Monday, October 13, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
The First Week Assignment Part II
Assignment: Choose one of your METU courses and analyse the instructional technology and media used. Identify the "literacies" being reinforced.
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I pick ENGL 102 lessons. My teacher was Semra Durmaz Gürhan. In my perspective, she is knowledgeable in lots of subjects and she tried to learn about those subjects to improve our society sensitive and knowledge. She watched videos about many diffirent issues several times via TED-ED, youtube and ask us to research those issues. She used projector in our lessons. In writing sessions, she let us find journals from the internet and she also gave permission to use translate when we are writing in the class.
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I pick ENGL 102 lessons. My teacher was Semra Durmaz Gürhan. In my perspective, she is knowledgeable in lots of subjects and she tried to learn about those subjects to improve our society sensitive and knowledge. She watched videos about many diffirent issues several times via TED-ED, youtube and ask us to research those issues. She used projector in our lessons. In writing sessions, she let us find journals from the internet and she also gave permission to use translate when we are writing in the class.
The First Week Assignment Part I
Questions: How would you describe the current use of technology in teaching in Turkey? When you graduate and start teaching, what changes in the technology in education do you predict? Will the new technology make your job as a teacher easier or more difficult?
Answers:
1-) I think the current use of technology in teaching in Turkey is not enough but getting better. I remember my education history which is about 15 years. I have seen many devices in my education life. I remember overhead projectors, black boards, chalks but these have given place to projectors, new boards, computers and etc. . I know it is not enough for todays world, but also I belive use of technology in teaching in Turkey will be more sufficient.
2-) When I graduate and start teaching, I expect increment in distance education system because many universities started to support this model and many others are preparing to start. For now, this is common in university education but later, it could be in high school education, too. New education techniquies and devices may come up. It can't imagine what they can it be but I know the improvement in technology and it is not hard to say technology is already in education and it will continue.
3-) I think it is about me. It is about how I use the new technologies. If I learn each part and each detail of the new technologies, I can apply these in my teaching career. I can't even imagine that the new technologies make my job more difficult because If it is so, it can't be a good teachnology and it can't be popular. Teachnology exists to make life easier to us.
Answers:
1-) I think the current use of technology in teaching in Turkey is not enough but getting better. I remember my education history which is about 15 years. I have seen many devices in my education life. I remember overhead projectors, black boards, chalks but these have given place to projectors, new boards, computers and etc. . I know it is not enough for todays world, but also I belive use of technology in teaching in Turkey will be more sufficient.
2-) When I graduate and start teaching, I expect increment in distance education system because many universities started to support this model and many others are preparing to start. For now, this is common in university education but later, it could be in high school education, too. New education techniquies and devices may come up. It can't imagine what they can it be but I know the improvement in technology and it is not hard to say technology is already in education and it will continue.
3-) I think it is about me. It is about how I use the new technologies. If I learn each part and each detail of the new technologies, I can apply these in my teaching career. I can't even imagine that the new technologies make my job more difficult because If it is so, it can't be a good teachnology and it can't be popular. Teachnology exists to make life easier to us.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Sunday, September 28, 2014
How touchscreens work
As teachers, what do you think of using TED-ED lessons using as an instructional technology? What are the advantages and disadvantages of developing materials with this tool. What skills as a teacher do you need to develop? What skills do your students need to develop in order to learn effectively with this tool?
It has formal system and true informations. Each teacher can benefit from it. Its advantages are easy to reach informations, wide source avaibilities, mentioning current issues and try to solve them. As a disadvantage side of TED-ed, accually, I can't see any disadvantage for a person. It is a beneficial instructional technology. No harm to use it. I should develop my problem solving skills for current issues by catching up the news and solutions. Then, I think different ways, view to the point. I should find out the truth by using my ways. My students shouldn't confine themselves to use only this tool. They should gather more information about subjects which they are interested, so this tool can be more effective for them, when they use.
It has formal system and true informations. Each teacher can benefit from it. Its advantages are easy to reach informations, wide source avaibilities, mentioning current issues and try to solve them. As a disadvantage side of TED-ed, accually, I can't see any disadvantage for a person. It is a beneficial instructional technology. No harm to use it. I should develop my problem solving skills for current issues by catching up the news and solutions. Then, I think different ways, view to the point. I should find out the truth by using my ways. My students shouldn't confine themselves to use only this tool. They should gather more information about subjects which they are interested, so this tool can be more effective for them, when they use.
When I start teaching
When you start teaching, how different will your digital literacies be from your students? Will your school provide the necessary environment for you to fully engage your students and their way of learning? Will you encourage your students to use their mobile devices or the current technology they have in the classroom
When I start teaching, I will try to have more information about new technologies than my students so that I can help them to solve their problems in new technologies. I will try to use all useful technological devices in my lessons. Perhaps, my school can not afford these technologies. It accually depends on the school is state or provide school. Private schools are able to afford these technologies. In state schools, it is really hard to happen. and finally, I will let my students to use mobile devices or current technologies and also I will try to help them in their issues about mobile devices and current technologies. I will guide them to use these devices and technologies for their benefits.
When I start teaching, I will try to have more information about new technologies than my students so that I can help them to solve their problems in new technologies. I will try to use all useful technological devices in my lessons. Perhaps, my school can not afford these technologies. It accually depends on the school is state or provide school. Private schools are able to afford these technologies. In state schools, it is really hard to happen. and finally, I will let my students to use mobile devices or current technologies and also I will try to help them in their issues about mobile devices and current technologies. I will guide them to use these devices and technologies for their benefits.
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