Learning framework

If ICT integration is to be effective, technology must be selected and applied in a way that addresses specific learning needs.

I strive to use ICT to facilitate quality learning experiences. I design teaching and learning experiences to be:-

• active - students are engaged in natural learning situations where they are responsible for the result
• interactive- students are encouraged to interact with the content, peers and teachers.
• constructive - students build on prior knowledge to integrate new ideas
• collaborative - students work in learning groups, sharing skills and providing a supportive network
• intentional - students actively and wilfully try to achieve personal goals for their own vocational needs
• complex-students are challenged with multiple components and perspectives that have a variety of solutions
• contextural-students work in simulated real world environments
• conversational- students build relationships within the classroom and outside.
• reflective-students are required to reflect on their current practice, articulate and justify decisions, strategies and answers and relate it to the learning process

I use a contructivist approach, to my teaching, where students are the centre and their collaborations solve problems. This enhances student engagement in learning, reducing issues of behaviour management and increasing their enjoyment of school by opening up the classroom to real-life situations.