Practitioners’ skills and knowledge of ICT is vital for its
successful and effective use in education. Technology aids and supports the
pedagogy of the practitioner and supports the child’s educational development
(Rudd and Tyldesley, 2006). Technology is influential to teachers in today’s
society and allows practitioners to communicate with parents and legal
guardians to monitor their child’s progress. This will educationally develop the
child as the teachers’ sends weekly text messages of their child’s progress (Domingo
and Gargante, 2016). The
main focus being changes in teaching approaches and how they deliver lessons
and preparation behind each lesson (Cauley et al, 2009). This in turn has
influenced how information is processed and received by the individual.
However, the financial implications of introducing technology into the realms
of education need to be considered (Cauley et al, 2009). Funding the cost of the equipment and
the re-training of teachers will prove to be costly. Teachers will need to
access and develop their pedagogical methods to support the child’s teaching
and not rely on the pedagogical teaching of the technology (Rohaan et al,
2012).
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I agree that technology allows practitioners to support their pedagogical teaching within education. Technology is a vital form of communication and understanding between practitioners and students in order to develop and gain skills and knowledge (Crawford, 2013). The Donaldson Report (2015) incorporates technology within the national curriculum to fulfil children's learning capacities. Although, practitioners overuse technology and this has a negative affect in the classroom due to the quality of practice (Younie et al, 2014). Practitioners are dependent on technology in the classroom, lacking interaction between children and young people (Bhaumik, 2012).
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I agree that technology can have a negative effect on the delivery of education. It becomes detrimental when practitioners do not utilise the technology effectively and over incorporate the technology in the classroom setting (Poore, 2016). The Donaldson Report (2015) advocates an increase in the use of technology in pedagogical teaching approaches to create and develop more critical learners (Donaldson, 2015). This will encourage teachers to use technology not only to aid their lessons, but also to allow the children to interact with the technology which will develop their learning. (Twiner et al, 2010).
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Practioners skills and knowledge of technology is very important when it comes children’s learning and education, however some schools are not providing the training to their educators about the use of technology within education. Schools have been resistant to innovation, whether technical, conceptual or methodological (Papert, 2001). A great number of teacher training schools, as well as some primary and secondary schools still don't include ICT into the curriculum in an active manner. Educators’ knowledge of ICT is vital because using technology in education it becomes a great foundation for young children to grow from, especially as technology gets more advanced. Therefore young children in education need the right people with the rights skills to use technology.
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I disagree that all schools do not include ICT within their curriculum. The National Curriculum in Wales places an importance on the use of ICT within the learning-environment throughout compulsory and further education (Subject guidance, 2016). The Donaldson Report (2015) supports the need to change pedagogical teaching methods so as to include more technology within the classroom (Donaldson, 2015).
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Donaldson, G. (2015). Successful Futures. Independent Review of Curriculum and Assessment Arrangement in Wales. Available Online at: http://gov.wales/docs/dcells/publications/150225-successful-futures-en.pdf (Accessed 18th January 2017).
Subject guidance (2016). ICT. Available online at: http://learning.gov.wales/resources/collections/subject-guidance?lang=en (Accessed 18th January 2017)