with blogging.
Today Jason further expounded sections of the ICT Certificate. I love this statement: “I understand that ICT can be used to benefit teaching and learning and is most effective when used in the context of learning and not as an end itself” (The State of Queensland - Department of Education and Training, 2011). For example, I use Spelling City with my sons to support their weekly spelling list (Vocabulary and SpellingCity.com, 2011). This ICT is beneficial to learning, because their spelling results are substantially higher when using Spelling City. The games are an enjoyable element of Spelling City and educational games are good learning resources (Prensky, 2001).
Reading Reflections
What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge?
Ok, so second read around and a bit of www. searching (Koehler & Mishra, 2010) and I finally get it: TPACK is a concept that challenges educators to consider three vital components currently considered to be best practice for effective learning to occur. When our content knowledge, teaching pedagogy and the technologies that we use converge to create effective learning; we have found that “sweet spot” (J. Zagami, personal communication, April 2011) where it all comes together. Now our LA1 is starting to make more sense. This seems to be the framework to hang this assessment on and vital that I understand this concept.
This You Tube gave me a framework to hang my developing understandings on:
This You Tube gave me a framework to hang my developing understandings on:
Myths and Realities About Technology in K-12 Schools.
Now here’s an interesting question: Will we receive adequate “return on investment” for monies spent on Technology? Will education be better? Will students be better prepared for life? This investment will fail to improved education unless teachers are trained, software and technical support is available and technology is fully integrated into the education system, not just an add-on (Kleiman, 2000). Five years later Kleiman (2004) revisits his original question. He notes that some exciting innovations have taken place. However, there are still schools where technology is rarely used because standardized testing retards implementation of technologies as teachers face in a backwards direction towards more traditional education. How do I not allow myself to be drawn along with this trend?
Speaking of direction: What direction for LA 1?
Discussions & investigations continue. Do we go with an established educational technology such as Google Earth, or do we learn something totally new to all three of us? I vote for learning something new! Ideas are evolving as to what pedagogy and what content would suit the technology we are thinking about addressing. So much to learn and engage with!
Speaking of direction: What direction for LA 1?
Discussions & investigations continue. Do we go with an established educational technology such as Google Earth, or do we learn something totally new to all three of us? I vote for learning something new! Ideas are evolving as to what pedagogy and what content would suit the technology we are thinking about addressing. So much to learn and engage with! References:
Kleiman, G.M. (2000). Myths and realities about technology in K-12 schools. The online journal of the leadership and new technologies community, 14(2), 1-8. Retrieved from http://www.edtechleaders.org/documents/myths.pdf
Kleiman, G.M. (2004). Myths and realities about technology in k-12 schools: Five years later. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 4(2), 248-253. Retrieved from http://www.citejournal.org/articles/v4i2seminal2.pdf
Koehler, M., & Mishra, P. (2010). TPCK - Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Retrieved from http://www.tpck.org/tpck/index.php?title=Main_Page
The State of Queensland - Department of Education and Training. (2011). Smart Classrooms Professional Development Framework. Retrieved from http://education.qld.gov.au/smartclassrooms/pdframework/
Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants. Retrieved from http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/prensky%20- %20digital%20natives,%20digital%20immigrants%20-%20part1.pdf
The State of Queensland - Department of Education and Training. (2011). Smart Classrooms Professional Development Framework. Retrieved from http://education.qld.gov.au/smartclassrooms/pdframework/Vocabulary and SpellingCity.com (2011). Retrieved from http://www.spellingcity.com/
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