This week was an introduction to the Griffith University School of Education course; ICT and Pedagogy.
The technologies presented in week one’s lecture were varied; some I had heard of and others I hadn’t even considered. I was particularly impressed with the whole wall interactive boards, the use of avatars in professional settings e.g. Qsite meetings, Augmented Reality and curriculums based entirely on games such as World of Warcraft.
Whole wall interactive board presentation.
Augmented Reality Presentation.
As with all new ideas I found there were definitely areas for improvement in many of the technologies. From a social aspect I fell that the one laptop per child (OLPC) program seems insignificant if the students don’t even have adequate shelter, food and clean water. I also feel the reality put to us by Dr. Zagami of foreign scientists teaching Australian student’s Physics online for minimal wages is troublesome. It makes me question ‘how safe and valued are Teaching Qualifications in Australia?’
This lecture was a good introduction to the latest ICTs however what I look forward to the most is new ways and examples in which we can effectively implement and incorporate these technologies.
Although Dr. Zagami explained that many pre-service teachers may find the first lecture overwhelming, my feelings were more of excitement and intrigue. The future technologies should be viewed as something that all teachers should embrace. No one can deny the fact the Information Communication Technologies are only going to become more advanced whilst becoming an integral part of education.
References
References
Zagami, J. (2011). 4001EPS ICT and Pedagogy Lecture 1. Retrieved from http://www.zagami.info/4001EPS/Lectures/Entries/2011/2/28_Lecture_1.html
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