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Today, i want to discuss about the impact of using ICT/wireless technology in education. What is ICT? According to ww.w.tutor2u.net, ICT is an acronym that stands for Information Communications Tecnology.
However, apart from explaining an acronym, there is not a universally accepted defininition of ICT? Why? Because the concepts, methods and applications involved in ICT are constantly evolving on an almost daily basis. Its difficult to keep up with the changes - they happen so fast.
ICT covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information electronically in a digital form. For example, personal computers, digital television, email, robots.
So what the impact of using ICT/wireless technology in education?. we know that now the education is very different because the system of learning in school or university are depends of using ICT or Information and communiciations technology.
Despite the growing body of evidence on the impact of ICT use on learners, whether it will deliver its potential depends to a large extent on how teachers use ICT within the teaching and learning process. As the evidence shows impacting on teachers’ practice have been proven to be a difficult endeavour. Whereas teachers estimate a high impact of ICT on learning and learning outcomes, the perceived impact on teaching methodologies is seen much more moderate. Most progress has been made in recent years in raising teachers’ positive attitude towards ICT by realising its value for learning through more experience and embedded use. Teachers increasingly use ICT to prepare their work more efficiently and achieve time gains.
There is also evidence of changes in roles of teachers either forced by the technology itself or more actively steered by teachers. In changing the teacher–student relationship, as part of the new educational paradigm, the most difficult process for teachers is to give up control and have more trust in students planning their work independently. On the other spectrum, there are many theories and studies describing the profound implications of ICT for education: education can be transformed using ICT which brings new capabilities and capacities to learning. For example, ICT has the potential enabling teachers and students to construct rich multi-sensory, interactive environments with almost unlimited teaching and learning potential.
In conclusion, the impact of information and communications technologies on learning and teaching has identified a number of themes which have been used to provide the framework for reporting. Some of the studies were tightly focused on specific technologies and their impact on learning and/or teaching, while others looked for evidence of impact on the outcomes of the learning process, such as engagement with learning, motivation and, ultimately, achievement, across a range of technologies. Some researchers sought evidence of the impact of one or more technologies when used with specific groups of learners, such as those with special needs, the disaffected or those who, due to lifestyle, are more difficult to reach with conventional educational provision. Other studies looked more broadly at the impact on the context in which learning takes place and the wider role of the teacher with regard to planning, preparation and administration. In addition, the role of ICT in developing teachers’ confidence and competence was investigated, as well as the impact that the integration of ICT might have on teachers’ pedagogies.
There are several links about the impact of using ICT/wireless technology in education.
1. http://www.jiti.com/
2. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B27741655
3. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/37896
4. http://partners.becta.org.uk/
5. http://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/
6. http://becta.org.uk/
7. http://scirus.com/
8. http://www.iaim.org/.
9. http://www.isbs.com/reviews.
10. http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/openupusa/html/0335213995.htmy
Today, i want to discuss about the impact of using ICT/wireless technology in education. What is ICT? According to ww.w.tutor2u.net, ICT is an acronym that stands for Information Communications Tecnology.
However, apart from explaining an acronym, there is not a universally accepted defininition of ICT? Why? Because the concepts, methods and applications involved in ICT are constantly evolving on an almost daily basis. Its difficult to keep up with the changes - they happen so fast.
ICT covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information electronically in a digital form. For example, personal computers, digital television, email, robots.
So what the impact of using ICT/wireless technology in education?. we know that now the education is very different because the system of learning in school or university are depends of using ICT or Information and communiciations technology.
Education is the process of acquiring knowledge. Many schools and companies equip labs and classroom with computers. Some school or university requires students to have a notebook computer or PDA to access the school’s network or Internet wirelessly.
In addition, according to the journal of proceedings of the International Academy for Information Management (IAIM) Annual Conference: International Conference on Informatics Education & Research (ICIER) (16th, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 14-16, 2001). This journal explains the student learning styles and distance learning with using ICT and we know that ICT can improve the student learning. Now, the education depends of ICT to arrange the material of teaching in classroom and so on.
