Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Quality of education (II. part)


Once we realize the traps, we can devote time to advantages of ICT use.

Cognition

Classroom consists of a myriad of different intelligences. Teaching staff undoubted strive to maximize the development of all of them, which is no easy task. One of ICT advantages is representing and reaching information in diverse ways. I am not talking only about diverse teaching methods and styles but also about moving boundaries in dimension of knowledge in various fields. Knowledge that were once considered extraneous can now be presented in different ways. We can activate different senses, engage students and simulate experience in order to activate cognitive development.

How can iPad Can Transform Classrooms?
(http://langwitches.org/blog/2012/08/07/there-is-more-to-ipads-in-the-classroom-than-apps/, 7.3.2017)


Many researches were made about brain activation and of course, all information are available online. It looks like teachers can’t any more have excuses. Stimulating specific brain and qualitatively improving cognition is achievable with some effort and….using ICT.  


Dellit, J. (2009). Using ICT for Quality in Teaching- Learning Evaluation Processes. Retrieved from http://www.ictliteracy.info/rf.pdf/UsingICTQuality.pdf.