Practitioners

Teachers who don’t use ICT properly in the classroom won’t benefit from it themselves. Going back to personal experiences my old primary school teachers in Berlin wouldn’t use any source of technology therefor it was really boring and no one was engaged. On the other hand a lot of the practitioners in Great Britain haven’t got the skills to use ICT in the classroom properly. If the teacher’s used it properly it would benefit them as well  ‘there is recognition of the potential or actual contribution of resources to which ICT enables an easier access for the development of more ‘authentic’ teaching practices.’ (François Larose, 2009)  If the teacher is well trained with ICT it will bring the best out of them and also the pupils by enhancing their learning. It also gets the pupils to take lead in the class instead of the teachers.  If the practitioners uses the ICT in the right way it will benefit the pupil as so;

‘ICT changes the characteristics of problems and learning tasks, and hence play an important task as mediator of cognitive development’ (Syed Noor- Ul- Amin)

(Syed Noor-Ul-Amin). An Effective use of ICT for Education and Learning by Drawing on Worldwide Knowledge, Research, and Experience. Available: http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/waoe/amins.pdf. Last accessed 13th of Dec 2016.

François Larose. (09 Jul 2009). The impact of pre‐service field training sessions on the probability of future teachers using ICT in school.Available: http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/waoe/amins.pdf. Last accessed 13th of Dec 2016

Podcasts and Vodcasts

Podcasts and vodcasts can be very beneficial in education for students and teachers if they are used in an effective way. It may depend on the age of the students in which one of these you may use and how. “More schools are opting to use podcasting in their classroom as it stimulates learning through creative means and open lines of communication. A closer look at podcasting reveals the following benefits: Ease of Accessibility, Archive of lessons, Learning on the go, Updates and creative learning.”(Professional Learning Board 2016) As you can see this is a benefit for teachers and learners as the pupils can access the information at any time without asking the teacher, therefore there is less pressure on the teacher and they can let the students to learn more independently .Also while listening and creating to the podcasts it develops news skills for the students benefit.

Professional Learning Board . (2016). What are the Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom?. Available: https://k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com/tlb/what-are-the-benefits-of-podcasting-in-the-classroom/. Last accessed 04/12/16.