Reflecting on my teaching practice, it is mainly practical based and focused within the workshop environment where there are no appropriate places to house computers. There are a number of computers situated in a small hub by the cafe which is open to all students from all disciplines. Spaces are limited but Sculpture students often use this facility mainly for research purposes.If I need to use a computer for my class I would have to specially book the board room for such purposes. I would only do this if I wanted to present a PowerPoint presentation or if the students were to present their Petcha Kutcha or Exit Strategy presentations which are a mandatory aspect to the B A course.
It would be very difficult for me to have a space were all the students had access to computers simultaneously to use such assessment apps as Socrative, Kahoot or Nearpod and to be honest I could not see myself using these apps although I can see they would be beneficial to certain disciplines.
Microsoft Word is definitely a programme that I regularly use for typing out relevant documents or handouts. I have also used it for assisting students with any written work, encouraging the use of spell check and for referencing, as Armitage,A et all (2007), inform us, word processing documents are now universal and many educational institutions require that their students word process all assessed work and this is certainly the case with my students. Wordle is also something I have used for my own personal brainstorming and would use for handouts. I will definitely introduce my students to it if they don't already know about it as I feel it would be very helpful to them when they have to create their own personal dictionaries.
Photo Story 3 is an image presentation programme that allows you to create animated picture albums this can be used in conjunction with Audacity to import sound. I have not used this with my students yet but think that it is a creative programme that may help them to showcase their work.I will introduce this programme to them when appropriate.
After conquering some of my own barriers to the use of ICT and creating this blog, this is something else I could see myself encouraging my students to create to use as a positive affect upon their own learning and self reflection.
As Armitage et all(2007) acknowledges , these are exciting times in the field of teaching and learning, with new technologies playing an important part. Teaching and Learning resources should be used to promote and enhance student learning but not to replace the teacher.
Armitage,A and all (2007)Teaching and Training in Post-Compulsory Education,
Berkshire:Open University Press.
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