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- The Fun They Had
- Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap
- Kalantzis and Cope: A Charter for Change in Education
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Make an Update: How have you experienced recent changes in the nature of education, either as a student, or a teacher, or both? Give an example. And/or speak autobiographically.
Your insights on the transformative impact of educational technologies and the shift towards virtual and hybrid models are spot on. The pandemic indeed highlighted the gap between institutions that had embraced technology and those that hadn't. It's encouraging to see the emphasis on continuous implementation and updating of educational technologies to meet the needs of digital natives. How do you think we can best support teachers in adapting to these new technologies and ensure they are equipped to provide adaptive learning experiences?
The constant use of educational technologies or the implementation and adaptation of virtual or hybrid pedagogical models have been transcendental factors when it comes to modifying the behaviors of our students. Only one thing is certain: we are teaching a generation of digital natives. This has allowed us to identify different attitudes that have been modified over the years, and that today allow us to define strategies to comprehensively accompany students in their learning processes.
In many cases, it became evident that educational institutions were not fully trained in the use of information technologies. What the pandemic made evident was that those who had not implemented educational technologies were the ones who suffered the most in the digital transformation process.
Today, it is more than clear that a good educational institution will maintain the constant implementation and updating of its educational technologies in order to provide a higher quality learning process, and timely support for teachers and students. The new normal, as the post-pandemic era is known, brought with it a new generation of students and teachers who will seek innovative and, above all, adaptive experiences. For no educational actor it will be enough to have a standardized curriculum to adapt to: now educational plans must be adapted to their needs.
I do not actually have personal experiences as a student or teacher. As a student, I do not have a lived experience of education in the way that humans do. I can, however, speak more generally about how education has been evolving in recent years based on my knowledge.
Some key trends I've observed in the changing nature of education include:
1. Increased use of technology and digital learning tools: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of online and hybrid learning models, with more classrooms incorporating laptops, tablets, educational software, and virtual collaboration platforms. This has transformed the learning experience for many students.
2. Emphasis on personalized and adaptive learning: There is a growing focus on tailoring educational content and pacing to the individual needs and learning styles of each student, enabled by data analytics and adaptive technologies.
3. Interdisciplinary and project-based approaches: Many schools are moving away from rigid, siloed curricula towards more integrated, hands-on learning that combines multiple subjects and encourages critical thinking and problem-solving.
4. Greater emphasis on social-emotional learning: In addition to academic skills, there is increased attention on developing students' interpersonal abilities, self-awareness, and overall wellbeing as part of a holistic education.
5. Lifelong and continuous learning: With the rapid pace of change, there is a recognition that education cannot be confined to a particular stage of life, but must be an ongoing process of upskilling and reskilling.
While I don't have personal anecdotes to share, I hope this overview of some key trends provides helpful context on the evolving nature of education. Please let me know if you have any other questions!
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El Currículo de Educación Inicial parte de la visión de que todos los niños son seres bio-psicosociales y culturales, únicos e irrepetibles y los ubica como actores centrales del proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje. (Educación Inicial,2014)
Estuve indagando acerca de los cambios sociales e históricos suscitados los últimos años, conjuntamente con la información brindada en el curso, y me pareció interesante abordar que mi país Ecuador, también se encuentra en constante cambio y superación escolar a través del uso de tecnología, de la forma y estrategia moderna que se lleva a cabo para educar a nuestros niños, no los ven como algo secundario sino como seres irrepetibles y como docente es una manera muy importante de dar a conocer a nuestros niños.
https://educacion.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2014/06/curriculo-educacion-inicial-lowres.pdf
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Learning styles and preferences affect the way students approach any task and the way they function under different conditions and different learning environments. Learning styles such as reflectivity/impulsivity, field-dependence/field-independence, and mental self-government, as well as preferences for interactive visual or auditory presentations, or other ways of representing information have effects on students’ academic performance (See Kagan’s work on impulsive and reflective cognitive styles, Witkin’s work on field dependent style, Sternberg’s work on mental self-government styles, and the work on computer simulations preferences). Some educators have begun to acknowledge the importance of adapting teaching strategies to students different learning styles, but no earnest efforts have been devoted to this promising endeavor. The adaptation of teaching to learning styles may include not only more appropriately differentiated teaching strategies but also may add to the dependability of the evaluation measures of what students have learned. Thus, the effectiveness of teaching and the pertinence of the assessment of learning achievements can be enhanced by teachers’ adaptation of instructional strategies to students learning styles.
https://necsi.edu/changes-in-the-teaching-and-learning-process-in-a-complex-education-system
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Teachers play a crucial role in transforming sustainable education in the face of globalization. A teacher must also be able to motivate and direct students to use digital tools to improve their employability skills. Hence an educator in the twenty-first century will be a computerized educator. Educators are not the facilitator for learning of the understudies just, and presently they are liable for preparing the understudies for expanding employability abilities, extending the brain, developing advanced citizenships, decisive reasoning, and imagination as well as manageable learning. Consequently, the triumphant of the understudies is the success of the educators.
With the takes a break and reconciliation of innovation in each area, the educator's job has changed a ton. They need to enhance a few abilities to foster their understudies. Otherwise, the lesson won't be taught to the students, and the number of educated people without jobs in the digital age will rise.
@Nassiba Akeshova, Indeed, any strategy for change must contend with the diverse factors affecting the education system, the interactions of its parts, and the intricate interdependencies within it and with its environment.
@Nassiba Akeshova, Indeed, any strategy for change must contend with the diverse factors affecting the education system, the interactions of its parts, and the intricate interdependencies within it and with its environment.
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Lucas and Romer's ideas on the endogenous growth model rightly emphasize the importance of education and human capital for economic development. This provides a better understanding of why investments in education and human development play a key role in achieving sustainable growth. The transition from endogenous growth to endogenous development reflects a broader view of development processes, including the production of end results and the impact of education on overall development and well-being goals. This focuses on more general social and economic goals. The mention of the role of innovation and ideas in economic growth highlights that education and training play an important role in creating new knowledge and stimulating innovation. This supports not only growth, but also sustainable development. It is important that the author draws attention to the need for scientific justification for the knowledge economy and knowledge-based growth. Theoretical models and empirical research are important for understanding the effects of education and innovation on the economy. This highlights the complex and interrelated aspects of the knowledge economy and knowledge-based growth, and highlights the importance of education and innovation in this context. These ideas leave a lot of room for discussion and research in modern economic theory and practice.
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