Posted by: ashleytan on: August 22, 2008
At this point of the academic semester, I know that many of my pre-service teachers will start feeling the stress. How do I know?
In part because the redesigned ICT course requires a lot of critical content to be covered over two weeks. I have opted to lighten the load somewhat by assigning groups to just [...]
Posted by: ashleytan on: August 18, 2008
I think that most of my teacher trainees “got” what I was trying to do at the last session: Model one lesson on engaged learning by engaging them with technology-mediated pedagogies. How do I know they know? I read the entries of those who have already blogged about it!
Li Ling posed an interesting question in [...]
Posted by: ashleytan on: August 15, 2008
Andrew of Group 7 had what I like to call an “A-ha!” moment. He saw the light! He mentioned a very important concept about technology integration, that when put into practice, makes for more meaningful and powerful teaching and learning.
At the end of Andrew’s entry, he said:
This small use of ICT really started me thinking [...]
Posted by: ashleytan on: August 7, 2008
Previously I wrote about one reason why I liked my trainees to maintain their own blogs: I get to see what is going on in their minds.
Other reasons are the sense of ownership of learning, the sharing of resources, and critical reflection. I’ll cite one example of each in just the 2nd week of class.
Towards [...]