I agree Elizabeth,
I’m surprised that ICT in the
class room does not simply mean carrying expensive laptop or tablet to
classroom. Many a times teachers blame administrators for not buying enough
computers for example. The case studies of Mr. Shabukali and Mrs. Bwalya show
that we do no need to be expensive and sophisticated; rather, we could adapt
our conditions and resources available to deliver a learner-centered lesson
like in the case of Mrs. Bwalya. Mrs. Bwalya uses technology to provoke
students to converse hence putting them at the centre of action. She simply
uses a phone connected to a projector and asks students to discuss in groups
the correct steps of the life cycle of a frog from a jumbled list. Mr. Shabukali
on the other hand gets nervous and makes mistakes in the presentation of the
past tense of the verbs ‘ring’ and ‘bow’ despite having a computer and
projector. As a result, the lesson flops for learners are nervous and inactive.
Resorting to asking students to do the exercise on pg 21 of the text books is the
hallmark of frustration and shows inadequate preparation.
I’m encouraged that I could
embed simple ICT that is meaningful and adds value to the students and TESSA
OER in French and English language to deliver effective learner-centered
lessons.
I would wish to know how to,
with our in-service teachers, carry out online lessons effectively and
professionally using a variety of media and also how to create such online
platform.