Reflection on New Digital classroom with Non-Digital Teachers Webinar

Date: 16 May 2016

Presenter: Susan Brodar

Course: MOODLE MOOC 8

Where: Online (WizIQ)

Description of the event

After the presenter was introduced by the host Dr Nellie Deutsch, the presenter explained the difficulties she encountered as she encouraged teachers to use technology in various schools

According to Susan, most teachers especially the older ones are scared to use technology while learners use it freely. She encourage teachers to use students technical awareness and to undergo professional development workshops

Connection with the Presenter and/or Participants

I was very active on the chat board as this topic affect my school directly where on paper the learners are not allowed to come to school with cell phones although they do.

Questions During the Event

I had so many questions during the presentation and the major questions were how to convince my school to let learners use their phones and teachers to learn to use technology in class

How I Felt During the Presentation

I really felt bad as I compare my community with the rest of the world. I felt being left behind as we are still using the traditional methods of teaching and learning

Thoughts that went through my mind

I was thinking of the better way to steadily introduce my colleagues to use of technology in a way that they get excited and how to get the management of the school to unban the cell phones and make wi-fi available to all.

The Challenge in The Implementation

The biggest challenges in implementing what I learned is the internet and the availability of wifi. There is a need for teacher development for  everyone to be on board.  

Steps to Resolve The Challenges

It take time for new ideas to be accepted by everybody. So I think to resolve the challenges I have to showcase what the learners do to all stakeholders

What I would like to do in the future

The presenter mentioned how kahoot and socrates can make the difference in my teaching and as a start I will learn and use one of them in my classroom encourage other teachers to use them.   

Questions I would like to research

I am going to research about Free smartboard software and the use thereof as my school has a smartboard which is a white elephant due to having no software