[LINK] Bring your Own Device

[Jan Whitaker]

At 09:34 AM 7/05/2014, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>Stephen,
>
>I am not sure that Apps are the way to go. Online courses need to be 
>open - available across
>platforms. I would not have thought compatibility would be a problem 
>in this day and age!
>Ofcourse teaching about tools is a different issue - I hope they are 
>also be taught about the
>benefits of cross platform compatibility!
>
>Marghanita
>
>Stephen wrote:
> > Yes, one would agree Marghanita. From long experience as a Vic 
> high school teacher, there are very few teachers that are currently 
> teaching whom have any in-depth knowledge of ICT at all, aside from 
> basic use. Maybe just one in a hundred existing teachers could code 
> modern apps.

This is an interesting point given Tom's comment about the national 
curriculum (the content outline and objectives, subjects to cover, 
NOT the actual content and activities). If the teachers are expected 
to use technology as a delivery platform in their classrooms as well 
as for independent study, homework, practice, etc., then creating and 
managing those activities will be necessary. Think comparison to 
paper handouts. Something needs to be in concrete form. How does the 
teacher do that? Are they taught the advantage and means to create 
compact PDFs with completion fields and then a way to 'collect' them 
from students? How do they mark them and make feedback comments? How 
are those returned to students? Is it completely electronic/digital 
or will some things be printed? How does a parent get involved? How 
are study groups managed?

It's not just the learning content, but the entire learning Process 
that needs to be thought through. Teaching and learning is not just 
reading and taking an exam. There is a rich middle process that needs 
to occur as well, that is, if good practice is followed.

Jan



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