Reflection on Activity 4

I enjoyed the readings on both Vygotsky and Dr. Mitra. I think they were both fabulous pieces of work and will benefit the way we teach our students. I have gained more knowledge on the spontaneous learning strategy and how students actively construct their own knowledge. However, we as teachers have to incorporate these strategies in our teaching and learning situation to help our students reach their goals and objectives.   Although, students go about experimenting, discovering and exploring to find answers, we as teachers must be there to guide, support and give feedback where necessary. We must also link what they know to what is being taught in the classroom and the students understanding will develop more quickly.

This ICT integration course is definitely a challenge, one I am happy to be doing. Constant research and insight to so many different ways of integrating ICT in the teaching and learning in schools will allow me to be more effective and efficient in teaching and delivering of my lessons. In today’s society students are constantly interacting with different ICT tools. Therefore, teachers need to motivate them to use these tools effectively and efficiently to improve their learning skills.