Other than that, according to the journal of the effective combination of hybrid usability methods in evaluating educational applications of ICT explains the Issues and challenges in education aspect for using ICT. Various classes of teaching and learning systems are discussed in terms of technologies used and pedagogical approaches. Their usability is analyzed according to various dimensions and the impact of system usability on the learning effectiveness is studied. We argue that various classes of ICTE applications such as multimedia/hypermedia applications, open educational environments and CSCL environments, based on different theoretical perspectives, require fundamentally different approaches in evaluating their usability. Other than that, this journal also explain the strategy to overcome challenges in teaching an introductory MIS Course and we know that the ICT provide a lot of impact in education.
Besides that, according to the journal of E-Learning: Teaching and Professional Development with the Internet by Lai, Kok Wing, and Ed explain the "Professional Development: Too Little, Too Generic?" (Kwok-Wing Lai); "Professional Development for ICT-Using Teachers" (Keryn Pratt, Kwok-Wing Lai, and Philip Munro); "Online Learning: An Alternative Way of Providing Professional Development for Teachers" (Ann Trewern and Kwok-Wing Lai); "Developing an ICT Plan for Professional Development" (Ross Alexander, Janice Wilson, and Stephen Hovell); "The World Wide Web: Educational Resources for Teachers and Students" (Ann Trewern); "Development and Evaluation of Websites: A Case Study" (Stephen Hovell, Sharon Nicholson, and Stephen Fletcher); "Classroom Adventures: Supporting Technology Integration for Classroom Teachers with Online Collaborative Projects" (Ann Trewern); "The Wired School: Legal, Ethical and Social Issues" (Anne Elliot); "Dealing with Inappropriate Materials on the Internet: Strategies for Teachers and Parents" (Kwok-Wing Lai); and "Professional Development Needs for Health and Safety: Issues with Computer Use" (Kwok-Wing Lai). This journal talk about how the ICT help the teaching and learning skill so that it more interesting and the student will understand easily.
In addition, according to the journal of proceedings of the International Academy for Information Management (IAIM) Annual Conference: International Conference on Informatics Education & Research (ICIER) (16th, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 14-16, 2001). This journal explains the student learning styles and distance learning with using ICT and we know that ICT can improve the student learning. Now, the education depends of ICT to arrange the material of teaching in classroom and so on.
Other than that, according to the journal of the effective combination of hybrid usability methods in evaluating educational applications of ICT explains the Issues and challenges in education aspect for using ICT. Various classes of teaching and learning systems are discussed in terms of technologies used and pedagogical approaches. Their usability is analyzed according to various dimensions and the impact of system usability on the learning effectiveness is studied. We argue that various classes of ICTE applications such as multimedia/hypermedia applications, open educational environments and CSCL environments, based on different theoretical perspectives, require fundamentally different approaches in evaluating their usability. Other than that, this journal also explain the strategy to overcome challenges in teaching an introductory MIS Course and we know that the ICT provide a lot of impact in education.
Besides that, according to the journal of E-Learning: Teaching and Professional Development with the Internet by Lai, Kok Wing, and Ed explain the "Professional Development: Too Little, Too Generic?" (Kwok-Wing Lai); "Professional Development for ICT-Using Teachers" (Keryn Pratt, Kwok-Wing Lai, and Philip Munro); "Online Learning: An Alternative Way of Providing Professional Development for Teachers" (Ann Trewern and Kwok-Wing Lai); "Developing an ICT Plan for Professional Development" (Ross Alexander, Janice Wilson, and Stephen Hovell); "The World Wide Web: Educational Resources for Teachers and Students" (Ann Trewern); "Development and Evaluation of Websites: A Case Study" (Stephen Hovell, Sharon Nicholson, and Stephen Fletcher); "Classroom Adventures: Supporting Technology Integration for Classroom Teachers with Online Collaborative Projects" (Ann Trewern); "The Wired School: Legal, Ethical and Social Issues" (Anne Elliot); "Dealing with Inappropriate Materials on the Internet: Strategies for Teachers and Parents" (Kwok-Wing Lai); and "Professional Development Needs for Health and Safety: Issues with Computer Use" (Kwok-Wing Lai). This journal talk about how the ICT help the teaching and learning skill so that it more interesting and the student will understand easily.
