I agree with Soo Hoon that the ICT course has been rather intense and there is quite a bit to do for the course. Besides that, I realised that our group's blog entries have been rather lengthy and detailed compared to the rest of the groups and this meant added pressure to match up in terms of the length and contents. Nevertheless, I feel it is a good form of motivation in driving one to spend time and effort in writing the blog entries.
The e-learning that we did on Mrs. Xing using ICT in her lesson has allowed me to reflect on my inadequancies as a new teacher in incorporating ICT in lessons. We have to realise that mere usage of ICT does not provide justification of a meaningful lesson. We have to ensure that appropriate integration of ICT with other teaching strategies provide leverage for students to do self-directed and collaborative learning. We will then need to equip ourselves with the knowledge and skills needed to handle ICT with ease.
Even after acquiring the knowlege and skills to handle ICT, we will still need to put in added efforts to prepare a lesson incorporating ICT as we are threading on unfamiliar grounds. To effectively prepare a lesson, anticipate problems that might arise and devise solutions on how to handle such problems. While it may be easy to identify implementation issues, finding the solutions may not be as clear cut.
Lastly, I would like to conclude that to keep pace with our students who are exposed to and are required to use ICT in subsequent stages of life, venture into the incorporation of ICT in our lessons is nevertheless a necessary and inevitable step to take.
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