Feeding the Need

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A joint survey instrument was designed to solicit the status of the teachers on technology integration at the school, and the findings were aggregated which form the basis of summing up this report. This report presents the key specific actions that could be taken to support the teachers in the process of technology integration. These actions become barriers to ICT integration if not well addressed immediately

Identify the specific actions you could take to support the needs of teachers in technology integration.

(i)                 acquisition of computers (desk top, laptops etc); there is this problem of lack of access to computers;

(ii)               Resistance to change and negative attitude of teachers;

(iii)             Teachers have lots of periods in a week; there is simply no time for ICT.

(iv)             Training sessions on the use of computer; limitations of the teacher ICT knowledge makes them feel anxious about using ICT in the class room in front of children who perhaps know more than they do.

(v)               Personal reinforcement (deficiency of teacher self-assurance caused by fear of failing)  

(vi)             Training facilitators;

(vii)           infrastructure and appropriate training places

Possible recommendations to teachers and schools, Ministry of Education and Sports and other service providers.

Recommendations on lack of access to computer and computer services

(i)                 Enjoying and taking advantage of the available means offered by college or school,

(ii)               Having access to ICT means at one’s own home;

(iii)             The school at any cost should provide for furnished ICT assets including components as well as computer software.

Recommendations on teacher’s resistance to change

(i)                 Being tolerant in the direction of fresh methods for education

(ii)               Become involved in training in brand new pedagogic techniques

Recommendations on lack of time for teachers to particpate in ICT integtation

(i)                 Acquiring expertise and skills regarding self-organisation and time period managements;

(ii)               Ministry should provide sufficient time by reducing the number of teacher lessons in a week eg from 24hrs to 16hrs a week

Recommendations on lack of training for teachers

(i)                 Preparing themselves by self training;

(ii)               Trying out prospects pertaining to instructions and training opportunities provided at schools and colleges;

(iii)             Finding out how to access resources from where they are;

(iv)             The institutions concerned should provide training courses in working with the new gadgets, contemporary technology, and completely new pedagogic techniques.

Recommendations on lack of training facilitators/instructors

(i)                 Accessing available support;

(ii)               Providing continued technical support

Trawling the Net

Trawling the Net

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As am Trawling the Net to seek for Professional Learning Networks, at this point, I really feel sharpened with knowledge and of course been constantly refreshing with events and friends, it helped me to stay updated on the knowledge I acquired even during my early years of education as well.  This specific session appears like a great way for one to speedily attain the knowledge that could be imperative to educators. It is not just some stuff that one would learn in the university. Therefore, there is no way I feel lost as am seeking for PLN.

Well, it hasn’t been just a walk over through PLN for me, it involves commitment of large amount of time, availability of internet services, fairly conducive environment, active group members (group 3) etc,  I fairly had all these factors in place which made my participation a little smooth in progressing with PLN.

First, PLN act as a kind of communal thinking ability or intelligence that will modify the societal awareness. Like, twitter for instance, is just about the only approach to personally interact with your targets. This kind of discussion generates devotion, models relationship, and does much more about an individual by individual basis compared to just about any technique one would possibly imagine. It is through such method and others that am able to accomplish these tasks.

Just in one statement, ‘my group members have been great’ and above all, I now enjoy technology like never before! This even makes me smarter.

Sharing is Caring

The Value of Content Creation over Content Consumption

As a content curator which in many cases being confused with content creation, it carries more value clearly distinct as follows:

First of all, on the list of clear benefits of information curation is the training one obtains from it as well as a group obtains from using it. Perhaps with time, a person will be able to create a more powerful human relationship using the readers while they learn how to trust the data you need to share with them.

Furthermore, written content curation indicates your audience on how much you care about the problems they are going through. Your participation involves taking time to share suggested solutions to some of the problems your readers are facing.

When you create content material (through curation) through additional models along with blog writers, it won’t require much time for them to notice that you’re sharing with them. Quite often, they’ll pay back this favour simply by giving you thanks or sharing your content as well. This is great instead of simply consuming what has been created by others.

However, I would want to conclude by explaining why organizing and sharing resources is considerate.

(i)                 Above all, organizing and sharing resources with others brings about honesty and trustworthiness between writers and readers, in such cases, one accounts for information, outcomes, strategies as well as methods. Writers are encouraged not in any way to be able to fabricate, alter, or belie data. Neither are they allowed to deceive colleagues, or the populace.

(ii)               Sharing also keeps ones integrity in that, promises and agreements are not deliberately made to fail; actions are taken with sincerity; striving for uniformity with great thoughts.

(iii)             This item also helps prevent careless mistakes and negligence; it provides for very careful and critical examination of one’s work and peers. It calls for retention of records involving study things to do, such as data collection, research designing etc

With these arguments, it makes me confident enough to take on the responsibility of curatorship and recommend others users of technology to embrace curatorship and discover for themselves.

MM