I just have to realise that technology is all about experimenting, practicing and fiddeling. I am a person that likes to know the clear cut reason behind what I am engaging with and thus find it very difficult to just sit and fiddel on a computer. So from experimenting and playing around for over five hours on two different assignments using two different programs, was all for a *snap* *crackle* *POP* show!! In short i lost both works and now i have to start again. From this I’ve learnt that there are never any guaratees with tech, expect the unexpected. So back to the experimenting, practicing and fiddeling i march.
I will leave you with this thought, if technology is something we are persuing to catch up with, yet we are the designers of our own creations, why then are we struggling to keep up with it?
I found this image and it made me consider many things about a probable future picture of teaching.
The structure of the class will change – there will be a need for bigger tables to accomodate for writng space and a keyboard. The traditional desk underneath the table for storing a students books will no longer be needed as students work will be stored in folders on the computer - therefore the need of books and paper will also go. However, the tapping of keys throughout the day could cause a disturbance to learning, whilst students could also be having their own private discussions across the room if a teacher is trying to model something out the front. This has made think that the focus is now diverted to the screen in front of the desk- whereby the teacher is in competition with the computer to get attention.
In comparison, students would develop skills that enhance their learning- as there would be a higher focus in engaging them.
http://www.online-distance-learning-education.com/images/pic4.jpg
Hosted by 