This article starts with brief information how web,
internet has influenced people, education. Education 3.0; In simple words it is
a big stage where one can perform so many things. The table gives glimpses of
Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 in different context. We can see the difference. Education
3.0 differs in terms of availability of resources and that also in low cost we can
see that after reading that comparison. This evaluation is compared with going
from Pedagogy that is art of teaching to Andragogy that’s teaching strategies
to Heutagogy which says that learner shold be in center. Second table
beautifully differentiate Pedagogy, Andragogy, Heutagogy in different kinds of
learners in terms of Dependence, Resources, Reasons, Motivation. Then
Essentialism is defined as student should learn some techniques before they go
to next grade. Andragogical here has to do with socially connected learning
that means more being cooperative with fellow beings. Last Heutagogical
orientation which here joined with Education 3.0, learners’ capability is given
importance. Very important thing is said for choosing teaching orientation that
it is not that you switch over any orientation. You need to examine your
audience, their needs, specific field you are teaching etc. Andragogy of mobile
learning. Provides some examples of techniques and projects to be used. Heutagogy
of mobile learning shows us which kind of environment and learners we will see
in that.
Friday, 9 January 2015
Video under the title
‘Wikis in plain English – 2007’ provides a lot info about Wiki. Now a days we
are having our own groups on Whatsapp so this kind of conversation seems like
old school still it was a kind of revolution back then. First few seconds
showed us demerits of emails and reasons behind booing it. There was not one
platform where all come together. That was fulfilled by Wiki. It is easy to
access to all and all come together at their own comfort and time. Coordination
is the biggest plus point of it. Everyone shares their part or thought whenever
they want. It was shown by the example of camping friends. Editing is so easy
in it. One can put Link, that is another secret of it. These features of it
makes Wiki biggest encyclopedia of the world.
Thursday, 25 December 2014
An appealing presentation by Sujata Mishra begins with a sentence which intends to show how teachers avoid to work in some areas because of various reasons. This video is solution or Answer. And that answer too comes in a very fine sentence “A teacher that can be replaced by a machine should be.” Throughout the presentation we get to know about his project/ Experiment which he started with a name ‘ The Hole in the wall ‘ from 1999 to 2001. The general motive behind all this work done by him was to see how computer changes education and learning process.
New Delhi , Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Combodia, He travelled all over these places to find the difference. The responses were all same that there was tremendous change in learning pace and numerical facts I mean marks..:). Children learn if they are taken to that stage where they themselves want to learn. That can be said when he left some questions unanswered in that Telugu village. Their interest makes education possible. How rapidly students can adapt technology ! we saw that. The funny part “ Method of Grandmother”, indicates and teaches us what we should do when we are in actual classroom. Push them towards goal not physically but with the help of these motivational words J. That was the purpose behind SOLE, really this Self organized Learning Environment do matters in education. Students themselves found that ; How and why dinosaur die ? Means ‘Perche sono scomparsii dinosaur ?.. Italian is interesting. Making students eager and eager to know and work always works.
In the end he concludes with a sentence ‘ Education is a Self organizing system, where learning is an emergent phenomena. Yeah, true actually this phenomena becomes possible only because of our inner voice, don’t take this in philosophical way it’s just our wants to learn something.
Monday, 22 December 2014
A video presentation on Web 2.0 by Graham Stanley talks about recent changes in Education system. How this technology and gadgets have replaced traditional chalk and talk method. In the initial minutes it makes us aware about web 2.0, tools and what he is going to present in next few minutes. In his words web 2.0 makes the whole world a global classroom. Anyone from anywhere can be part of education and contribute his/her ideas, thoughts etc.
As the video proceeds we get to know four tools; Blogs, Wiki, Podcast and videos. Basically all the four tools provide lots of opportunities and freedom. Talking about Blogs where teacher can use it as classroom or Display Board where we display our students work. Here, students can share and ask. Wiki is for those who want to contribute something. Wiki is sort of collaborative work. It has one good thing and that is some revised function. We can say it’s an open book where everyone can read and one can edit it too. BIG thumbs up for that. Podcast is one step ahead in this which has function of podcasting one’s voice. We can imagine how helpful it can be in phonetics, Pronunciation practice, or discussion. So one way to another all the tools have taken teaching learning process to whole new level. Lastly videos which makes this process lively.
Well, in the end I would say web 2.0 is a ladder towards quality education. No bars of place, Time. All the scholars, students, teachers comes together with the help of Internet. Bit confused over this virtual world thing… Hope some comment or next lecture will help me out with that.
