Based on my 4 weeks in Bedok South Secondary School, i am very convinced that MP 3 is more evident and profound in the teaching pedagogical approaches used by the school. As explained in my Blog Post 1, the Mathematics lesson have gone virtual with ACE Learning System put in place. Schools in Singapore adopt a day for E-learning whereby student log-in from their home computers to attend lesson conducted on-line. Not only is the approach enquiry-driven for the students, it challenges the teacher to engage the students virtually on his/her lessons with visuals as well as problem-based questions for easy understanding. Students as well as teachers are also exposed to tenets of virtual etiquette in their comments as well as teaching methods.
The teachers of today are fast subscribing to the basic requirements of MP 3 which has seen its impact into our schools and education system.
Have one e-learning day is the first step to encourage self- learning. But I still feel that one day is not enough, lack of practice from using the online learning platforms can deter self-learning since teachers tend to revert back to the old ways of teaching (spoon-feeding).
ReplyDeleteTrue. Some teachers go thru the motion of e-learning but lets face the facts, actual exams are written on paper and sometimes to deliver content knowledge, i really dun know if ICT may be solution.
ReplyDeleteHang Chai -
ReplyDeleteZhi Li has a point that one day is not enough, but then if the Ace Learning is for 1 year and they did not fully utilise it to improve their maths, perhaps the problem is not that 1 day, it is the students' mindset. The 1 day elearning is to start the ball rolling and let them familiar with it so that they could cope when they are in post-sec education.