b.
Deciding Whether to Use ICT
Initially,
there seem to be a wide range of options for dealing with this
topic. The teacher could:
- Use
'chalk and talk'only, and not use any ICT (or other technology)
at all.
- Use
textbooks and circulate around the room facilitating the students
learning.
- Use
a word processor package to create worksheets on the text, perhaps
placing some images into the worksheets and including prompts
to guide the student through the skills they require to complete
a task.
- Use
a video to present a specific case study in a relevant area.
The video could then be used to demonstrate the student's ability
to interpret information from real situations.
- Use
a CD-ROM to give students access to source information and data
to interpret and incorporate.
- Use
the World Wide Web to gather resources, especially current (and
hence more relevant) information.
- Use
e-mail for student communication with the tutor, or to browse
newsgroups for research purposes.
Of
course, any combination of the options is also possible, but we
shall discuss them all, and your work will involve using several
of the options alone and together.
Questions
for Consideration
- How
many of the options above do you feel comfortable about at the
moment, and could you suggest any others?
- What
are the benefits to using the video alongside the written material?
- What
are the pitfalls (as you see them) to using the World Wide Web
to gather background information?
- Look
again at the objectives for this case study - do you think any
of them match up with the options listed?
Keep
a short record of your responses to these questions for discussion
with your mentor.
c.
Selecting ICT Resources
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