After reading (McLoughlin, 2010) paper on technology and teaching I realized that technology can be approached in two completely different ways. First, it can be used as a mere tool to futher explain the same old ''prepackaged'' text book. This doesn't really change much when it comes to the learning experience. The second way is way more revolutionary and twenty first century material. It is to have a big presence for technology in a learner centered and learner created environment. Students choose topics, find resources online and deliver assignment using any technical mediums of their choosing (McLoughlin, 2008.
I am difinitenly with the second approach. Why for example learn about history from a single text book for a whole year while on our phones we can access in seconds tons of information from all points of views. Why one must take a history test based one dull passive memorizing? Why not depate or create a movie? The later approach allows future lawyers or movie directors to flourish even through history class.
I wonder why after Google and after computer like mobile phones we still have the same educational system that our grandparents had.
References:
McLoughlin C. & Lee M. ''Future Learning Landscapes: Transforming Pedagogy through Social Software'' (2008). Innovate, 4, 5.
McLoughlin C. & Lee M. ''Personalized and self regulated learning in the Web 2.0 era: International exemplars of innovative pedagogy using social software'' (2010). Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 26(1), 28-43.
I am difinitenly with the second approach. Why for example learn about history from a single text book for a whole year while on our phones we can access in seconds tons of information from all points of views. Why one must take a history test based one dull passive memorizing? Why not depate or create a movie? The later approach allows future lawyers or movie directors to flourish even through history class.
I wonder why after Google and after computer like mobile phones we still have the same educational system that our grandparents had.
References:
McLoughlin C. & Lee M. ''Future Learning Landscapes: Transforming Pedagogy through Social Software'' (2008). Innovate, 4, 5.
McLoughlin C. & Lee M. ''Personalized and self regulated learning in the Web 2.0 era: International exemplars of innovative pedagogy using social software'' (2010). Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 26(1), 28-43.
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