ICT in Teaching and Learning

 

Assistive technology reflection. The current scope of the digital environment has transformed at an astronomical rate in the recent century. The digital scope, fuelled by the advent of the internet has now become a global environment, making it so that ever member of every community from every corner of the world is connected. Technology has evolved over the centuries and has become an integral aspect of human evolution. Thus, technology and the digital world has become the core essential of the 21 st century world. One of the key element of technology and the digital world is the opportunity for inclusivity that it has opened up for a number of general population. In the traditional world setting, people with disabilities were often shunned as a hindrance to the society and regarded as burdensome, especially students who struggled with sight, hearing and speaking. However, this vision has changed with the advent of assistive technology. Assistive technology, as defined by the Unite...

  Communicative tool.  Email.  When the advent of internet first came to the horizon, the world was flooded with an abundance of information available on the web. Many pioneers in the field of computer science began formulating the use of internet to transform them into a huge web of information and thus, the world wide website was born. With the internet transforming into a hub of digital information, communication slowly began to transform to a digital form itself. Out of many communicative tools available today, I will be reflecting on the first of many communicative tools: electronic mail or Email.  Email is an online communicative tool used formally to construct messages and send them to a recipient. Email was first introduced by Ray Tomlinson who ' developed a system for sending messages between computers that used the @ symbol to identify addresses' (Left, 2002, para. 2) . This became the basis of the email system that we still use today. There are a number o...

  Application of SAMR, TPACK and ASSURE model in classroom teaching and lesson development.  Assure Model .  The ASSURE model is a systematic instructional design framework for educators to enhance learning experiences, especially when integrating technology and media , consisting of six key steps: Analyze learners, State objectives, Select methods, media, and materials, Utilize media and materials, Require learner participation, and Evaluate and revise. This model is built on six essential components, each contributing to the overall instructional process. First, the Analyze Learners segment focuses on understanding the characteristics and needs of the students. By doing so, educators can tailor their approaches to enhance engagement and learning retention. Next, the State Objectives component requires clear articulation of what learners should achieve. Setting specific, measurable objectives helps guide the instructional design. Moving forward, the Select Methods, Media...