Summary:
Selwyn and Husen write that students in the twenty-first century need an understanding and fluency in technological skills in order to succeed in school. Secondary students were asked about their opinions of Interactive technology and its uses. Students believed that the educational value of ICT was the most importance in their initial year of secondary schooling, (either the sixth or seventh grade.) In all other groups, confidence in ICT education and competence was low. Selwyn and Husen belief that the data reflects a trend of more experienced students realized that ICT has limited educational use.
Issues:
As other articles in this blog have shown, ICT is considered to be the next wave of education. Teachers are required to take courses and update their technology credits and schools are encouraged to continually add to and update their computer labs with cell phones, Skype, and other interactive technologies. If ‘m’ learning or ICT is not valued by students after one year, then teachers will run into a serious problem of motivation after the first year. The issue that arises is the, “wow isn’t that shiny and new,” factor. Just because a technology is new, does not mean that it will necessarily revolutionize education. Though it is possible that ICT and ‘m’ education will be incorporated heavily into classrooms and can act as a bridge to developing countries in education, more research will be needed before an educated conclusion can be made.
References:
Selwyn, N., & Husen, O. (2010). The educational benefits of technological competence: an investigation of students' perceptions. Evaluation & Research in Education, 23(2), 137-141. doi:10.1080/09500790.2010.483515.
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