Quality teaching and learning enabled by ICT

There’s nothing magical about any tech tool. Real magic rests in the minds and hearts of teachers using digital tools to introduce students to new individuals, ideas and opportunities. Ferriter

It’s not about the technology, it’s about

the pedagogy.

It’s not about the technology, it’s about

the pedagogy.

Our use of technology needs to be driven by

the teaching and learning.

Our use of technology needs to be driven by

the teaching and learning.

The technology is only an enabler.

The technology is only an enabler.

The 2012 Digital Media Lifestyle The 2012 Digital Media Lifestyle

500 million profilesover 4 billion photos over 1 billion videos served per day

140 thousand podcasts

iTunes

126 million active blogs28 million tweets per day90 trillion emails in 2009 234 million web sites

participatory participatory culturecultureparticipatory participatory cultureculture

communiti

es

Creations

collaborations

circulations

Kids of today… creators, contributors, Kids of today… creators, contributors, communicators, collaborators and communicators, collaborators and coordinatorscoordinators

Kids of today… creators, contributors, Kids of today… creators, contributors, communicators, collaborators and communicators, collaborators and coordinatorscoordinators

highly influenced by the power of the media

constantly visually engaged

driven by self-image, identity and acceptance

multi-task well

have a vast and diverse array of choices

disenchanted with traditional learning

are wired and wirelessly connected

No waiting, no delay!No waiting, no delay!No waiting, no delay!No waiting, no delay!

Kids of today…Kids of today…Kids of today…Kids of today…

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Glance through the article…We the web kids

“The internet to us is not something external to reality but a part of it; an invisible, yet constantly, present layer intertwined with the physical environment.”

the more powerful technology becomes the more indispensable good teachers are

that learners must construct their own meaning for deep understanding to occur

technology generates a glut of information but is not pedagogically wise

teachers must become pedagogical design experts, leveraging the power of technology Fullan

[Fullan, 1998]

The teacher in a contemporary classroom understands…

My goal in life is to find ways in whichchildren can use technology as a

constructive medium to do things that they could not do before; to do things at a level of complexity that was not previously accessible to children. Prof Seymour Papert 1998

The unconnected classroom / learnerduring school time

occasional expert visits

teachers

schoolcommunity

occasional class excursions

school library

mobiles, phones, fax machines, TV, videosnail mail

writers

Primary sources

experts

organisations

people’s experience

collective thinking

peers

original artefacts and documents

mobiles, phones, WAP, VOIP, PDAs, tablets, desktop, laptop, future technologies

MOO chat forum wikis blogs LMS CMS podcast data/tele/video conferencing messaging email & listservs video cast/streaming webcasts meeting tools web authoring

Secondary sources

websites

learning communities

all teachersUnis/Colleges

world libraries and museums

digital repositories

RSS feedsspeakers

any school

The connected learnerany where ~ any time ~ in time

common interest groupsnetworks

commercial companies

world news

collaborative projects

action learning groups

global groups

online learning

learning objects

world events

original photos,images, video, audio

original works

Carr 2006

View the videos and discuss…What evidence of quality teaching and learning did you observe?

Does ICT addvalue?

Consider what teachers and students contributed…

https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/?GW9RJB

It is important to note that when technology does not produce improvements in student outcomes, it is often because the necessary conditions for the effective integration of technology, such as a school-wide strategy for teaching and learning and teachers trained in its use, have not been met. Equipping Every Learner for the 21st Century - CISCO

www.thinkbeyond.co.nz

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/elearning/resources.htm

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/elearning/resources.htm

Digital technologies … cannot replace teachers, but can support them in accomplishing much higher levels of student engagement and achievement. Similarly, great teachers cannot effectively reach young learners without adopting new pedagogies that align with web 2.0 principles, and few education systems can prepare their learners for prosperity without supporting the development of 21st century skills. Cisco

Equipping Ever

y Learner for the 21st Century - CISCO

Final thoughts

Positive deviance

Somewhere in your organisation, groups of people are already doing things differently and better. To create lasting change, find areas of positive deviance and fan their flames.-Pascale & Sternin, Harvard Business Review

http://www.positivedeviance.org/