As teachers, we need to understand our students well. This includes building good rapport with them and tapping on their familiarity in the digital space to enhance their learning. We need to believe in our students and not to show any biases towards any one.
Teachers need to be brave to explore the different types of technology so that we can tap on the affordances of the technology for teaching and learning. Being familiar with the tools also helped teachers to be able to provide the necessary and appropriate advices to students.
Perhaps the challenge is in getting teachers to be willing to explore what is out of their comfort zone. Until they see the need for that, and how that can value-add their students' learning, they may not want to venture beyond what they already know.
ReplyDeleteMy sense is teachers are more positive in wanting to use ICT for T&L. They yearn to try out the different tools. But this is just a part of TPACK. Most teachers also have content knowledge. Now, it's time to build on their pedagogical knowledge so that effective teaching with technology takes place.
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