New technologies, new opportunities, new challenges Tim Brosnan Institute of Education University of London Presentation at the conference ‘Planning and Connecting in the Science Curriculum’ Radenci, Slovenia December 2001
The opportunities: enhancing learning by using ICT to Find Collect Evaluate Explore Visualise Communicate Scientific ideas and information
The challenges: to develop A vision of how ICT can help our pupils learn The technical skills and capabilities to start using ICT with confidence The organisation skills required to use the technologies effectively - including developing a new role for ourselves in the classroom Not to forget our pedagogic aims and values
The opportunity: finding information by asking The challenge: not to wander meaninglessly in hyperspace
The opportunity: finding information from a portal The challenge: what is my role?
The opportunity: collecting information from an experiment The challenge: not to use a hammer to crack a nut
The opportunity: evaluating information The challenge: to use information not (just) copy it
The opportunity: exploring ideas through modelling The challenge: to relate models and reality
The opportunity: visualising phenomena The challenge: to value substance over style
The opportunity: pupils communicating information The challenge: to value capability more than skills
The opportunity: teachers communicating ideas The challenge: to weed out the useful
Summary Key opportunity: to use new tools to achieve old pedagogic aims in a way that has never before been possible Key challenge: to reconsider our role and develop new pedagogic practices
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