21st Century learners are being equipped with all the advancement of technology through their generation. It made them source out a lot of information through different avenues in the world of technology. They learned a lot through its use and even teaching themselves each of its use all by themselves. They can easily understand things through those high-end technologies and we can never just imagine how they can be capable of learning by just using our modern technology.
Information technology has caught the education world by storm, enhancing the learning potential of students and empowering teachers with engaging presentation tools and advanced class-management systems. From pre-schools to institutions of higher education, a plethora of electronic devices — laptops, tablets, smartphones, and even smart-boards — has opened access to vast amounts of information. These tools promote wider participation in the academic community and benefit educators and students alike. The tools are being identified by Nicholas Delzotto, he has been working in the field of educational technology for more than 10 years. He has developed various course-management systems and online portfolios, helping faculty and students use technology to enhance their academic lives. Delzotto holds a master’s degree in teaching English as a second language.
1. Learner Styles
A well-known concept to educators, Neil Fleming’s multiple learning styles model suggests that not all learners learn the same way. Information technology emphasizes individual learning preferences with its incorporation of rich multimedia. With just a few clicks, instructors have instant access to thousands of articles, illustrations, audio, and video that enhance their presentations and engage students. For instance, if a student has difficulty picturing a “yurt” — the portable dwelling of nomadic Mongols — a quick Web search yields informative articles, professional photographs, 3-D models, and videos about how yurts are made, along with an interactive map showing where the structures are found. Technology supports several ways to visual learning, auditory learning, reading, and writing through its interactive, kinesthetic nature.
2. Classroom Management and Interaction
Information technology benefits the management of classrooms by its ability to create and organize in a virtual space. Many schools have adopted Learning Management Systems (LMS) that centralize aspects of courses in such a virtual space. Teachers can post documents, e-books, media, and quizzes that are automatically graded. Assignments can be posted and submitted online and grades can be viewed in a single virtual space. Students can access the LMS anytime and never have to worry about losing a paper or carrying a textbook. LMS also facilitates communication, interaction, and collaboration between students and teachers, providing opportunities to send messages, chat, create wikis, compose documents, blog, and share information much like social media sites.
3. Accessibility and Wider Participation
The emergence of online classes opens opportunities to many students who could not otherwise participate in educational settings due to time and financial limitations. Working adults, parents taking care of children, and students being home-schooled can earn diplomas and degrees while on the road or from their homes. Online courses offer non-traditional students the chance to go back to school and improve their lives according to their own schedule and at a lower cost than brick-and-mortar institution. Free education services are sponsored by educational powerhouses. In an effort to share its resources with the world, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed OPENCOURSEWARE that gives the public access to many of the school’s courses. Information technology makes it possible for anyone with a desire to learn to pursue an education.
4. Information Technology and Assessment
As educational institutions move away from traditional grading and towards the assessment of specific skills, information technology redefines how to judge whether students have reached their objectives. For instance, by looking at broader collections of student work compiled in student ePortfolios, institutions are able to monitor how students develop over time and whether they have achieved their goals. The assessment of such skills as writing are enhanced by the use of online software programs such as WriteToLearn that compares semantics among large samples of student work and provides specific feedback on items such as content, redundancy, and irrelevancy. Information technology provides more complete assessment of a students’ academic competence and offers feedback focused on the individual.
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By: Mrs. Gloperlyn Chavez | Teacher I | BNHS-SHS | Balanga City, Bataan
