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Is technology in education getting off track?
April 30, 2009 - 09:18 PM
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Hi, my name's Jin Yun.I'm a newcomer to this forum. Hope to contribute and learn from you all as well.
In my country, the government encourages the use of ICT in public schools for recent years.
Projectors and screens were installed in most classrooms. Learning materials are made into CDs instead.
However, many teachers use these technology only because it is a requirement. Some who are less IT-literate find it a tedious task.
Lesson times may also be wasted because students need to help fix certain problems that occur to the computers/projectors etc., when actually it may be quicker and more efficient if students read or do questions from books.
Does this defeat the purpose of the use of technology in education?
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
April 30, 2009 - 09:38 PM
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Hi,
Im Jasvind, also a new comer to this forum.
Actually, do you really think education is getting off track in this way? I think you have an excellent point but it does not mean that it will go off track.
What really is the problem is that some schools lack the funds of having good technology to incorporate it into the education system. It is only done for the sake of doing it. At least, in the end, they can say that we too do use IT in our education system.
This is my argument, why some schools do it when they do not have the resources? I have experience what you mention where projectors take a long time to set up, lack of computers, teachers not having the required knowledge and lots more.
To conclude, i don't think its getting off track. In fact it will be good if there is a properly implemented system, with sufficient resources. Its just that those intending to do it must make sure that they really can do it.
Jasvind
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
April 30, 2009 - 09:52 PM
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Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
I do agree with you. Perhaps the concept and idea are noble, but we need to give more thoughts on the implementation for this to be successful.
Other opinions? Anyone?
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
April 30, 2009 - 10:36 PM
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Hi Jin Yun,
When I first read the title of your post, I thought it was rather like the negative side of technology in education. But after reading on, I'd like to agree with Jasvind that it is not getting off track at all. The idea is good, however, from what you said, the implementation has not been as good so far.
There is a model used for assessing human ability to succeed - the ASK triangle (Attitude, Skills, Knowledge) that I hope you have known earlier - in which the attitude accounts for up to 70 - 80% of the success. In my opinion, the situation in your school roots from this attitude thing. It is the teachers that refuse to use technology although it is available for them. I guess they think like: "Oh, I have been able to do well without technology for years, so why need I adopt it now?"
The solution for this, I suggest, should be the application of the "stick and carrot" approach, which means that both rewards and punishment should be given according to the situation. The responsibility must come from three parties. The government cannot just say that they encourage the use of ICT. They have to do something to ensure it really happens. The teachers cannot just neglect technology. If they refuse to use it, punishment must be applied to them. And the students should also raise their voices, since it is for their own sake.
I understand that it is difficult to do so in public schools, since the level of competition between teachers is not as hard as it is in private schools. In private schools, if a teacher fails to do their job, they may lose it. Not so in public schools. With that said, you students should do something. Raise your voice, organize campaigns, bring it to the media... Just try to do something for your own education.
Good luck and hope to hear positive news from you.
Cheers,
Duy Linh
This post was edited on: 2009-04-30 at 10:38 PM by: animaunica
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
May 1, 2009 - 12:24 AM
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"Lesson times may also be wasted because students need to help fix certain problems that occur to the computers/projectors etc., when actually it may be quicker and more efficient if students read or do questions from books.
Does this defeat the purpose of the use of technology in education?"
Welcome to the forum! I personally believe that the benefits of having technology in a class outweigh the technical difficulties that arrive with it. Isn't it funny that we are perplexed by the older generation's inability to wire a DVD player, when our command of the English language (and handwriting in particular) is rubbish compared to when they were our age?
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
May 1, 2009 - 12:31 AM
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I don't necessarily think it defeats the purpose of technology in education.
The implementation of tech. in education is still something relatively new, so I do think that teachers need time to adapt themselves to the usage of technology. I believe it is still in the trial and error stage, so any problems that occur now can be rectified to ensure a smoother learning process in the future.
Over here, most teachers will set-up all the equipment before the class begins to avoid any disruption.
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
May 1, 2009 - 03:00 AM
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Hi Jin Yun!
Welcome to this forum  I hope you have a wonderful time in sharing your thoughts with us.
I think technology will not get off track, as you say it, related to education based on your statement. I know it takes time to set-up these kind of technology especially when we have presentations. And also you mentioned regarding students trying to fix the computers if it doesnt properly working.
Defective gadgets does not directly contribute as a reason for technology to get off track. There is no perfect technology. And probably, that issues does not occur everyday.
Thanks!
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
May 10, 2009 - 12:08 PM
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Getting of track? I don't think so, it's just on the way to develop, and hasn't reached its zenith yet. I'm sure that there were no projectors or computers for classes 10 years ago. Maybe technology is changing/developing so fast that education is a little lagged behind.
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
May 10, 2009 - 11:42 PM
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Hi, my name's Jin Yun.I'm a newcomer to this forum. Hope to contribute and learn from you all as well.
In my country, the government encourages the use of ICT in public schools for recent years.
Projectors and screens were installed in most classrooms. Learning materials are made into CDs instead.
However, many teachers use these technology only because it is a requirement. Some who are less IT-literate find it a tedious task.
Lesson times may also be wasted because students need to help fix certain problems that occur to the computers/projectors etc., when actually it may be quicker and more efficient if students read or do questions from books.
Does this defeat the purpose of the use of technology in education?
Hey Jin Yun,
In other discussion thread, some of us made mention about the difficulties of using technology in education where some of the teachers and students encountered while they are on class. These problems are actually technical, which can be resolved in just few minutes or hours. These technical problems will not take too long as to defeat the primary mission of using technology in education, which is to enhance more the tools being used in education. In turn, it help help students to make their works easily, if and only if they are keen enough to study the technology. Henceforth, I would say that it really doesn't defeat the purpose of the use of technology in education. In fact, it is of great help. Technical problems will be resolved, and education can be more enhanced. Thoughts?
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
May 11, 2009 - 01:30 AM
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chipro wrote:
Getting of track? I don't think so, it's just on the way to develop, and hasn't reached its zenith yet. I'm sure that there were no projectors or computers for classes 10 years ago. Maybe technology is changing/developing so fast that education is a little lagged behind.
I completely agree, as each new generation of teachers begin their teaching career they bring with them a wealth of new technological knowledge. We, the students are often called the Computer Natives as we have been brought up around it. Within the next 10 years I expect there to be a majority of Computer Native teachers in school. With this in place schools will be more likely to teach subjects with the aid of technology rather then white boards etc. As Chip said we are still waiting for education to catch up with the latest innovations in techonology.
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
May 12, 2009 - 10:42 AM
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Technology, if people get a handle of it, can save a lot of time. Rather than using white boards or chalk boards, you can use the projector. Rather than conducting a whole class discussion on a topic, students can post in online discussions, with each student contributing an opinion. Students can also exchange information and access information more quickly.
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Re: Is technology in education getting off track?
May 12, 2009 - 11:18 AM
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chipro wrote:
Getting of track? I don't think so, it's just on the way to develop, and hasn't reached its zenith yet. I'm sure that there were no projectors or computers for classes 10 years ago. Maybe technology is changing/developing so fast that education is a little lagged behind.
Yes! technology is never getting off track, otherwise it is on the right track. It is like a train moving towards with increasing acceleration so everyone has to be faster to catch up with its speed. And education system has to exploit the advantages of technology effectively.
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