We are certainly living in the age of 'cool tools' in technology. While we all see new technology emerging everyday if not every minute (!) and can certainly appreciate their 'coolness', as teachers, we now need to be addressing how we can use these 'cool tools' within our teaching. The fact that many new technologies are popular and widely used doesn't always make them efficient or effective teaching tools. I have seen quotes in recent research that highlight "Technology should not drive pedagogy", however many current technologies can be 'cool' as well as being effective teaching tools and have the potential to change the way we currently consider teaching and learning and technology implementation across our teaching specialisations - particularly for distance higher education students. I am finding the 1st assessment piece in this course to be a real eye-opener as I come across a range of other 'cool' technology 'toys' that I think will be really beneficial in the teaching arena and look forward now to using more of these in my own teaching. Feeling a bit excited!
No comments:
Post a Comment