HOW CAN ICT ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING?

Thinking critically we really must question does ICT enhance's learning?
The simplest answer I have yet found is....  Yes it does and No it doesn't enhance learning. This statement springs forth from my understanding of the vast difference's of application of ICT by the teacher in classrooms in relation to the research.
Mostly teachers use ICT if they know how to and more readily if they can asses the work  in relation to their faculty outcomes.

I believe ICT enhance's learning by:

Introducing live information into the classroom.
Providing more creative collaboration at lower cost such as free online services for sharing content.
Allowing students learning to be stimulated by visual and audio media.
By focused use of technologies linking creativity to academic success and promoting positive student self efficacy.
Being a dynamic system with the ability to adapt to different types of learners.
By developing individuals thinking and ability to critically sift information( images, text, video) in a group dynamic to shared values and outcomes.

How ICT is enhancing student learning is teachers learning with and teaching to students, by communicating information with technologies like smart boards, computers, mobil devices and the WWW.

Yes ICT has many devices but generally is most effective when it is being used to innovate core or boring subjects like Maths and English. Thats not to say it's not effective in any of the other subjects like Arts or Sciences, but when used by an experienced teacher, can be a wonderfully collaborative exercise that focuses students attention and motivates them to learn. I agree with both (Higgins 2000), (Blackmore & Owens 2003) that ICT must be thoroughly intergrated into learning outcomes and that when ICT is used it's tailored for specific lesson outcomes. The focus now is, what types ICT are best for what outcomes.


To be continued .....

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