Personal Digital Literacies Versus Classroom Literacies

Personal Digital Literacies Versus Classroom Literacies: Investigating Pre-service Teachers’ Digital Lives in and Beyond the Classroom: 

Personal Digital Literacies Versus Classroom Literacies : Investigating Pre-service Teachers’ Digital Lives in and Beyond the Classroom Cathy Ng

Importance of teachers in IT: 

Importance of teachers in IT “It is not the technology itself that creates the opportunities for transformation, but the way it is inflected by and related to other practices that happen within that environment” (p.127, Burnett) IT is d etermined and presented by TEACHER!!!

Education transformation through digital technology: 

Education transformation through digital technology Form new relationship between students & teachers (Past: teachers act as information senders) (Present: teachers act as facilitators) Promote independent learning - new ways of thinking about & using texts

Existing problems of integrating technology into classroom: 

Existing problems of integrating technology into classroom New teachers from the new generation with good command of IT knowledge apply to the professional role Not willing to explore more about different new forms of digital environments Not be familiar with transformative modes of learning purely “functional” in nature

Teachers’ role: 

Teachers’ role No direct relationship between pre-service teachers’ personal use of technology and classroom application Teachers act as learners in terms of technology information, not the “insiders” to full range of digital technology Both teachers and students acquire knowledge at the same time Update new knowledge from time to time: provide insights into the discourses Adopt different identities within digital environments Now: closer relationship between teachers and students

Aim of digital transformation: stimulate or motivate students’ learning : 

Aim of digital transformation: stimulate or motivate students’ learning Pro: enhance creativity Con: widen the distance between people because of less face-to-face communication in daily life Students might engage in other unstructured web-based activities with increasing access to networked technology

Importance of integrating IT into classroom : 

Importance of integrating IT into classroom With the advanced technology, the opportunities for transformation should be explored by teachers, try to utilize the resources well Increase students’ creativity and critical thinking skill Provide an opportunity for students to learn beyond the classroom

- The End - Thank you: 

- The End - Thank you