Activating/pedagogical questions

 

ENTERING ICT COMMUNITY

In ICT learning community social interaction happens through net/technology. How does this enhance learning compared to face to face interaction?

Divide into two groups: the other group is supporting virtual learning environment and the other group supports traditional learning environment. Comments against and for?

The objectives for the integration of ICT in schools can be divided into 3 groups: social, professional and pedagogical objectives. How would you put these objectives in order of importance? What is the most important objective and why?

What are the different ways in which the use of PC influences positively learning and teaching?

What kind of ethical perspectives are related to the use of ICT?

In your opinion, what is the responsibility of the teacher concerning computer games playing at home?

What are the different ways in which media/source criticism can be teached? How important it is to teach it in your opinion?

 

ICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING SKILLS

What kind of challenges “digital native student” sets up to “digital immigrant teacher”? Is there a gap of generations?

How would you describe ”digital native’s” life in the middle of technology (computing and telecommunications devices)?

There are different type of definitions of learning, for example pedagogical, psychological and philosophical interpretation. How would you define, what is learning and what does it mean in the special student’s point of view?

 

TEACHING ICT TO PUPILS AND STUDENT WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

When teaching pupils with learning difficulties, there are 4 different principles that can be put in a logical order. Why are all these principles important in teaching or is it possible for a teacher to skip some of the principles?

Why is it so important in ICT-teaching to use the same terminology (ICT) all the time?

PLAIN LANGUAGE

How big would you estimate the percentage of citizens in your country who are in need of plain language to be able to understand?

What are the essential principles of plain language?

 

IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AND CRITICAL THINKING AIMED AT IT

As a teacher in which ways you could develop students critical thinking in ICT world?

What kind of concrete ways there is to support students different levels of identity?

 

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL LEARNING IN CONNECTION WITH IT

What kind of significance has praising in students personal and social development?

In your opinion, what are the most important learning principles and why?