EDN205 Assignment 2 ICT Trends and Issues

Teaching Speciality: Secondary School Science

Presented by Dhivahar Sri Ranjan

Presentation Outline Research on 3 resources: Journal Article, a website and a teacher

tube clip

Journal Article: Making connections in Science: Engaging with ICT to enhance Curriculum Understanding

Website: Phet Simulation Colorado Physics

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics

Video: Teacher tube

http://www.teachertube.com/video/constant-velocity-and-acceleration-using-toys-125916

Presentation outline (cont)

For each resource:

1. Research findings

2. Advantages

3. Disadvantages

4. Recommendations

Conclusion

Research Journal: Making connections in Science: Engaging with ICT to enhance

Curriculum Understanding

Technological Pedagogical

Content contains Content,

Pedagogy and technology

Expert teachers are recognized for

Deep Knowledge of topic + ICT Capabilities

Aimed at designing ‘Chemistry Animation” using

AITSL Standard 2.1 and 2.6

Advantages

• Promoted high Student Engagement towards using technological softwares to design chemistry Animations

• Could be extended to understanding physics topics and concepts

• Promoted student motivation as they had the freedom to chose from a range of IT related programs

• Scope for further learning was present as collaboration with university was evident

DisadvantagesStudents showed evidence of poor understanding

of science related concepts

6 week period considered long to identify students who showed poor understanding of a concept

As university collaboration is involved, low literacy students may not be able to follow the suggested methods

Website: Phet Simulation Colorado Physics

Uses visual animations to help students understand physics concepts by following simple instructions in an engaging way

Examples of Physics Concepts

Static Electricity

Circuit Resistors

Balloons and Buoyancy

AdvantagesStudent engagement is high because of

enhanced visual simulations

Covers a range of physics concepts that a student can use to help understand the practical aspect of a topic

Can help reduce teacher dominated lessons

Can be used during a double science period after explaining what a physics concept is

DisadvantagesStudents may simply use the simulations

as fun activities without understanding physics dynamic contents and concepts

The simulations may not work for students who have high science literacy skills

Once students have played the simulations without understanding the concept, they simply lose interest

Video: Teacher tube

Website that teachers can use to access videos on a respective subject discipline: Used physics for my resource

Examples of Physics videos on Teacher TubeSpeed Sound

Velocity Magnetism

Acceleration Electricity

Distance Energy Changes

Specific Heat Capacity Light

Heat Transfer Temperature

Radioactivity Ohm’s Law

AdvantagesCovers a whole range of physics topics and

can be used for students of any secondary year

Has a wide range of learning aids such as using experiments, teaching and presentations

Learning aids are diverse to take into account student learning ability (VAK) learning model

DisadvantagesStudents may find the visual explanations

boring

May not work well with students with low literacy skills as there is a fair amount of teacher dominated sessions

Videos present are not entirely Australian curriculum based

Recommendations It is important to chose an education technology tool that

caters for class competency, such as average performance or High Literacy Skills

It is the Science teacher’s role to merge engaging science simulations or videos to the theoretical dynamics to create meaningful learning

Conclusion (ICT Trends and Issues)

New education technology tools are emerging, but it is the teachers role to pick one that provides a perfect strategic fit for a group of students

Incorporation of ICT in the class helps to change the role of the teacher to a facilitator and give students control over their work

It is the teachers fundamental job to explain the dynamics of a physics concept to make a topic meaningful, engaging and relevant to life

ICT

Concept Dynamic

s

Meaning and

Engaging

Relevance in life

ReferencesArboscientific, 2009, Constant velocity and

acceleration using toys. (teacher tube). Retrieved from http://www.teachertube.com/video/constant-velocity-and-acceleration-using-toys-125916

Master, J and Draaisma, G, Making connections in Science: Engaging with ICT to enhance curriculum understanding. Australian Educational Computing, 27(3). 95-100

University of Colorado (2013). Phet Interactive Solutions. Retrieved from http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics

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