ICT in Education
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This is a longer version of the slides used at the session on the 14th of Nov 2011.
![14 th Nov 2011 10.00am – 12.00pm MA International Education core module: Contemporary Issues in Education , Session 9 Dr Palitha Edirisingha Beyond Distance Research Alliance University of Leicester 105, Princess Road East, LE1 7LG [email_address] +44 (0)116 252 3753 +44 (0)7525 246 592](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/maiesessionictpalitha14nov2011final-111114122329-phpapp01/85/ict-in-education-1-320.jpg)
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ICT in Education
- 1. 14 th Nov 2011 10.00am – 12.00pm MA International Education core module: Contemporary Issues in Education , Session 9 Dr Palitha Edirisingha Beyond Distance Research Alliance University of Leicester 105, Princess Road East, LE1 7LG [email_address] +44 (0)116 252 3753 +44 (0)7525 246 592
- 2. This is a ‘longer’ and slightly ‘modified’ version of the slides I used during the session on the 14 th of November 2011. Please email me at [email_address] if you have any questions regarding this set of slides.
- 3. Learning outcomes Gain an in-depth understanding of the developments of ICT in various national and cultural contexts Understand the nature and implications of differential access to technology for educational and social inclusion Develop critical awareness of young people’s new digital media skills and their implications for teaching and learning in schools Recognise the potential uses of new technologies to support learning in schools The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 5. Key themes and concepts Digital divide Digital exclusion and inclusion Learners: digital generation, Net generation Digital literacy Pedagogy, learning The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 6. Key concepts and terms The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 11. Internet use across the world The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 12. Internet access (Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm , accessed 14 Nov 2011) The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 19. Pre-class activity -1: Access The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 20. Activity 1: What does it mean to have access to, and devices for using internet for education? (Think about your chosen sector of education) The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 23. Digital divide The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 27. Can we close the digital divide? If so, how? The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 32. Digital divide – examples In pictures: Nairobi's digital divide ‘ … with broadband internet access costing more than the average Kenyan annual wage, the digital divide appears set to remain’ (BBC, 2010) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8259533.stm The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 33. Access The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 36. Innovative projects using new ICT BBC Janala has been awarded the prestigious Microsoft Education Award at the 2010 Tech Awards in Silicon Valley, California. The Tech Awards celebrate the power of technology to address global challenges in the environment, economic development, education, equality and health. "BBC Janala’s genius is it uses the existing cellular network to provide people with educational content rather than waiting for what we have in the developed world.” BBC Janala impressed judges with its use of mobile technology to reach some of the poorest people in the country, offering a simple and affordable way to learn. http ://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/whatwedo/where/asia/bangladesh/2010/11/ 101020_tech_award_for_bbc_janala.shtml BBC Janala receives Tech Award for educational innovation Bangladesh The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 37. Digital / net generation The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 50. Implications for learning: digital literacy The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 54. Digital literacy – implications for learning The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 55. Implications for learning Pupils without internet 'disadvantaged in education' An increasing amount of homework requires use of the internet More than half of teachers believe that children with no internet access are seriously disadvantaged in their education, a survey has suggested. A fifth of the 585 teachers surveyed for the Times Educational Supplement and charity E-Learning Foundation said internet access was essential for pupil's homework. The charity also warned it was seeing support from the government cut. It is estimated two million children live in homes without internet access. An increasing amount of schoolwork, especially at secondary school, is dependent on computer use. [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11738519 ] The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 58. Towards a model of educational digital inclusion The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011
- 64. Resources - UK The Role of ICT in Education, Session 9, MA IE Core Module Contemporary Issues in Education, Dr Palitha Edirisingha, 14 Nov 2011 Organisation URL Futurelab http://www.futurelab.org.uk/ Becta http://www.becta.org/postnuke/index.php BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/
Editor's Notes
- even in most developed countries, about one-quarter or even one-third of the population has no access to computers and internet. [BBC figures] what are the issues arising from some sections of the population having access to ICT and others not? the more ICT is immersed in society and pervades everyday life, the more it becomes attached to all existing social divisions. differential information and communication skills might lead to an increase of unequal (network) positions in society. is digital divide primarily a technological problem? a physical access problem?
