Final Transcript
Final Transcript
Final Transcript
Age?
There is no mistaking that providing effective and engaging teaching requires many
skills and attributes. But as we continue to charge into the Digital Age, those skill
sets and attributes must be adjustable to accommodate change.
Gerald White (2013) argues that teaching in the digital age is not merely
about modifying the traditional skills used by educators but that it involves the
addition of new and complex ones. This resonates with me in that I see tremendous
future learning opportunities for students but at the same time, I also see value in the
role of traditional teaching practices.
When considering the benefits of the digital age, it is evident they are bountiful
- interactive learning, abundance of online resources and digital tools, informal
learning outside the school room through use of digital devices, enhanced curriculum
content (Bates, 2014), as well as the means to better cater for differentiation
(Committee for Economic Development, 2013). Learning experiences become much
more dynamic and innovative and the expectations of the next generation of digital
natives becomes much more sophisticated.
In her podcast, Sharon Pittaway (n.d) links educational innovation and reform
with the 4Cs those being critical thinking, communication, collaboration and
creativity. I am going to briefly consider two of these and how their inclusion may
benefit effective teaching in the Digital Age.
I will begin with collaboration. Collaboration develops social skills, learning is
enhanced through MKOs, it provides flexibility within the classroom and encourages
multiple perspectives (Davies, 2010). In a rapidly changing and globalised world, the
participate in such a society, teachers and the educational system at large, must
embrace the digital age and teach accordingly.
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