We are all witnesses, and continue to be so, to experience changes in educational approach that I.C.T. learning introduces. The many different platforms of Learning Management System such as MOODLE and Micro or Macro Open online Courses. With these pedagogical approaches, such as the flipped classroom model, comes the new and more personal technology that facilitates learning. Personal computers are becoming more personal with lap tops, tablets and mobile phones. Accessibility to education and educational materials has become more more Open. If we had a slow motion button, it would definitely seem that we live in a bee hive of information. We are so overwhelmed with information and pressure to change and move with the times, considering most of all to not allow Fiji to be left behind during this global education revolution.
There is a danger at play if we rush into accepting and trying to adapt too quickly. Overlooking the basic structure for any educational framework, the curriculum.
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As Education leaders in Fiji, we have a responsible to make informed decision about the future we plan to leave Fiji with. LETS TALK ABOUT IT.
One thing to consider in this change is moving from a situation of Information Scarcity (i.e. one or two text books) to one of Information Abundance (the whole world's information on the internet)
ReplyDeleteThis is a quite a big change for teachers and students and requires the development of Information Literacy Skills. As one example, it is the skill to critically assess the information you are accessing.
This is quite a change from remembering what is in the text book and repeating it in the test or exam, but it is also challenging for teachers as they are no longer the source of all information and students will offer differing views extracted from some obscure site on the internet or Facebook
New skills are required to learn from many sources of information and to combine them to create new information and knowledge. Such are the skills that will guarantee students successful and well-paid jobs in the knowledge economy