Chester's e-Learning Reflection

One of my initial queries was “How can I apply ICT to my teaching?” As I progress in this course this question of mine became “How can I make use of ICT for meaningful learning?” In almost every lesson, we had components of SDL and CL. I would say this way of learning is effective because my interest level during the lesson is kept constantly high, and definitely prevents me from dozing off (which happens pretty often in other lessons).

On a side note, I think we (as adult learners) are able to judge the reliability of information from the internet (e.g. Wikipedia is not a foolproof). My nephews are secondary school students and they believe all the information they generate out from Wikipedia and Google. Hence, I think the concept of Cyberwellness needs to be cultivated before such learning can take place.



Group activities have been fruitful as ideas are raised and discussed. The opinions of other group members are often valuable as different people think with a different perspective. Personally, when it comes to a platform for discussion, I prefer the use of discussion boards or forums as compared to wikis and blogs. There are probably no big differences but I feel discussion boards and forums provides a better presentation when it comes to a group discussion.

On a whole, this course has been an enriching experience for me so far and I look forward to the showcase of ICT tools in the coming weeks.