E-learning 2 (Part B)

It looks "cool" to have the future portrayed by the Singapore's iN2015 vision. Everything seem to be made so much easier and faster. Though it has many benefits which we expect to come, a negative possibility crossed my mind. Teachers are going to lose their jobs! Perhaps, we may require teachers to be around, we no longer need so many! I wonder if it is a good or bad thing...

Things are made far too easy. Are we going to cherish things around us? Since, we do not necessary need help from others (Technology can help us instead)...Are we going to feel grateful upon receiving help from others?

Personally, I am those who still prefer hand-write letters than electronic typed emails. There is always a lack of humane and emotions when we typed things out and send through electronic emails. I do not know about others, that is my feel. In the 2015 vision, it seems everything is made electronic. Did you see any papers and pen ink? Similarly, I do not like the presents given by the kids to their mother- Lack of feelings... Again, that is my feel.

In the whole new world, the working environment will change too. Tasks will will be completed in a much shorter time. Perhaps, we do not need any more face to face meetings. We can all do it online. We need not go around and seek help from our colleagues as information can easily be found. Again, does it reduce social interactions?

In NIE, I can only see my ICT module being relevant to the possible future. Under Dr Tan's supervision, we need do constant reflections and think critically about various issues. Through this module, I learnt that we need to adjust our lessons to cater to our students. Hence, in future, teachers will face a even greater challenge to educate the future generations who are proficient in the technologies. NIE cannot teach us the things we use to teach our kids in the future, it mentally prepares us in dealing with possible situations in future.

To cope with the possible future, we need to equip ourselves with the necessary IT skills. Hence, I will consistently upgrade myself to the new technologies, attend relevant courses and etc. Most importantly, we need to abandon old teaching strategies and devise new ones to appropriate learning environment for students.