Day 4
What one change would you require to adopt m-learning for your own teaching and learning?
I think that for adopting m-learning in my practice I would need some changes in the Curriculum. Today’s Chilean curriculum does not provide enough opportunities/spaces for designing and implementing activities that involve collaborative learning and knowledge building. The tests for measuring students’ education level required by our Ministry of Education is a limitation to what we can do in the classroom. Currently I implement one project of integration of technologies each year, because I do not have enough time to accomplish the requirements of the Curriculum.
Angela.
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Everton Walker 3:43 pm on November 18, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Angela,
Great that you are implementing these annual projects despite the challenges. How have the results been from these projects? Do you intend to get others on board soon?
Everton
Angela Novoa 2:53 pm on November 19, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Thanks Everton! The results of implementing these projects always have been great. After each project I have a session for evaluating it with my students. Their own reflections about how they learn by building knowledge collaboratively keeps me wanting to do more. About intending to get others on board, during October I offered a Workshop to teachers about the integration of Web 2.0 tools in instruction at a Chilean University (Universidad de Chile). On december I will coach my colleagues at the school I work.
Angela.
David William Price 8:27 pm on November 18, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Great comment!
This is a huge issue… when you are supposed to “cover” a long list of items in a curriculum, how do you get time to try new things?
How much of the curriculum is testable knowledge… and how much is skills? Can skills be taught and practised and reinforced better with authentic learning out in the world… using what has been taught out in the world to solve real problems?
At a recent convention, I heard from a number of profs who brought in real world charities who needed work done… and the students did that work as part of their classes, developing relationships, solving problems, doing presentations, all the while knowing what they were learning would be used in the real world. What other opportunities are out there for our students?