- even in most developed countries, about one-quarter or even one-third of the population has no access to computers and internet. [BBC figures] what are the issues arising from some sections of the population having access to ICT and others not? the more ICT is immersed in society and pervades everyday life, the more it becomes attached to all existing social divisions. differential information and communication skills might lead to an increase of unequal (network) positions in society. is digital divide primarily a technological problem? a physical access problem?
- in the 1980s only a small part of the population in the West had access to personal computers and internet. the arrival of the world wide web in the early 1990s (1993) and the mass availability of personal multimedia computers the ICT was beginning to reach a mass of the population. the issue of some sections of the population not having access to ICT was beginning to be highlighted.
- Trickle down principle: the idea that some sections of the population always get access to ICT / media first, buying the new technology when it is expensive and forcing the prices to drop. they pay for the access of the others who get access to new media little later. the proponents of trickel-down principle hold the view that market will do the job and would finally solve the access problems.
- Divides are by-products of old inequalities digital technology is intensifying inequalities new inequalities are appearing (p. 6). Is digital divide a new phenomenon? Digital divide a matter of old inequalities reproduced in the appropriation of new technology? are new inequalities appearing due to a digital divide? what are the implications for education? what can we do to close the digital divide?
- More claims ‘ Today in our cities, most learning occurs outside the classroom. The sheer quantity of information conveyed by [new media] far exceeds the quantity of information conveyed by school instruction and texts. This challenge has destroyed the monopoly of the book as a teaching aid and creaked the very walls of the classroom so suddenly, we’re confused, baffled... [Many teachers naturally view the offerings of the new media as entertainment, rather than education. but this carries no conviction to the student. (p. 1).
- Livingstone (2008) asks is mastering the technical aspects all that matters? [Compared with the previous new media - books, comics, cinema, radio, television - ], ‘the demands of the computer interface are significant, rendering many parents “dinosaurs” in the information age inhabited by their children. but attention to these demands blinds us to the real challenge of using digital media, namely the potential for engagement with information and education content, and participation in online activities, networks, and communities. ’‘The very difficulty of accessing and using the internet beguiles many adults into believing that if only they could master “clicking” on links with the mouse, then they - like their children - would be internet “experts”. This is not a belief that we hold for the pen, else we’d stop teaching pupils English once they had learned to read and write., but the child who “whizzes” around the screen seems so skilled that, we conclude comfortably, they know all they need to know already. (p. 24).
- new forms of media literacy and changes in the modes of media participation new ICT is a combination of interactive media (such as games), online networks (e.g., ...), and existing media forms (audio, video, listening viewing), and production (using digital cameras). so ‘Navigating this media ecology involves a palette of literacies that are being defined through practice but require more scholarly scrutinity before they can be fully incorporated pervasively into educational initiatives. (p. viii). ‘ media literacy involves not only ways of understanding, interpreting and critiquing media, but also the means for creative and social expression, online search and navigation, and a host of new technical skills. (p. viii). ‘the potential gap in literacies and participation skills creates a new challenge for educators who struggle to bridge media engagement inside and outside the classroom’ (p. viii). digital media: interactive, peer-to-peer forms of communication, and many-many forms of distribution --> types of participation that are more bottom-up and driven by the “user” or the “consumer”. unlike with corporate media such as television and radio, new digital media with low or no cost production and sharing capability, online distribution means, much more dynamic range of who participates, how they participate in the production, distribution / sharing of media. ‘ new low-cost digital production tools, and online distribution means that amateur and casual media creator can author, edit, and distribute video and other rich media forms that were once prohibitively expensive to produce and share with others’ (p. viii). Intellectual property rights loss of control and shift in power. children - historically subject to a high degree of systematic and institutional control in the kinds of information and social communication to which they have access’. digital media ‘disrupts the existing power relations between adult authority and youth voice. digital media ‘increasingly insists that we acknowledge the view point that young people as competent and full social subjects. fear and panic? ‘some see “digital kids” as our best hope for the future, others worry that new media are part of a generational rift and a dangerous turn away from existing standards for knowledge, literacy, and civic engagement.’