| Ref:MOOC |
Nowadays, being a teacher is not the last option of career pathways. I
still remember my late father’s advice about 10 years ago that to have a 'simple' job, just make
yourself a teacher 😊 I think this advice cannot be hold anymore
for the current world as teacher's current job is not that easy. Multitasking and computer technology literate teachers are now being a
demand in the education sector, unless they are left behind. This issue arises
as the world now is dealing with a rapid advancement of technology in terms of
the production of new tools and media in order to survive and live the life easier.
In terms of education, the application of the digital technology is in purpose
of enhancing the teaching and learning processes so that students are able to
reinforce their understanding towards the lesson.
Technology means anything of practical in use that makes
life easier. The digital technology is also being a trend in education as have
been applied by the educators and the students. The well known application of
digital technology is the web 2.0 tools. There are explorations of Web 2.0
tools that can be acquired online as their resources which can be utilized in
the classroom or outside. The resources
of digital technology in education can be found by Massive Open Online Course
(MOOC) that have been offered by particular companies or universities. Among
the popular website for MOOC I visited is https://coursera.org.
Through this website, we are able to recognize the ideas of Web 2.0, explore
and infer its uses. It basically offers a course that need to be registered for
a period of time in which it consists of 4 weeks tasks and assignments that the
user needs to complete.
The weeks are divided as follows:
Week 1: Web 2.0 Communication Tools
Week 2: Web 2.0 Collaboration Tools
Week 3: Web 2.0 Creativity Tools
Integrating theses tools into teaching & learning field is really a good idea. They are all possible to be implemented, moreover the students did enjoy its interactive features. However, to my point of view, in order to implement particular web 2.0 tools in learning, it is sometimes defeating its purposes when technical problems distracts. What I mean here is the problems such as slow internet connection, equipment's problems and also including the student's uncontrolled attitude. I realized that, the novice method of learning has smooth sailing in terms of its application compared to MOOC , irrespective of its interactive features.
Ummi Atiah
KMPk
Med Physics
UPSI
~ May it Benefits You ➽💕
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