“Teachers will not be replaced by technology, but teachers who don’t use technology will be replaced by the one who do”

Sheryl Nusbaum-Beach

Emerging ICT Technologies, Trends and Issues

Topic Outline:

• ICT Challenges• Blended Learning• Using Technological Tools• Flipped Classroom• Role of ICT in Education• Learning Management System

Digital Natives and Immigrants

Digital Natives – Born during and after the introduction of digital technologies

Digital Immigrants – Born before the existence of digital technology and adopted it to some extent later in life.

Digital Tourists?

School of the last century

School of this century

School of this century

School of this century

21st Century Tools

21st century classroom

Vision and Mission of the 21st Century Filipino Learner

The government believes that basic education should ”evolve and nurture on ICT framework designed to enhance, broader, strengthen, and transform learning to develop the Filipino learner into a person who is excellence driven, global in perspective, innovative, ingenious and creative, with a deep sense of community and concern for harmony and the common good” Towards this vision, basic education must empower learners, equipping them for the challenges in the new millennium by improving the quality and accessibility of education through the use of appropriate ICT(UNESCO, 2002)

Learning to collaborate with others and connect through technology are essential skills in a knowledge-based world.ATC21S started with a group of more than 250 researchers across 60 institutions worldwide who categorized 21st-century skills internationally into four broad categories:

•Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making and learning

•Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

•Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT) and information literacy

•Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and personal and social responsibility

What Are 21st-Century Skills?

What should I know?

Paperless if possible

Paperless if possible

Metamorphosis of the role of Teachers

Trends in the Internet

Flipped classroom

Flipping your Classroom

• A flipped classroom means you turn traditional instruction and homework on its head

• Instruction moves to homework and typical homework activities move to class time.

Why Flip?

• Students benefit from teacher supportwhen they are engaged incognitivelychallenging activities

•  Learn outside the classroom at own�pace.

•  Learn anytime, anywhere�••  Self-directed learning�

More on-line resources

•  Merlot Portal •  Flipasaurus

What can we do?

• Collaborative Learning• Inquiry-based Learning• Project-based Learning• Utilization free online sites for teachers• Utilize innovative strategies

BE INNOVATIVE!

Strategies

•  Go beyond the “watch a video” mindset •  Explain concepts on your classroom homepage with text and images.

• Submit their output on a website or LMS

Have students participate in discussions via a classroom blog or with Todaysmeet.

Strategies• Try reading and recording your lesson in

MP3 format so students can listen and follow along

•  Build accountability

•  Assign a short survey after a video is watched

•  Throw in a pop quiz at the beginning of class.

Educational on-line resources

• Resources that are available to support student and teachers’ work

• Software support tools

• Graphic tools• Website builders• LMS• Collaboration tools• Content areas

On-line Presentation Sofrtware

• Prezi.com

View sample

Material Generator

Produce Instructional tools.

• Teachnology.com• Rubistar.4teachers.org• Irubrics.com• Sites4teachers.com

Obvious advantages

Learning Materials

Slidshare.net

Text Converter

Pdftoword.com

• Corel Draw• Inkscape• Serif DrawPlus• Xara Extreme• Crea4ve Docs.Net• Photoscape• GIMP• paint.net

Graphic Tools

Online citation tool

On-line Journals

Website BuildersWebsite Builders

• Wix.com• Weebly.com• Wordpress.com

•  Worksheet Generator http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/ worksheetgenerator/

• Lessonplans.ws

More links

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com

http://sitesforteachers.com

Where can I found all of them?!

Angelito S. LeritICT Coordinator, Roosevelt College SystemWeb Administrator, rooseveltcollege.edu.phFaculty, Institute of Computer Studies & EngineeringPart time Instructor, Roosevelt College Science High SchoolMicrosoft Certified ProfessionalAdvocate, Free and Open Source Software(FOSS)

MA Educational Technology 27 units, RC Graduate SchoolContinuing Professional Education 18 units, MPCMS Computer Science 21 units, AMA Computer UniversityBSC Computer Science, RC Cainta

References:

http://atc21s.org/index.php/about/what-are-21st-century-skills/

Blended eLearning: Integrating Knowledge, Performance Support, and Online Learning By Larry Bielawski and David Metcalf HRD Press © 2003 (355 pages) ISBN:0874257174

Blended Learning Book: Best Practices, Proven Methodologies, and Lessons Learned By Josh Bersin Jossey-Bass © 2004 (352 pages) ISBN:0787972967

Blended Learning Definition from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_learning

http://www.sitesforteachers.com

http://www.Toolsforeducators.com

http://www.Cooltoolsforschools.com