Despite the growing body of evidence on the impact of ICT use on learners, whether it will deliver its potential depends to a large extent on how teachers use ICT within the teaching and learning process. As the evidence shows impacting on teachers’ practice have been proven to be a difficult endeavour. Whereas teachers estimate a high impact of ICT on learning and learning outcomes, the perceived impact on teaching methodologies is seen much more moderate. Most progress has been made in recent years in raising teachers’ positive attitude towards ICT by realising its value for learning through more experience and embedded use. Teachers increasingly use ICT to prepare their work more efficiently and achieve time gains.
There is also evidence of changes in roles of teachers either forced by the technology itself or more actively steered by teachers. In changing the teacher–student relationship, as part of the new educational paradigm, the most difficult process for teachers is to give up control and have more trust in students planning their work independently. On the other spectrum, there are many theories and studies describing the profound implications of ICT for education: education can be transformed using ICT which brings new capabilities and capacities to learning. For example, ICT has the potential enabling teachers and students to construct rich multi-sensory, interactive environments with almost unlimited teaching and learning potential.
A high proportion of studies of the impact of ICT do not focus on student attainment as measured by attainment tests, but rather on what might be called secondary or indirect variables such as motivation, concentration, cognitive processing, reading comprehension and critical thinking. The evaluation shows that multimedia and interactive content on interactive whiteboards is engaging and motivating, particularly for primary pupils, and that students pay more attention during lessons thanks to the stimulating nature of the presentation.
Other benefits have been identified including motivation and engagement, independent learning and autonomy and key or core skills such as collaborative learning and communication, all of which can contribute to improved knowledge, understanding and skills. This can, in turn, have an impact upon attainment.
In addition, investigations into the use of mobile technologies, including laptops (in and out of school), personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones and tablets, are becoming more numerous, with enthusiastic advocates citing evidence of a range of potential benefits. The generic term ‘palmtop computers’ to encompass a range of small, mobile computer technologies, including those specifically referred to as palmtop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), pocket PC-based handheld computers, some specialised handheld devices, e-book readers, dictionaries and spell-checkers and graphical calculators (see the glossary of specialist terms at the end of their report). Tablets tend to be larger, while laptops are larger still.
The use of PDAs provided opportunities to learn that addressed pupils’ preferred learning approaches, they allowed simple and quick ways of securing work and they enabled pupils to share their work with various audiences, including publishing on the Web (NESTA Futurelab, 2004). A general principle that has emerged from the research is that the technology should mediate the learning but it should in itself present no barrier to learning, being as simple to operate and as intuitive as possible.
At present, the evidence of impact on intermediate outcomes such as motivation and behaviour is more compelling. The use of ICT seems to engage pupils, resulting in more on-task behaviour, greater persistence and deeper understanding. Appropriately deployed, ICT appears to support and encourage greater collaborative activity, inquiry or problem-based learning and independent study.
In conclusion, the impact of information and communications technologies on learning and teaching has identified a number of themes which have been used to provide the framework for reporting. Some of the studies were tightly focused on specific technologies and their impact on learning and/or teaching, while others looked for evidence of impact on the outcomes of the learning process, such as engagement with learning, motivation and, ultimately, achievement, across a range of technologies. Some researchers sought evidence of the impact of one or more technologies when used with specific groups of learners, such as those with special needs, the disaffected or those who, due to lifestyle, are more difficult to reach with conventional educational provision. Other studies looked more broadly at the impact on the context in which learning takes place and the wider role of the teacher with regard to planning, preparation and administration. In addition, the role of ICT in developing teachers’ confidence and competence was investigated, as well as the impact that the integration of ICT might have on teachers’ pedagogies.
There are several links about the impact of using ICT/wireless technology in education.
1. http://www.jiti.com/
2. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B27741655
3. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/37896
4. http://partners.becta.org.uk/
5. http://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/
6. http://becta.org.uk/
7. http://scirus.com/
8. http://www.iaim.org/.
9. http://www.isbs.com/reviews.
10. http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/openupusa/html/0335213995.htmy
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