Well the time has finally arrived to really put what we have learned to the test. As I sit in front of the computer screen to work on my e-portfolio I am reflecting on what students must feel when we assign tasks in which they do not feel confident. I drives home to me two important points that are always bandied about in teacher workshop environments:
- Catering to different learning styles.
- Scaffolding because though I am not totally confident I know I that we have gone through the ICTs step by step.
Catering to different learning styles.
Throughout the programme it bothered me that I was not posting to the blogspace as regularly as I should so I did some reflection. Turns out the reason is the same as why I depise speaking into voice mail. I really prefer face to face interactions. However I hate failure more.I have hope on this issue because it is said that admission is the first step to a cure. I am now aware of this so I will be able to encourage students with similar disposition to reach beyond it.
Scaffolding.
The sessions we have had in using the various technology was scaffolded despite the time constraints. I know therefore that as long as I follow the examples and utilize the resources provided I will get there though it might not be very easy. We cannot present work to our students and "throw them to the wolves" we need to scaffold so that they can at least be reasonable sure that they can achieve the required task and they must also be provided with the resources to be successful.
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