As I am preparing for my ICT presentation on Thursday, I have this realization that ICT tools when ill prepared for it can really be a bane. It takes a great deal of effort to ensure that IT facilities do not pose any problems when having a lesson incorporating ICT tools. Yet when all problems have been anticipated and contingency actions planned out, lessons with the use of ICT tools may bring about authentic and meaningful learning.
Traditional rule based teaching is no longer appropriate as students tend to lose interest easily and they will just deem the subject as boring and will find little incentive to do well in the subject. Lessons incorporating the use of ICT tools with a focus towards student centric learning will drive the students to take responsibility for their own learning as they now have more autonomy and more involvement.
There are many approaches to student centric learning and last week we were introduced to game based learning. There are a number of game stations that we have to go thereby exposing us to the many forms of games that include elements of learning. We played some flash games as well as Wii. I have more fun playing the Wii as it is more interactive and also because the flash games are a tad too childish and simplistic. I feel that students may generally have the same belief and consensus. If that is the case, the desired learning that we hope students will derive from the playing of these games may not be achievable. The flash games should be more challenging and that may then motivate them to attempt these games and learn along the way. As for Wii, the learning that can be derived is ambiguous and like Weiqiang I am hoping that the role of Wii in learning could be elucidated as we have more sessions of game based learning.
Traditional rule based teaching is no longer appropriate as students tend to lose interest easily and they will just deem the subject as boring and will find little incentive to do well in the subject. Lessons incorporating the use of ICT tools with a focus towards student centric learning will drive the students to take responsibility for their own learning as they now have more autonomy and more involvement.
There are many approaches to student centric learning and last week we were introduced to game based learning. There are a number of game stations that we have to go thereby exposing us to the many forms of games that include elements of learning. We played some flash games as well as Wii. I have more fun playing the Wii as it is more interactive and also because the flash games are a tad too childish and simplistic. I feel that students may generally have the same belief and consensus. If that is the case, the desired learning that we hope students will derive from the playing of these games may not be achievable. The flash games should be more challenging and that may then motivate them to attempt these games and learn along the way. As for Wii, the learning that can be derived is ambiguous and like Weiqiang I am hoping that the role of Wii in learning could be elucidated as we have more sessions of game based learning.
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