Learning+Styles

Okay! We understand THAT our students have different learning styles and intelligences. We understand THAT ICT has the capability to cater better for different learning styles. But we need to ask the question - WHY would ICT provide better ways to learn beyond conventional 19th and 20th Century wisdom? After all, it has worked pretty well for generations and fundamentally kids don't change. Or do they? The YouTube videos you have been provided with as resources focus on motivation, which is important, and contemporary thinking skills, which are also important. There are other reasons, predominantly associated with learning, for the use of ICT in learning.

Read this article for some potential answers:



On reflection, this is a very important framing idea, that it is not merely about engagment (that is a single element of planning for learning); it is not merely about learning in realistic situations (although that is also a single and important element of planning for learning); it is about the way students learn. The article referenced above containes some very valuable insights into WHY ICT is an advance in teaching and learning that has the promise to transform learning to catch up with the transformation that has ALREADY occurred in the lives of our students.

This is worthy of reflection in your blog, because it will provide conceptually framing ideas that justify the use of ICT beyond the obvious!