week two

week 2 was great! for the second lesson of this module, we began by forming ourselves into groups of four and sharing with each other the most engaging activity we had in school. interestingly, many of the groups shared about what we had done in literature lessons. i concluded the lessons were engaging because it was pupil-centred rather then teacher-centred.

i knew the use of ict will enhance the learning environment in the classroom. however, there isn't a single form of ict that fits all lessons. the use of ict has to be carefully crafted into the lessons. using ict for the sake of doing it may defeat the very purpose of introducing ict into classrooms. there are times we come across teachers who used powerpoint slides for lessons and they merely read off the slides. perhaps that don't engage the students enough.

from lesson two, i learnt about the four dimensions of engaged learning. the four dimensions are already present in our classrooms in various forms but this lesson helped me to understand more about the four dimensions clearly. to me, all major stakeholders like students, teachers and ict have to come together for engaged learning to take place. a delicious cake needs a good chef to bake it, good ingredients to make the cake and also consumers who likes and knows how to appreciate the cake. in the same way, for engaged learning to take place, teachers must understand their roles in doing this, ict must be adequately and properly use and students must play an active role in the process of learning.

i hope that i can learn how to better incorporate ict into my lessons and also to continue to engage my students in learning. with the rolling out of the master plan three for ict, ict will continue to be the buzz word in the education environment. i also hope to understand more about the usage of ict in classrooms and how they can better enhance learning.

i shall share in the next post how one of my colleagues used ict in one of her history lessons. till then, take care! :D