Approaching Model 2, we are always reminded that ICT is NOT ONLY about
teaching the "how to". Teaching ICT should be about exposing various
strategies of learning to students. For instance, we are to equip students with
the knowledge of software and online applications available and get them to use
it to produce outcomes. Exposing students to different learning strategies enable individuals to produce their work creatively and succesfully. As shared in this post, we educators are to remember to constantly adjust our teaching styles to suit different type of learners.
You're wondering what do I mean with the "how
to?" teaching? I'd define the "how to" teaching as a way of
teaching how to use the keyboard, use the mouse or the printer. My experience of learning ICT during primary school was about
identifying, naming parts of computer and learning the correct way to use it.
It was a good experience of learning about the computer at that time however we
weren't exposed to using it for the purpose of learning other things. It was
merely just to know about it. Due to that experience, I am now able to visual
the idea of ICT that EDC3100 is trying to get to me which is to teach students
to use ICT as a medium to further their learning and understandings.
Regards,
Sarah
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