Using tablets as part of learning makes it possible to practice many important skills. Amount of knowledge is increasing all the time and we can only absorb a tiny part of it. So I am convinced that now and increasingly in the future we have to concentrate on teaching children different kinds of skills rather than pieces of information. With tablets we can learn thinking skills, collaboration skills, technical skills etc. Of course one can exercise these skills without tablets as well, but tablets offer many helpful ways to do this.
In short I think that tablets as a part of new kind of pedagogy will enable the following:
- Collaborative learning
- Personalized learning
- Critical thinking
- Learning by doing
I assume that we'll get back to these issues later on this course.
Hi Heikki Liuska, my name is Rui Lima and I'm revising your Learning Diary! I think you did an AMAZING job with it and you are doing GREAT things your pupils! I'm involved in several national and international projects related to innovation in the classroom (I was Portuguese Lead Teacher on the CCL Project) and what I see is that people usually make the mistake of putting Technology in the first place (Tools, Apps, OS's or devices)! What I liked in your Diary is that you give us an excellent perspective of how we should look at innovative approaches to learning! Thank you for your ideas and if you don't mind, I will share with others your Learning Diary as a great example of 21st Learning Design.
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