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Charles Nyakito posted an update in the group
7.3 3 – new things and old ways – will old tactics work with mobile technologies? 9 years, 5 months agoI teach in a Teachers’ College that trains Secondary school teachers in Uganda. The rate at which the possession of mobile devices has proliferated in the recent past poses a great opportunity for the use of the mobile devices for learning purposes. At least 80% of the students possess smart phones, a good number has tablets, MP3 potable media p…[Read more]
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Julius Makama posted an update in the group
7.3 3 – new things and old ways – will old tactics work with mobile technologies? 9 years, 5 months agoWe need to move on to the redefinition state of the SAMR model of technology intergration.
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How do we do this Julius? One way is to smartly integrate mobile devices as handy materials to enhance learning but this begins with coming out with a policy.
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exactly
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Julius Makama posted an update in the group
7.3 3 – new things and old ways – will old tactics work with mobile technologies? 9 years, 5 months agoHello memebers , Julius and Patricia this is what we have highlighted about new things and old ways.
Straight away to answer the question will old tactics work with mobole technologies, the truth is no. New things will work best when the approaches are also changed.As also Elliot Soloway states “I’am petrified that we’ll apply new technology…[Read more]
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Thanks Julius and Patricia for these highlight, its very true the inadequate of web enabled devices is the cause for technology failure
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Thanks Julius.
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I agree with you Julius that the old pedagogy can not work with the new technologies. Over 2000 years ago Jesus Christ said “new wine can not be put in old wine skin; but new wine is for new wine skin” The mobile revolution in schools poses a potential for learning only if we can use the devices not to mechanize and standardize learning, but to…[Read more]
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Take about breaking the walls project,mobile devices if planned for and integrated in our teaching /learning activities can go along way demystifying the myth of the classroom as being the only place where learning takes place
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there is a lot of wasted learning space in schools
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phones are even prohibited in most schools is not all schools, apart from tertiary institutes and universities.
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Sulaiman Bulamba posted an update in the group
7.3 3 – new things and old ways – will old tactics work with mobile technologies? 9 years, 5 months agoBulamba ans Martin group C. Hello members these are some of our exploitation of ( new things and old way)
The introduction of subsidiary ICT in secondary schools is a initiative by the Uganda government but its not smoothly moving because of the limited facilities like computers, whiteboard, rooms and etc. We believe that most schools still use…[Read more]
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Very true , one computer, some times they even have more but they only use the devices in the classrooms. We have not thought of learning beyond classroom walls. And this takes us back to old basket.e
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I wish to agree with Mr. Bulamba that the current way mobile technologies are integrated in teaching is like doing new things in old ways. The very old pedagogies are still being used to teach using the mobile devices. However, I see good potential for learning using the mobile devices if pedagogy can be changed to suit the new wave of mobile…[Read more]
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True Martin and Sulaiman. The unwillingness of teachers to let learners use their personal devices in studying which by the way could be more efficient than the one computer in class makes it difficult for them to fully infuse technology in their teaching.
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the technology tools used in schools, what i have noted that the teachers have not realized their potential. they simply don’t know what they can do (the extent)
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Fiona Mwanje posted an update in the group
4.1 Changing Landscape 10 years, 7 months agoHello members, I have watched the two videos and as the two videos put it, digitization has put a lot of information at a disposal for our learners thus bringing learning from a completely different dimension. This as brought out by the two videos has been discovered by our learners and they have come to look at our mode of delivery in classrooms…[Read more]
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Indeed Fiona the the information at our disposal is enormous. However our role then as teachers is to guide our students on how to access authentic information and guard them against any form of exploitations that may arise from exloring the digital landscae.
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yaah that’s the best way to go, but when we plan we need to cater for all what is required regardless of the challenges.
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I agree with you Walter, there is need for planning and taking our students through what they should expect. We should caution them of the dangers they are likely to face.
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Lukiya Mirembe posted an update in the group
4.1 Changing Landscape 10 years, 7 months agoThe videos are highlighting the goodness of net searching, how easily one can access information but cautioning us teachers that as much as the students can get everything just by googling, they are prone to get wrong information, meet challenges such as cyber bullying where many teenagers have fallen victims to imposter accounts, sexual slur,…[Read more]
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This is well-said. You are identifying your challenge for this course. What about the positives? How does the digital landscape offer our students opportunities?
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Thanks Gerald, the positives are that they can access a lot of great staff from good sources, such as first class universities, the class is everywhere as long as they have the gadgets, can collaborate with others and can communicate with others within the twinkle of an eye, among others.
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its very true, some times you find students arguing about a very wrong concept, simply because they accessed it from the internet, so a lot of guidance and help is needed as students collect data as from the videos
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Edward Ayo posted an update in the group
4.1 Changing Landscape 10 years, 7 months agoWelcome comrades!! Checking on video now …………
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Patrick Merikol posted an update in the group
4.1 Changing Landscape 10 years, 7 months agoThe videos talks about information literacy modules and talks about google scholar as a good reference and also hints as to how one can get authentic information via library searching. It also tells as that any one can put anything on internet so one has to cautious. The second video talks of a lot of staff on the internet that is false. Sir Ken…[Read more]
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This is a good summary Patrick. Now think about how the digital landscape in which our learners are growing up is offering them opportunities to influence society. How does it offer them opportunities?
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yeah Patrick i agree with you, internet accommodates everything so learners should be taught where and how to get the best accurate information. by so doing advanced searches are needed. However in the first video i personally have learnt that reading many things is not a problem. you can acquire diverse understanding in the process of reading…[Read more]
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you have critically viewed and summarized the videos Patrick.
it has been a good summary
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You have Saïd it Charles, teachers in fact must use new technologies and Harness it in thé way it is meant to ne used ie interactively , this will d’or sûre engage them and cause
authentic learning.
Accurate analysis Charles, what we need to do as teachers and curriculum developers is to re-align our pedagogical approaches to match with the current technological advances so that we can make use of mobile devices to enhance learning. in this way we shall avoid substitution but rather move on to augmentation and even re-definition.
how I wish that possession of those technology gadgets would be true with primary and secondary. it would do the same to those teachers too.
Charles,
Am of the same belief that the new can work with the old ways. Just wanted you to reflect over the following questions:
-What are the old ways in teaching?
-What are the old ways in learning?
Despite the proliferation of devices think what is vital for new vs old to work is much more emphasis on how the two should be streamlined/…[Read more]