ICT reflections thus far...

i remembered during our very 1st ICT lesson, we were asked to list 5 things we may possibly learn from this course. mine were as follows:

- how to incorporate other forms of ICT into lessons besides powerpoint & videos
- how to conduct & manage an IT-based classroom lesson
- how to make science/math lessons more interactive with the help of ICT
- the importance of ICT in a student's learning
- more skills related to education technology

given the experiences i've been through the past 5 weeks, i can quite safely say that i've taken home lessons that cover the 1st 3 points addressed. this course has opened my eyes to many other forms of ICT tools and different pedagogical approaches that could be applied into classroom lessons. having the hands-on practice during the ICT lesson itself (e.g. jigsaw approach of learning, writing lesson plans & critiquing what others have written) was essential in retaining, building & refining the knowledge + skills acquired during the course. it definitely helped that dr tan applied the very things he taught the past few weeks into the sessions themselves, and varied the teaching methods. that gave me a taste of different pedagogical approaches that could possibly be incorporated into my future lessons.

the fact that we had to blog our reflections every week, though i must admit that i found a little taxing at first, was definitely something that helped me consolidate the knowledge gathered from the sessions. learning was made more meaningful in that doing these reflections allowed me to clarify some misconceptions i had and thus have a clearer idea about the use of ICT and other teaching pedagogies covered.

i'm definitely looking forward to the lessons ahead!:)