When I look at the skills that are to be developed with students as they enter into a digital age of delivering content, it seems they already have minor scratchings of knowledge in most areas but need some fine tuning to be successfully implemented into their learning and retention process.
The iLearning model presented to us, asks how we will contribute these to learning spaces in the 21st century….if posed with this question before the Web 2.0 course I could have only contributed a small percentage to everyday delivery. After learning and developing my skills toward all the resources available to us, I feel confident that I can cater to the large variety of learners in the classroom. The iLearning ideals provide a platform of criteria to ensure that all students understand what their best mode of learning is and how they can apply it.
iLearning IdealsCommunication and collaboration skills
Questioning skills
Reflective skills
Creative thinking skills
Critical thinking skills
Multimodal literacy skills
As I analyse myself as a deliverer of content that needs to be retained and recalled. I see that catering for ‘Higher Order Thinking Skills’ in the Blooms Taxonomy can be readily achieved by promoting the use of technology in conjunction with appropriate content. Allowing students multiple opportunities to create and evaluate their own work by using learning tools in the 21st century will enhance the content available to them and how they integrate it into everyday learning.
As I reflect upon my time as a Web 2.0 participant I can visualise how all my new learning experiences will enhance my teaching abilities and provide a collaboration of content catering for multiple learning styles.
‘Remember, it’s not about the Technology; it is about good learning and teaching first. The technology is merely a tool to enable us to achieve our goals.’
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