Technology is nowadays a fundamental element for learning provided it is not just another way of saying the same as in a paper and pencil work. Technology should be used in a creative and motivating way so that it can have real effect on the student. Although technology may facilitate the teacher's preparation of classes, it also implies being able to use technological resources (hardware), being updated with technological changes, and a capacity to understand and select the most appropriate information for classes. For the students, technology is a fundamental resource to be updated, to enlarge their knowledge about different topics and to develop their research abilities.
2.- what role should the learner take in the classroom?
The learner should have a very active role, this implies attention, concentration and willingness to engage in class activities and, finally, do them. The student should be an autonomous person who must be in charge of his/her own work, with initiative and self commitment.
3.- what role should the teacher take in the classroom?
the teacher should be a guide and councellor concerned with the student's activities, but above all, he/she should be able to provide students with different types of activities that foster their analytic and reflective capacities. The teacher should challenge the students' capacities and widen their horizons .
4.- what does good teaching look like?
In my opinion. good teaching is probably affected by multiple factors and made up of three main elements: an engaged student, an engaged teacher and life-like, challenging and motivating activities.
What role do you think technology does take/can take in learning?
I think the use of ICTs can improve learning: multimedia resources provide the same information in different ways, that provides input for the different learning styles; when working with computer programs students can work and repeat the same exercise as many times as they require and the computer will always be patient enough. The availability of information makes it possible for students to satisfy almost instantly their curiosity or desire to learn something else about the topics they are studying in class. But ICTs by themselves cannot make the difference, in my humble opinion, it is the way in which the teacher uses them that will make the difference.
What role should the learner take in the classroom?
A more active one, more independent from the teacher since all the information, say from the Internet is there for him/her to get. Therefore we may have more autonomous students, less dependent on the teacher's knowledge or lack of it if you want. I think learning to learn can be more easily achieved through technology. On the other hand, ICT can motivate students to develop different abilities or to make the most in spite of their capabilities.
Computers perhaps may encourage solitary work, so I think, it depends on the teacher to make it more collaborative, like group work , for example and in this way to help/teach them work more collaboratively
What role should the teacher take in the classroom?
Teacher , I think, may lose their central role, and they should become leaders and also managers of the class, but also facilitators, one who helps and also someone who is there learning with their students.
In my opinion ICTs represent a challenge for teachers because that means that we have to learn new things, and in some cases, we will have to learn things our students already know. This is a great challenge
What does good teaching look like?
It´s a difficult question to answer because teaching is a collaborative activity where teacher7student should work together. Anyway I would say, good teaching is getting the desire outcomes, helping to create an adequate learning environment, establishing an atmosphere of trust, helping and supporting students to discover their strong points and to strengthen their weak ones.
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