Topic 6: ICT and learning
- Created by: Amy Forder
- Created on: 08-11-12 09:25
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- Online tutorials
- Online assesments
- Virtual learning environments (VLE)
Online tutorials
- Use ICT for learning
- Contain content to instruct students
- Simulations allow students to see what happens in different situations
- Animations help students understand how things work
- Self-tests let students know how much they have learnt
Advantages
- Flexibilty as to where and when students can learn
- Students can work at their own pace
- It does not matter if you get things wrong, the computer will not judge you
- Materials can be accessed with lots of different devices
- Keeps students interested and motivated by the variety of activities
Disadvantages
- Students often need the interaction of their classmates in order to learn
- Can present an opportunity for students to take a break rather than work on the online tutorial
- It is hard for teachers to gauge progress using some of the packages
- Lack of flexibility as human teachers can explain things in different ways to help you
Online assessments
- Exams and tests performed on the computer
- The computer marks your work and gives you your results
Advantages
- The results are obtained immediately
- You can analyse what you did well on and what you did less well on, so you can target your revision
- Frees up teacher time as there are no assessments to mark
Disadvantages
- Danger of hackers accessing the system and changing marks
- Reliance on equipment that may go wrong
- Only suitable for certain types of assessment as it would be hard to get a computer to mark an essay
Virtual learning environments
Main features
- Student assessments
- Allows teachers to add their own content
- Allows teachers and students to communicate with each other
- Students can submit work electronically
- Teachers can mark and return work electronically
- Teachers can set different homework for each students
Advantages
- Students can access the VLE using a number of devices
- Learning can take place anytime
- Students can assess themselves at any time
- Students can do work that is more closely matched to their ability
Disadvantages
- Some software is very expensive
- There is a danger of hackers altering reports…
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