New models of learning are changing our concept of education. Education requires collaborative learning and focus on building knowledge. These changes arise from shifts in educational goals and from new concept in learning and knowledge creation.
The department of education believes that ICT creates access to learning opportunities, redress inequalities, improve the quality of learning and teaching and deliver live long learning. ICT can accommodate difference in learning styles; remove learning barriers to learning by providing expanded opportunities and individual learning experiences.
ICTs play important roles in the transformations of education and training. It can enhance educational reform by enabling teachers and learners to move away from traditional approaches to teaching learning
In a transformed Teaching and learning environment, there is a shift from teacher centre, task oriented, and memory based education, to an inclusive and integrated practice where learners work collaboratively, develop shared practices, engage in meaningful contexts and develop creative thinking and problem solving skills.
There is sufficient evidence that investments in ICTs yield positive results for learners and teachers. Learners improve in the following: the ability of learners to manage their learning, Accessing information that increases knowledge, inquiry and depth of investigation. The ability to improve thinking skills, such as creativity, problem solving skills, higher order thinking and reasoning.
In order to achieve the e- education goal, schools will have to develop into learning organization consisting of a community, teachers and learners.
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ReplyDeleteI wholeheartedly concur with your assertion in relation to the positive impact new models of learning have on education. That's an idyllic situation, that we hope can be arrived at.
For all the issues raised above, not to be cynical rather realistic, the following need to be taken into cognisance and promptly addressed:-
* Overhaul of Education system,
* Equal and proportional distribution of resources,
* Adequate training of educators (Digital Literacy must be compulsory), and
* CAT must be one of the fundamental subjects.
There is an urgent need to overhaul our education system, with a move away from learners regurgiting information to creation of knowledge and learning materials. Donating or refurbishing a school with a 20 PC Computer Lab with a learner population of 1200+ with approximately 45 learners per class, will make the intended initiative to be pipedreams.
As much as there need to be a change in mind set and a move away from traditional practices, let schools be adequately equipped with apt resources to enable them to progress to the desired destination.
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