Using the Technology of Today, Using the Technology of Today, in the Classroom Today in the Classroom Today

By: Miss Rowena L. RosalejosBy: Miss Rowena L. Rosalejos Code: 55120803117Code: 55120803117 TESOL 6TESOL 6

What is good learning?What is good learning?

Students collaborating and discussing ideas, and Students collaborating and discussing ideas, and possible solutions.possible solutions.

Project-based learning, designed around real world Project-based learning, designed around real world contexts.contexts.

Connecting with other students around the world, on Connecting with other students around the world, on topics of study.topics of study.

Immersing students in a learning experience that Immersing students in a learning experience that allows them to deal with a problem, gaining higher-allows them to deal with a problem, gaining higher-order thinking skills in pursuing the solution.order thinking skills in pursuing the solution.

What does technology has to do What does technology has to do with it? with it?

Technology is already demonstrating how they Technology is already demonstrating how they influence the way we think, learn and interact.influence the way we think, learn and interact.

Technology is demonstrating tremendous Technology is demonstrating tremendous potential on the way we think, learn and interact.potential on the way we think, learn and interact.

It help us shape the new ways in which people It help us shape the new ways in which people are communicating, collaborating, operating and are communicating, collaborating, operating and forming social constructs.forming social constructs.

Technology is shaping the way we think, work and live!!!

New Technologies…New LearningNew Technologies…New Learning

They afford us the ability to convey concepts in new They afford us the ability to convey concepts in new ways that would otherwise not be possible , ways that would otherwise not be possible , efficient and effective with other instructional efficient and effective with other instructional methods.methods.

These technologies don’t just help us teach the old stuff in new ways – they help us teach new stuff in new ways.

Examples of technologiesExamples of technologies Digital GamingDigital Gaming

Social NetworkingSocial Networking

SimulationsSimulations

Digital GamingDigital Gaming rulesrules Goals and objectivesGoals and objectives Outcomes and Outcomes and

feedbackfeedback conflict/competitionconflict/competition challenge/oppositionchallenge/opposition interactioninteraction

purposeful goal-oriented Rule-based activity FUN

Social Social NetworkingNetworking

post a profilepost a profile PhotosPhotos VideosVideos ChatChat BlogBlog Connect with peers throughConnect with peers through

- individual bulletin- individual bulletin- private groups- private groups- pages- pages- forums- forums

SimulationsSimulations

- are analogies of real world situations - are analogies of real world situations according to Prensky (2001) as they recreate according to Prensky (2001) as they recreate a modeled or modified version of a real a modeled or modified version of a real world situation.world situation.

Why push these in the Why push these in the classroom?classroom?1.1. The emergence of new technologies has been paralleled by The emergence of new technologies has been paralleled by

the evolution of theories on cognition and learning.the evolution of theories on cognition and learning.2.2. Learning is a social activity, where learners construct their Learning is a social activity, where learners construct their

understanding not just through interaction with the material, understanding not just through interaction with the material, but also through collaboratively constructing new knowledge but also through collaboratively constructing new knowledge with their peers.with their peers.

3.3. This collaborative learning process where learners cognitive This collaborative learning process where learners cognitive development is supported through interaction and development is supported through interaction and coordination is a familiar aspect of Social Constructivism. coordination is a familiar aspect of Social Constructivism.

4. In Social Constructivism it includes situated learning, where students engage in activities directly relevant and applicable to the concepts and contexts in which learning will be applied and cognitive apprenticeship, where students learn through carefully scaffolded projects where behaviors are modeled and mediated through peer interaction.

Why are those strategies important?Why are those strategies important?

Those strategies lead to Those strategies lead to deep learningdeep learning. Simple . Simple learning can be accessed through various learning can be accessed through various methods, but acquiring complex skills requires methods, but acquiring complex skills requires social interactions in situated contexts which social interactions in situated contexts which allows them to see how the various parts of the allows them to see how the various parts of the process fit together.process fit together.

(Trent, Artiles and Englert, 1998, . 285)

Thank you for your attention.

My deepest gratitude goes to the people behind this presentation in their very informative and enriching article in the names of Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Jennifer Groff and Jason Hass from the link below

http://education.mit.edu/papers/GamesSimsSocNets_EdArcade.pdf