Teaching in the 21st century

Teaching in the 21st century Teaching in the 21st century

Eva Kilar Eva Kilar

Learning outcomes Learning outcomes

List modern techonologies and their usage

in the classroom

Describe current Net Generation of students

Demonstrate different teaching tools

OUR STUDENTS VS. USOUR STUDENTS VS. US

Technophobe

Digital native

Digital immigrants

Technogeeks

Digital Divide - us and the Digital Divide - us and the students?students?

Technophobe -sb who is afraid of technology

Digital native - sb who grows up using technology ( called also The Millennials, Net Generation)

Digital immigrants –sb who has come late to the world of technology

Technogeeks - technology enthusiasts

Digital Divide - us and the Digital Divide - us and the students?students?

How literare are our students?How literare are our students?

Literacy – goes ‘beyond the written word’

COMPUTER LITERACY

MULTIMEDIA LITERACY

INFORMATION LITERACY

• Newcomer: Sb who would never use technology because of lack of training or access • Casual User:Sb who uses technology in a casual way (i.e. Word processing, emails,

internet) but occassionally uses them and not according to the plan.• ‘Old Schooler’ Sb who has adopted techonology in daily lesson planning but uses it in a

more traditonal way (handouts, support for learning process). Technology does not influence the process.

• InnovatorSb who embraces technology in ways that not only support the learning

process but transforms it ( Lewis: 2009. p. 13) Sb who shares their ideas on a global and local scale.

HOW DO WE TEACH?HOW DO WE TEACH?

Should we change the methods of teaching?

• At least one computer

• An Internet connection

• A printer

• An audio card in the computer, and a headset for every

computer

• Basic software ( word processing programme, a web

browser, an emial programme)

• Digital camera/video camera

GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED

SHOULD WE GO ONLINE OR SHOULD WE GO ONLINE OR STAY OFFLINE? STAY OFFLINE?

WEB 2.0 and teaching...WEB 2.0 and teaching...

Can we use online tools in the classroom and which

ones?

Online activity toolsOnline activity tools

Course site toolsCourse site tools

Discuss with your students all options availabe

OPEN PROFILE – allows for more independence and freedom, opinions can be genuine

CLOSED PROFILE – more stringent but comfortable

BALANCE BALANCE

Whenever you go online with your students:

you always create a „digital footprint”

Edit privacy settings with students, check if their profile is:

1. Open to anyone

2. Open to read,add comments but they can be moderated

3. Open to approved members

REMEMBER REMEMBER

‘Creative commons’ copyright license – where we can use it freely

https://creativecommons.org/ - read the licnese with students

COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT

An Avalanche is Coming: Higher Education and the Revolution Ahead. UK think-tank report http://www.ippr.org/publication/55/10432/an-avalanche-is- coming-higher-education-and-the-revolution-ahead

Jones, C., Ramanau, R., Cross, S., & Healing, G. (2010). Net generation or Digital Natives: Is there a distinct new generation entering university? Computers & Education , 54, 722–732. [Appendix]

Lewis, G. (2009). Bringing Technology into The Classroom. OUP , England

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