I've been thinking about something we have so many cool gadgets nowadays iPads
and laptops and smart mobile phones so how come we can hardly ever use them at
school
who decides to we the people are supposed to learn can even use the tools
for most comfortable with use of these gadgets is abbreviated to ICT
information and communication technology in fact many people believe that
children learn much better by using ICT but many local authorities struggled to
provide their students with this
the problem is not the actual Hardware schools are full of it
the problem is how to use ICT smartly to improve learning the Y is better
learning important
well we just like to think you are the best
however the truth is that even though normally spends more money on schools in
most countries and regions students score average on international peace and
teams tests
why is it like that and what are the consequences
norway currently makes a good living from its oil
however it could all be gone by as soon as 2030 people say that after the oil we
will live of knowledge as far as i can see this means the more of us will have
to get a good education with so many of our young people dropping out of high
school can really claim they're on the right path to become a knowledge-based
society it doesn't look like it
are we just expecting our students to suddenly realize that the ordination
future and get their act together or should we try to make schools more
relevant and motivating for students that this happens naturally if more
students learn better that possibly motivate them to continue and not drop
out of high school
wouldn't that actually helped to create a knowledge-based society
ok if we have created a society benefits from improved learning how to reach the
skull
well then we're back to the gadgets
I believe it would be smart to take advantage of students interest in ICT
computers can teach us to learn things in different ways and they also make
learning advanced concepts easier if that's what you want
imagine instead of reading about DNA molecules and cramming in fact you
really understand why not visualize simulate an animate the DNA molecule
wouldn't this make school more exciting if you actually understand what you
learn how about math wouldn't learning improved formulas were brought to life
using dynamic graphs rather than struggling with cryptic X's and Y's and
how about other subjects would inspire us to have all the information in the
world at our fingertips just a few mouse clicks away i think it would I feel
excited just thinking about it
so what's holding us back well I CT is a part of the curriculum as the fifth
basic skill that's a good start but the curriculum itself is no guarantee
because nothing happens to those who don't follow it accurately
therefore it's probably more important to get the actual teachers into the idea
of using ICT in their lessons could increase use of ICT and teacher training
encourage teachers to use ICT their own lessons and what if they were given the
time and resources to keep the ICT knowledge up to date
wouldn't that paved the way for smarter use of ICT in education could we buy
used in ICT smartly improve learning motivation and then results if we could
do that wouldn't we be better suited to create the knowledgebase Norway of the
future