Q:
what is something in your practice that needs to change. Is there something that we did or read that sparked something in you.. and made you think - I could be doing something different that would make me more effective in my job, my life, or my role as a student? Share a little insight about what sparked your interest and share any brainstorming or insights you might be grappling with about how technology is used in learning or for productivity and administrative tasks.
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What interests me is the idea that nowadays students are fundamentally different from their predecessors in terms of thinking and information processing. Therefore, teachers as "digital immigrants" have to adapt themselves to the new generation's language even if we may speak with "accent". As noted it is unlikely for the "digital natives" to go backward, so teachers should reconsider both their methodology and teaching content in a digitalized way for providing "digital natives" with a better education.
Also, as a generation instructed in a traditional way, we complain about the digital generation's short attention span. None the less, have we ever tried to find a reason for that except for justifying for our complaint? Have you ever thought maybe it is because of your tedious old-fashioned teaching approach which drifts students' mind away. Have you ever considered to introduce the Digital Game Based Learning to your teaching? Maybe or maybe not, nevertheless, the fact is that practice makes learning work, and Digital Game Based Learning is an effective proved alternative way of practice as to digital natives. As a teacher, we should keep up with the upwarding generation to strive breaking the isolation between teachers and learners. At least, we can start incorporating INTERNET into our teaching, since it is such an innovative way of making connection possible in any corner of the world.
However, it may sound a little ironic. When teachers are suggested to make a renovation of their teaching philosophy, even are blamed for keeping the traditional teaching style, it seems we have forgotten that teachers are teachers, they are not hi-tech masters or program designers. Definitely, teachers know the importance of adopting technology into teaching; Of course, teachers know that interestingness of the Digital Game Based Learning. At least, it is the case to me, a person with three years' teaching experience, born and raised up in technology prevailing era; it is for sure for me to understand the advantages of using hi-tech to support instruction. But the point is that changing is not simply about changing; it is not a wrong spelled word that could be easily erased and respell it correctly. Educational changing involves so many aspects, course design, software design, activity design, textbook design, just to name a few. In effect, it is not a task could be done by a single teacher, but by the cooperation of many disciplines.
As a teacher, I can make a change for a day, I can make a change for a week, but i can not make a change for a long run. Changing is always easy to say hard to do, right? Therefore, stopping criticizing the current teaching situation but make some substantial contribution to our education.
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