Husain _ isa

Ali _A. al _Muhsin

Mohd _al _haiki

Mohd _a.al _jabbar

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At the end of this topic, students will

be able to:

1. Identify learning in the digital age.

2. Explain the importance, concepts

and forms of learning in the digital

age.

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3. Listing effects of learning in the

digital age on teachers.

4. Listing effects of learning in the

digital age on students.

5. Appreciate how using technology in

Bahrain is?

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Introduction

It is hard to imagine a world without mobile

phones, digital cameras, portable computers

and the internet. Yet all of these

technological developments are remarkably

new.

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None of them existed in recognizable form

prior to the 1990s and their widespread

availability and use is later still . even

technologies that have come to prominence in

the twenty-first century (such as mp3 players

, dvd recorders , freeview tv , wireless

internet , gps handheld devices , touch

screens and 3g networks ) seem far from

novel today .

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Definition:

1- Learn, teach, and collaborate using

emerging social digital technologies

(1).

2- The modern digital age is

characterized by powerful

information and communication

technologies that can have a

significant impact on learn ing (2).

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-Teaching and learning in the age of

information has been a long reflection

on my relationship with media

education (3).

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Effects of digital age on teachers:

- ICTs seen as tools to help teachers create

more 'learner-centric' learning environments.

- ICTs can aid teacher self-learning in subject

matter.

- Using ICTs as tools for information

presentation is of mixed effectiveness.

- ICTs can be used to support change and to

support/extend existing teaching practices .

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- ICTs motivate (some) teachers, at least at

the start.

- Develop confidence in using a range of ICT

resources, via frequent practice and use

beyond one or two familiar applications.

- others.

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Today’s Learners…

1- Digitally literate.

2- Mobile.

3- Always on.

4- Experiential.

5- Social (stay connected).

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Effects of the digital age on learner:

Collaboration.

Publication.

Literacies.

Inquiry.

Others.

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Social networking technologies have proved

to be popular with learners and teachers.

In particular, they:

Stimulate conversations, democratic

engagement and ownership of ideas.

Have the capacity to make links with wider

resources.

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Make use of digital native skills in authentic

communal/social activities.

Extend contact time and the discursive

dynamic.

Complement existing learner-centered

practices.

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Discussion:

Students are more sophisticated in their use

of technology than teachers. What are your

comments?

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Top 10 Classroom Technology Strategies:

1. D i g i t a l T e x t

The use of digital text greatly increases the

opportunities for instructional interaction

between the student and the curriculum

content. Using digital textbooks, students can

quickly do keyword searches throughout a

book or throughout a group of books, pulling

together related topical information. The

text can easily be highlighted or copied to

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support research and the use of quotes or

references. Quotes, references, and other

information can be placed in lists and easily

sorted or reformatted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgfpnHoILcc

2. T e x t - t o - S p e e c h

Text-to-speech utilities convert digital text

to audio or spoken text. This technology

provides support for students who are

struggling readers, students who are

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struggling with English, and students who

either need auditory support or who find

audio convenient. For example, a program like

ReadingBar will enable Internet Explorer to

“read” any web page out loud. It will also

record the web page to an audio file.

Programs like TextAloud will take any passage

of text and quickly convert it to a wav or mp3

audio file. Students and teachers can create

CDs of curriculum material to listen to or can

use a program like iTunes to put cur riculum

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content on mp3 players like the Apple iPod.

Imagine being able to take a chapter in social

studies, quickly creating a summary of the

main points using a tool such as WORD’s Auto

Summarize, then creating an audio file of that

summary and listening to it on an iPod or

other mp3 player .

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3. T a l k i n g W o r d P r o c e s s o r s

Word processors enhance the development of

writing skills through the ease of editing

text, copy and paste tools, and ability to

quickly format and reformat a passage of

text. Compared to pencil and paper, these

editing tools support the development of a

higher level of cognitive skills than basic word

construction (Peet, 2004). The addition of

text-to-speech further enhances the

instructional benefits of using word

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processors by addressing auditory language

development and providing a scaffold for

students who struggle with reading and

writing.

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/w/word_processors.asp

4. W o r d P r e d i c t i o n

The writing process includes sentence

structure, vocabulary, and organization skills.

As skills in these areas increase, students are

able to start learning to write with their own

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personal style. Competent writing skills are an

important part of our language and society.

5. C o g n i t i v e O r g a n i z e r s

Students with learning disabilities may be

good at solving problem but poor at describing

how they came to their decisions.

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6. I n t e r a c t i v e L e a r n i n g

E n v i r o n m e n t s

Academically successful students are able to

engage, or interact, in learning environments

and relate new information to prior

knowledge.

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7. E f f e c t i v e R e a d i n g

S o f t w a r e

For students struggling with reading,

technology can help in the areas of phonemic

awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and

comprehension, as well as auditory processing.

Following are only a few examples .

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8. I n t e r n e t A c c e s s

The World Wide Web includes some amazing

tools to help students achieve academic

success. The search engine Google wills not

only does topical or keyword searches on the

Internet, but it also includes a built in

calculator that will solve math problems and

do units of conversion.

A built in dictionary will give the definition of

any word when you type “define” in front of it

in Google. Google’s language tools will

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translate any web page from one language to

another.

9. A l t e r n a t i v e K e y b o a r d s

Some students have problems using a regular

keyboard. Adjusting various keyboard

features, such as Sticky Keys (the student

can press combination keystrokes one key at a

time) Filter Keys (the student can hold a key

down and the key will not keep repeating) or

ToggleKeys (the computer makes a tone when

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a toggle key is pressed) can often help

students who type slowly or who type with one

finger.

1 0. F C A T A c c o m m o d a t i o n s

Presentation, Responding, Scheduling, of

Setting, Assistive devices(4).

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The use of technology in the field of

education in Bahrain

Discussion:

• Compare between the above and your

experience as a pupil in the schools of

Bahrain?

• Criticize the reality honestly

and objectively.

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Consider the recommendations of the field

study conducted in Bahrain entitled:

"ICT and its' educational and social

implications" for Dr. Helmi Abul Fotouh

Ammar, Dr. Abdel Baki Abu-Zeid .

http://www.khayma.com/education-

technology/Study3.htm

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Discussion

• How can the "2030" develop the field of

education in Bahrain as an economic vision?

• Who are you in 2030?

• 2030 is not a clone tool.

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King's project for the future schools

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Group Work :

• Group 1: in front of you there is an

introduction of the project, sum up and show.

• Group 2: in front of you there is a paper

contains an important convention held in

Bahrain, what aspects have you seen in this

convention.

• Group 3: in front of you there is a paper on

e-learning team, what are your memories

about the team of e-learning in your school?

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References:

1- http://edr.sagepub.com/content/38/4/

246.full

2- Book : Learning and Instruction in

3- the Digital Age – Dirk-Ifenthaler

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4- http://www.paec.org/fdlrstech/Hand

outs/Top_10_Letter.pdf

http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/chapte

rs/Future_of_Learning.pdf

5- http://www.khayma.com/education-

technology/Study3.htm