Whight’s view on technology, maths and education.

Research discussed on Edutopia has found 4 key components of learning that need to be evident when we utilise technology in the classroom to enhance learning.

1. Our students must be actively engaged.
2. There must be opportunities for group interactions (surely the use of collaborative software establishes this).
3. There must be frequent feedback. I see this as common sense. If students are constructing knowledge in any form, we must check to ensure they don’t form misconceptions.
4. Our students must be connected to real world experts.

I guess the final point is an interesting one which we need to consider. It implies that we do not need to be an expert in every technology, as the nature of online technology means that our students will be able to seek help from real experts across the globe.

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I guess this means even those teachers with little technological ability will still be able to implement technology by connecting, or letting their students connect, to experts outside the school community.