b.
Evaluating the Resources Used
In
this case study the resources the teacher chose required a certain
amount of IT capability and a prior lesson involving practice
in drawing, copying/pasting and deleting objects would have been
worthwhile. Alternatively, he could have purchased a package specifically
designed for tessellation work. This may have been better for
learning mathematics, as there would have been less freedom to
go wrong with the IT skills.
Generally,
the following range of questions may be applied to ICT based learning
resources:
- How
much resource-specific learning does the teacher have to do
to make the resource work in the classroom, and is it worth
it in terms of time and effort spent and saved?
- How
easy is it for pupils to 'see through' the resource to the subject
specific learning the teacher wants them to experience?
- How
technically and practically robust and stable is the resource
when being used repeatedly under different circumstances and
by different learners?
- How
generally applicable is the resource-content, and can the teacher
adapt it once he is familiar with the resource?
- How
well does the resource integrate with the other resources and
teaching methodologies he uses as a matter of course?
You
should apply these questions to all ICT based resources you use,
and especially in this case study the web sites and the CD. As
you become more familiar with asking the questions, you will of
course become more effective in your use of resources, and they
will in turn begin to pay you back more quickly for the effort
you put into them.
 c.
Adapting the Resources for Different Learners or Work
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