EdTech: Smartphones for learning
The scale of smartphone ownership coupled with the transformative nature of smartphone technology and the apps and tools that it supports give it great potential as a learning technology and platform. This module explores some of the opportunities and possibilities for adopting smartphones into teaching and learning practice.
Aim
How smartphones can be used to support engaging and effective teaching and learning in the classroom and beyond
Objective
The module shows you: - How smartphones can be used to support engaging and effective teaching and learning in the classroom and beyond
Digital Teaching Professional Framework
This module covers the EdTech component - B2 : Teaching context: face-to-face
- Use learning environment technologies to support teaching, e.g. electronic whiteboards, mobile devices.
- Structure sessions so that different (practitioner-led and learner-led) digital activities jointly reinforce the learning objective.
- Structure and manage content, collaboration and interaction in a digital environment.
- Consider how practitioner-led digital interventions can best support the learning objective.
- Reflect on the effectiveness and appropriateness of the digital teaching strategies chosen and flexibly adjust methods and strategies.
- Experiment with and develop new formats and teaching methods (e.g. flipped classroom).
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Using smart phones is a positive move in today's learning methods
Very useful points on the practical nature of using smartphones and similar devices for TLA.
It is okay, but don't like the thick tab that continues to roll down when you scroll. It is distracting and too big.
Several excellent references provided at the end of this module.
It is very difficult to fight the use of smartphones in education.
Teachers should be embracing this technology and reaping the
obvious pedagogical benefits.
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