Over the last few weeks I have been able to reflect on my learning and how ICT's influences education and society. There currently seems to be a vast gap between what is currently industry standard and what is seen as being acceptable use of ICT's except when it comes to education.
The ability of educational bodies to attempt to manage the constant change that is occurring in the areas of technology means that the education system will always be that step behind what is currently being used in other industries. Given the issues of privacy and student confidentiality this lag is understandable. What is needed to ensure that the education system itself does not fall behind is the education of established teaching practitioners.
During my current placement there have been many teaching opportunities where the use of ICT's would assist in the teaching and engage students in their learning. One example of this was a lesson on the Phases of the Moon. On completion of the lesson I was able to show some students the phases of the moon on Google Moon. The student’s ability to gain understanding was instant event though they had not understood the previous lesson. The different technologies available to students with the advancement of mobile technologies means learning can take place outside the school at a different level than what has previously experience. Student centered learning is allow students to develop skills and knowledge that has a real world context.
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