Trainee teachers wanting to come into the profession are
being taught new ways with technology, however to be taught this they need to
be imaginative and creative (Sutton, 2011). This allows trainee teachers to
come into the profession of knowing how to use ICT effectively, therefore the
students can learn effectively with the ICT and the pedagogy will adapt to
include new technology to benefit children.
This video shows how much technology has changed our
education. I believe, if practitioners are not trained and they don’t have the
confidence then this allows a class to be taught with limited technology.
However this video shows the benefits of using technology and how it helps
children at every level and at any age.
Aubrey, C & Dahl, S (2014). ‘The Confidence and Competence in Information and Communication
Technologies of Practitioners, Parents and Young Children in the Early Years
Foundation Stage’. Early Years: An International Journal of Research and
Development, 34(1), 94-108.
Sutton, R (2011). ‘The
Preservice Technology Training Experiences of Novice Teachers. Journal of
Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 28(1), 46
I agree that in order for practitioners to keep up with the technological changes, their skills and training needs to be improved to assure that the students and the teachers make the most out of the ICT experience which will eventually increase their confidence with using technology. But there are still many traditionalists that will not tolerate the use of ICT in lessons, therefore it will be difficult to extend the skills of all teachers, but from past experiences I don't think that it is necessary for all practitioners to follow the technology pathway as it is not always the best way to learn.
ReplyDeleteI am also in agreement with both Sara and Jodie to an extent. I can understand that training is required for skills and knowledge to be improved, but sometimes this is not enough, especially with the older generation of practitioners. I think that it is not by choice they do not wish to use technology; I think it is because they cannot operate it. From personal experiences, I have worked with a practitioner of the older generation where they found it difficult to use the Interactive Whiteboard although they had training on how to use it. But that did not prevent the children from gaining experiences from it as the practitioner would assign another member of staff to carry out the activities with that piece of technology as they feel more confident in operating it.
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